The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the four U.S. Representatives from Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts, an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2012.[1]
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Overview
editStatewide
edit| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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| Republican | 4 | 457,239[2] | 46.96 | 2 | 
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| Democratic | 4 | 453,310 | 46.55 | 2 |  1
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| Independent American | 3 | 25,185 | 2.59 | 0 |
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| Independent | 2 | 24,022 | 2.47 | 0 |
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| Libertarian | 3 | 13,986 | 1.44 | 0 |
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| Total | 16 | 973,742 | 100.0 | 4 | 1
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By district
editResults of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:[3]
| District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 56,521 | 31.53% | 113,967 | 63.57% | 8,790 | 4.90% | 179,278 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 162,213 | 57.63% | 103,019 | 36.60% | 16,217 | 5.76% | 281,449 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 137,244 | 50.36% | 116,823 | 42.87% | 18,456 | 7.79% | 272,523 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 101,261 | 42.11% | 120,501 | 50.11% | 18,730 | 6.49% | 240,492 | 100.0% | Democratic win |
| Total | 457,239 | 46.96% | 453,310 | 46.55% | 63,193 | 6.49% | 973,742 | 100.0% | |
District 1
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Democrat Shelley Berkley, who had represented Nevada's 1st congressional district since 1999, ran for the U.S. Senate.[4]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Dina Titus, former U.S. Representative for the 3rd district[5]
Withdrawn
editDeclined
edit- Shelley Berkley, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Chris Edwards, security strategic planner and Navy officer[7]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Charmaine Guss, former real estate broker and anti-abortion activist
- Brian Landsberger, retired mechanical engineer and former Air Force fighter pilot
- Herb Peters, retired aerospace engineer and seven-time Libertarian candidate for Congress in California
- Miguel "Mike" Rodrigues, elementary school principal[8]
Primary results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Edwards | 4,786 | 48.2 | |
| Republican | Brian Landsberger | 1,800 | 18.1 | |
| Republican | Charmaine Guss | 1,534 | 15.5 | |
| Republican | Miguel "Mike" Rodrigues | 1,163 | 11.7 | |
| Republican | Herb Peters | 643 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 9,926 | 100.0 | ||
Libertarian primary
editBill Pojunis ran as the nominee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada.[7]
Independent American primary
editStan Vaughan ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.
General election
editEndorsements
editDina Titus (D)
State legislators
- Joseph Hogan, state assemblyman
- Joe Neal, former state senator
- Valerie Wiener, state senator
Labor unions
Organizations
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program[12]
- EMILY's List[13]
- Human Rights Campaign[14]
- Humane Society of the United States[15]
- League of Conservation Voters[16]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[17]
- National Organization for Women[18]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[19]
Newspapers
Local officials
- Steve Sisolak, Clark County Commissioner
Chris Edwards (R)
Organizations
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dina Titus | 113,967 | 63.6 | |
| Republican | Chris Edwards | 56,521 | 31.5 | |
| Libertarian | William "Bill" Pojunis | 4,645 | 2.6 | |
| Independent American | Stan Vaughan | 4,145 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 179,278 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
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Republican Mark Amodei, who has represented Nevada's 2nd congressional district since being elected in a special election in September 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative
Declined
edit- Sharron Angle, former state assemblywoman and nominee for Senate in 2010[23]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Samuel Koepnick, information technology employee for the state
Eliminated in primary
edit- Sam Dehne, retired pilot
- Xiomara Rodriguez, retired businesswoman[24]
Primary results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Samuel Koepnick | 8,865 | 40.5 | |
| Democratic | Xiomara "Xio" Rodriguez | 7,404 | 33.9 | |
| Democratic | Sam Dehne | 5,604 | 25.6 | |
| Total votes | 21,873 | 100.0 | ||
Independent American primary
editRussell Best, a real estate broker and Navy veteran, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.[25]
General election
editEndorsements
editMark Amodei (R)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mark Amodei (incumbent) | 162,213 | 57.6 | |
| Democratic | Samuel Koepnick | 103,019 | 36.3 | |
| Independent | Michael L. Haines | 11,166 | 4.0 | |
| Independent American | Russell Best | 6,051 | 2.1 | |
| Total votes | 281,449 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
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Republican Joe Heck, who has represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Joe Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
editPrimary results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joe Heck (incumbent) | 20,798 | 90.0 | |
| Republican | Chris Dyer | 2,298 | 10.0 | |
| Total votes | 23,096 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- John Oceguera, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
Eliminated in primary
edit- Stephen Frye, psychiatrist
- James F. Haning II, businessman
- Jesse "Jake" Holder, former Navy officer and Political Science student at UNLV
- Barry Michaels, businessman
- Gerald "Jerry" Sakura, retired business executive.[28][29][30]
Declined
edit- Dina Titus, former U.S. Representative[5]
Primary results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Oceguera | 7,966 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Frye | 2,659 | 16.8 | |
| Democratic | Jesse "Jake" Holder | 2,099 | 13.3 | |
