The 2004 congressional elections in Nevada were elections for Nevada's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 2, 2004. Nevada has three seats, as apportioned during the 2000 United States census. Republicans held two of the seats and Democrats held one.

Overview Statewide PartyCandidatesVotesSeats %+/– %Republican3420,71153.16266.67Democratic3333,91242.19133.33Libertarian320,1192.5400.0Independent American216,6912.1100.0Total10791,433100.03100.0

By district Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 63,005 31.12% 133,569 65.98% 5,862 2.90% 202,436 100.0% Democratic HoldDistrict 2 195,466 67.15% 79,978 27.48% 15,635 5.37% 291,079 100.0% Republican HoldDistrict 3 162,240 54.46% 120,365 40.40% 15,313 5.14% 297,918 100.0% Republican HoldTotal 420,711 53.16% 333,912 42.19% 36,810 4.65% 791,433 100.0%

District 1 Incumbent Democrat Shelley Berkley, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 53.7% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Shelley Berkley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Brian Kral, playwright and instructor at Community College of Southern Nevada Ann Reynolds, bookkeeper and member of the LaRouche movement

Results

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Russ Mickelson, former Air Force pilot and retired Defense Department employee

Eliminated in primary Lewis Byer, business manager and nominee for Clark County Treasurer in 2002 Francisco Tamez, chemical technician

Results

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Jim Duensing, radio talk show host

Independent American primary Candidates Withdrawn Brad Barnhill

General election Endorsements

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 1, 2004

Results

Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Shelley Berkley (D) $1,653,330 $1,248,297 $605,152 Russ Mickelson (R) $17,982 $17,662 $319 Jim Duensing (L) Unreported

Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Shelley Berkley (D) $229 $0 Russ Mickelson (R) $92 $0 Jim Duensing (L) $0 $0

District 2 Incumbent Republican Jim Gibbons, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re–elected with 74.3% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jim Gibbons, incumbent U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor in 1994

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Angie Cochran, business owner

Eliminated in primary David Bennett, computer systems programmer

Results

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Brendan Trainor

Independent American primary Candidates Nominee Janine Hansen

General election Endorsements

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 1, 2004

Results

Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Jim Gibbons (R) $1,139,202 $1,171,994 $412,510 Angie Cochran (D) Unreported Brendan Trainor (L) Unreported Janine Hansen (IA) Unreported

Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Jim Gibbons (R) $804 $0 Angie Cochran (D) $0 $0 Brendan Trainor (L) $0 $0 Janine Hansen (IA) $0 $0

District 3 Incumbent Republican Jon Porter, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was elected with 56.1% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jon Porter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tom Gallagher, former casino executive

Eliminated in primary Mark Budetich Jr, Merchant Marine electrician and candidate for this seat in 2002 Rick DeVoe, mechanic Anna Nevenic, writer and peace activist Shanna Phillips, high school teacher Ron Von Felden, lawyer, Vietnam War veteran and host of a daily talk radio show

Results

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Joseph Silvestri, teacher and realtor

Independent American primary Candidates Nominee Richard Wayne O'Dell, nominee for this seat in 2002

Other Candidates Pete O'Neil (Independent), marketing executive and candidate for this seat in 2002 (Withdrawn)

General election Campaign Porter was initially seen as vulnerable, given that he was freshman running for re-election in a seat carried by Al Gore 49% to 48% over George W. Bush in 2000 and had befitted from a Democratic candidate hit by ethic issues. In October, Roll Call listed him as one of their 10 most vulnerable incumbents of 2004.

Gallagher pledged not to take any from oil and gas interests and criticized Porter and the Republicans for their ties to the industry, with Porter having received $81,000 from the industry since his first Congressional bid in 2000, saying in a press release "With the generous contributions of big oil and gas to Republicans, it is little wonder that the interests of the energy industry come first while the consumer is stuck with the bill”. Porter however refused saying "My record is very clear in 20 years of service" and his campaign manager described the pledge as a "stunt".

The Porter Campaign were able to paint Gallagher as a carpetbagger who had moved from Lake Tahoe to Henderson to run for Congress. Additionally his decision to lay off service-industry employees during Las Vegas’ post-9/11 slump while collecting a bonus worth millions, cost him support from the Democratic base that he never recovered.

Endorsements

Debate Complete video of debate, October 22, 2004

Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin of errorJonPorter (R)TomGallagher (D)OtherUndecided Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Las Vegas Review-Journal October October 26–27, 2004 307 (LV) ±6.0% 51% 41% 1% 7% Belden Russonello & Stewart (Las Vegas Sun/KLAS-TV/KNPR)Las Vegas Sun October 2 October 16–19, 2004 316 (LV) ±5.5% 49% 32% 2% 17% Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Las Vegas Review-Journal October 1 October 14–16, 2004 300 (LV) ±6.0% 50% 35% 3% 12% Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (Gallagher–D)GHY RG September September 14–15, 2004 405 (LV) ±5.0% 47% 44% – 9% Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Las Vegas Review-Journal October September 13–15, 2004 300 (LV) ±6.0% 51% 40% 2% 7% Belden Russonello & Stewart (Las Vegas Sun/KLAS-TV/KNPR) September 2004 ? (LV) ±?% 54% 33% – 13% Mason-Dixon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Las Vegas Review-Journal July July 20–22, 2004 305 (LV) ±6.0% 56% 32% – 12% Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (Gallagher–D)GHY RG July July 10–12, 2004 400 (LV) ±5.0% 46% 40% – 14%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report October 29, 2004 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 1, 2004

Results

Finances Campaigns Candidate (party) Raised Spent Cash on hand Jon Porter (R) $2,762,871 $2,653,136 $128,982 Tom Gallagher (D) $2,141,750 $2,132,518 $9,231 Joseph Silvestri (L) Unreported Richard O'Dell (IA) Unreported

Outside Spending Candidate (party) Supported Opposed Jon Porter (R) $91,320 $223,638 Tom Gallagher (D) $600,924 $396,971 Joseph Silvestri (L) $0 $0 ichard O'Dell (IA) $0 $0

Notes

References

External links Election Results - 1962 to Present from the Secretary of State of Nevada Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets