United States House Of Representatives Elections In Nevada, 2014

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election. As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans won a majority of House districts in Nevada, as well as the last time Nevada's 2nd congressional district was won with over 60% of the vote.

Overview

Statewide

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:

District 1

Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies most of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County. The district is strongly Democratic. The incumbent Democrat Dina Titus, who had represented the 1st district since January 2013 and the 3rd district between 2009 and 2011, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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* Dina Titus, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

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* Herb Peters, retired aerospace engineer, seven-time Libertarian candidate for Congress in California and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012

=Withdrawn

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*Darren Welsh

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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* Annette Teijeiro, doctor and candidate for state senate in 2012

=Eliminated in primary

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* Jose Padilla

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 2

Nevada's 2nd congressional district includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Douglas and Lyon counties; all of Churchill, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Pershing and Washoe counties; and the state capital, Carson City. The largest city in the district is Reno, the state's third largest city. Although the district appears rural, its politics are dominated by Reno and Carson City, which combined cast over 85 percent of the district's vote. The incumbent Republican Mark Amodei, who had represented the 2nd district since September 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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* Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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* Kristen Spees, planning attorney

=Eliminated in primary

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* Vance Alm
* Brian Dempsey
* Ed Lee

Results

General election

Spees was aiming to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 3

The 3rd congressional district occupies the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, and most of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census. The incumbent Republican Joe Heck, who had represented the 3rd district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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* Joe Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee invited Bilbray to the second inauguration of Barack Obama, where she met with party figures. She is the daughter of James Bilbray, who represented the 1st district from 1987 to 1995 and served in the Nevada State Senate from 1980 to 1986.

Candidates

=Nominee

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* Erin Bilbray, Democratic National Committee member and founder of Emerge Nevada

=Eliminated in primary

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* Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell

=Withdrawn

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*Frank Kassela, professional poker player

Results

General election

Campaign

Although initially being seen as a competitive race, heading into the general election, most political analysts had Heck with a clear advantage. Throughout the campaign, Heck's campaign raised $2,402,397.89, over twice Bilbray's $1,118,057.80. Heck also befitted from $1,703,762 from outside groups, while only $13,473 was spent supporting Bilbray.

Bilbray also had three different campaign managers in eight months, which led to the lack of a clear strategy.

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 4

The 4th congressional district is located in the central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, parts of Douglas and Lyon counties, and all of Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye and White Pine counties. More than four-fifths of the district's population lives in Clark County. The incumbent Democrat Steven Horsford, who had represented the 4th district since January 2013, ran for re-election, but narrowly lost to Republican Cresent Hardy in one of the biggest upsets of the cycle.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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* Steven Horsford, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

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* Mark J. Budetich
* Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

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* Cresent Hardy, Assistant Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly

=Eliminated in primary

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* Niger Innis, spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality
* Michael Ace Monroe
* Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak

Results

General election

Campaign

Being at a large financial disadvantage to the incumbent, the Hardy campaign adopted the unusual strategy of paying to run a Horsford ad featuring President Obama in the rural parts of the district where Republicans tend to poll well.

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

On election night, Hardy upset Horsford by just over 3,500 votes, with a combination of, a favorable national environment for Republicans, weak Democratic turnout and a superior Republican strategy all being credited as factors in the result.

See also

* 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
* 2014 United States elections

References

External links

U.S. House elections in Nevada, 2014
at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions
at OpenSecrets

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