| Democratic | Barry Michaels | 1,346 | 8.5 | |
| Democratic | Gerald "Jerry" Sakura | 989 | 6.3 | |
| Democratic | James F. Haning II | 736 | 4.7 | |
| Total votes | 15,795 | 100.0 | ||
Independent American primary
editTom Jones, a retired businessman, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.[31]
Independents
editJames Murphy, a retired airline captain, ran as an Independent.[32]
General election
editEndorsements
editJoe Heck (R)
Organizations
- Campaign for Working Families[33]
- National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program[34]
- National Rifle Association of America[26]
- National Right to Life Committee[21]
- United States Chamber of Commerce[27]
John Oceguera (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program[12]
- League of Conservation Voters[16]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[17]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[19]
Newspapers
Debates
edit- Complete video of debate' C-SPAN, October 11, 2012
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Joe Heck (R) |
John Oceguera (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA[35] | October 21–23, 2012 | 502 | ±4.5% | 50% | 40% | 5% | 5% |
| WPA Opinion Research (R-Heck)[36] | October 7–8, 2012 | 400 | ±4.9% | 48% | 37% | 4% | 12% |
| Benenson (D-Oceguera)[37] | October 1–3, 2012 | 400 | ±4.9% | 45% | 40% | 10% | 5% |
| Global Strategy (D-DCCC)[38] | September 27–30, 2012 | 405 | ±4.9% | 42% | 38% | — | 20% |
| SurveyUSA[39] | September 10–12, 2012 | 663 | ±3.9% | 53% | 40% | 4% | 4% |
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[40] | Lean R | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg[41] | Lean R | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call[42] | Lean R | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[43] | Lean R | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times[44] | Lean R | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP[45] | Lean R | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill[46] | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joe Heck (incumbent) | 137,244 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | John Oceguera | 116,823 | 42.9 | |
| Independent | Jim Murphy | 12,856 | 4.7 | |
| Independent American | Tom Jones | 5,600 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 272,523 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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Nevada's 4th congressional district was created for the 2012 elections as a result of reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. It consists of most of Central Nevada and Northern Clark County, the latter of which contains the bulk of the district's population.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
editWithdrawn
editRepublican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Danny Tarkanian, businessman, nominee for Secretary of State in 2006 and candidate for Senate in 2010[7]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Diana Anderson, retired clerical worker
- Barbara Cegavske, state senator
- Mike Delarosa, detention officer
- Kiran Hill, translator for the State Department
- Robert Leeds, author and former Merchant Marine
- Dan Schwartz, businessman
- Kenneth Wegner, retired Army veteran and nominee for the 1st district in 2006, 2008 and 2010
- Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer[50][51][52]
Primary results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 7,605 | 31.5 | |
| Republican | Barbara Cegavske | 6,674 | 27.7 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Wegner | 5,069 | 21.0 | |
| Republican | Dan Schwartz | 2,728 | 11.3 | |
| Republican | Kiran Hill | 666 | 2.8 | |
| Republican | Diana Anderson | 607 | 2.5 | |
| Republican | Mike Delarosa | 370 | 1.5 | |
| Republican | Sid Zeller | 252 | 1.0 | |
| Republican | Robert X. Leeds | 165 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 24,136 | 100.0 | ||
Libertarian primary
editJoseph Silvestri, a teacher and chairman of the Libertarian Party of Nevada, also ran.[53]
Independent American primary
editFloyd Fitzgibbons, an insurance agent, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.[54]
General election
editEndorsements
editSteven Horsford (D)
Executive branch officials
Labor unions
Organizations
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program[12]
- League of Conservation Voters[16]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[17]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[19]
Newspapers
Danny Tarkanian (R)
Organizations
Debates
edit- Complete video of debate' C-SPAN, October 11, 2012
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Danny Tarkanian (R) |
Steven Horsford (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA[58] | October 26–28, 2012 | 648 | ±3.9% | 47% | 42% | 6% | 5% |
| Tarrance (R-Tarkanian)[59] | October 9–11, 2012 | 422 | ±5.0% | 50% | 40% | — | 10% |
| SurveyUSA[60] | September 18–20, 2012 | 646 | ±3.9% | 45% | 42% | 6% | 8% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Tarkanian)[61] | August 7–9, 2012 | 400 | ±4.9% | 46% | 35% | — | 19% |
| Tarrance (R-Tarkanian)[62] | June 26–28, 2012 | 400 | ±5.0% | 47% | 41% | – | 12% |
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg[41] | Tossup | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call[42] | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[43] | Lean D | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times[44] | Lean D | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP[45] | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill[46] | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Steven Horsford | 120,501 | 50.1 | ||
| Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 101,261 | 42.1 | ||
| Independent American | Floyd Fitzgibbons | 9,389 | 3.9 | ||
| Libertarian | Joseph P. Silvestri | 9,341 | 3.9 | ||
| Total votes | 240,492 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
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External links
edit- Election Center at the Nevada Secretary of State
- United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2012 at Ballotpedia
- Nevada U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
- Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Nevada from OpenSecrets
- Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation