2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
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All 4 Nevada seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 2 1
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 457,239 453,310
Percentage 46.96% 46.55%
Swing Decrease3.89% Increase1.33%
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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]

Overview

Statewide

Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican 4 457,239[2] 46.96 2 Steady 50.00
Democratic 4 453,310 46.55 2 Increase 1 50.00
Independent American 3 25,185 2.59 0 Steady 0.0
Independent 2 24,022 2.47 0 Steady 0.0
Libertarian 3 13,986 1.44 0 Steady 0.0
Total 16 973,742 100.0 4 Increase 1 100.0
Popular vote
Republican
 
 46.96%
Democratic
 
 46.55%
American Ind
 
 2.59%
Libertarian
 
 1.44%
Other
 
 2.47%
House seats
Republican
 
 50.00%
Democratic
 
 50.00%

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:[3]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
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

2010 Nevada's 1st congressional district election
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2014 →
 
Nominee Dina Titus Chris Edwards
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 113,967 56,521
Percentage 63.6% 31.5%
U.S. Representative before election

Shelley Berkley
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Dina Titus
Democratic

See also: Nevada's 1st congressional district

Democrat Shelley Berkley, who had represented Nevada's 1st congressional district since 1999, ran for the U.S. Senate.[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn
Declined

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • 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

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Bill Pojunis ran as the nominee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada.[7]

Independent American primary

Stan Vaughan ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

General election

Endorsements

Dina Titus (D)

State legislators

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Local officials

Chris Edwards (R)

Organizations

Results

Nevada's 1st congressional district, 2012[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2012 Nevada's 2nd congressional district election
 
Nominee Mark Amodei Samuel Koepnick
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 162,213 103,019
Percentage 57.6% 36.6%
U.S. Representative before election

Mark Amodei
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Amodei
Republican

See also: Nevada's 2nd congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Samuel Koepnick, information technology employee for the state
Eliminated in primary
  • Sam Dehne, retired pilot
  • Xiomara Rodriguez, retired businesswoman[24]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Russell Best, a real estate broker and Navy veteran, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.[25]

General election

Endorsements

Mark Amodei (R)

Organizations

Results

Nevada's 2nd congressional district, 2012 [22]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2012 Nevada's 3rd congressional district election
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2014 →
 
Nominee Joe Heck John Oceguera
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 137,244 116,823
Percentage 50.4% 42.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Joe Heck
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Heck
Republican

See also: Nevada's 3rd congressional district

Republican Joe Heck, who has represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Chris Dyer, food service employee and Army and Navy veteran[28]

Primary results

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Heck (incumbent) 20,798 90.0
Republican Chris Dyer 2,298 10.0
Total votes 23,096 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • 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

Primary results

Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Tom Jones, a retired businessman, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.[31]

Independents

James Murphy, a retired airline captain, ran as an Independent.[32]

General election

Endorsements

Joe Heck (R)

Organizations

John Oceguera (D)

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Debates

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Joe
Heck (R) 		John
Oceguera (D) 		Other Undecided
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

Source Ranking As of
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

Nevada's 3rd congressional district, 2012[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2012 Nevada's 4th congressional district election
2014 →
 
Nominee Steven Horsford Danny Tarkanian
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 120,501 101,261
Percentage 50.1% 42.1%
U.S. Representative before election

None
(New district)

 Elected U.S. Representative

Steven Horsford
Democratic

See also: Nevada's 4th congressional district

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

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Joseph Silvestri, a teacher and chairman of the Libertarian Party of Nevada, also ran.[53]

Independent American primary

Floyd Fitzgibbons, an insurance agent, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.[54]

General election

Endorsements

Steven Horsford (D)

Executive branch officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Danny Tarkanian (R)

Organizations

Debates

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Danny
Tarkanian (R) 		Steven
Horsford (D) 		Other Undecided
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

Source Ranking As of
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

Nevada's 4th congressional district, 2012[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
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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