2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
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 2021, 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.
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All 4 Nevada seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2014[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 304,809 | 56.13% | 3 | ![]() | |
Democratic | 210,147 | 38.70% | 1 | ![]() | |
Independent American | 16,770 | 3.09% | 0 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | 8,302 | 1.53% | 0 | ![]() | |
Others | 2,981 | 0.55% | 0 | ![]() | |
Totals | 543,009 | 100.00% | 4 | - | |
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:[2]
District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 30,413 | 37.88% | 45,643 | 56.84% | 4,243 | 5.28% | 80,299 | 100% | Democratic Hold |
District 2 | 122,402 | 65.73% | 52,016 | 27.93% | 11,792 | 6.33% | 186,210 | 100% | Republican Hold |
District 3 | 88,528 | 60.75% | 52,644 | 36.13% | 4,547 | 3.12% | 145,719 | 100% | Republican Hold |
District 4 | 63,466 | 48.53% | 59,844 | 45.76% | 7,471 | 5.71% | 130,781 | 100% | Republican Gain |
Total | 304,809 | 56.13% | 210,147 | 38.70% | 28,053 | 5.17% | 543,009 | 100% |
Elections in Nevada |
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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.
Nominee
- Dina Titus, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Herb Peters, retired aerospace engineer, seven-time Libertarian candidate for Congress in California and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012
Withdrawn
- Darren Welsh
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dina Titus (incumbent) | 12,966 | 86.0 | |
Democratic | Herbert Glenn Peters | 2,106 | 14.0 | |
Total votes | 15,072 | 100.0 |
Nominee
- Annette Teijeiro, doctor and candidate for state senate in 2012
Eliminated in primary
- Jose Padilla
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Annette Teijeiro | 6,083 | 54.7 | |
Republican | Jose Padilla | 5,045 | 45.3 | |
Total votes | 11,128 | 100.0 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dina Titus (incumbent) | 45,643 | 56.8 | |
Republican | Annette Teijeiro | 30,413 | 37.9 | |
Libertarian | Richard Charles | 2,617 | 3.3 | |
Independent American | Kamau Bakari | 1,626 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 80,299 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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, as well as 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.
Nominee
- Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative
Nominee
- Kristen Spees, planning attorney
Eliminated in primary
- Vance Alm
- Brian Dempsey
- Ed Lee
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kristen Spees | 8,206 | 38.3 | |
Democratic | Brian Dempsey | 6,804 | 31.8 | |
Democratic | Vance Alm | 3,225 | 15.1 | |
Democratic | Ed Lee | 3,164 | 14.8 | |
Total votes | 21,399 | 100.0 |
General election
Spees was aiming to become the youngest female ever elected to Congress.[5]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Amodei (incumbent) | 122,402 | 65.7 | |
Democratic | Kristen Spees | 52,016 | 28.0 | |
Independent American | Janine Hansen | 11,792 | 6.3 | |
Total votes | 186,210 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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.
Nominee
- 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.[6] 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.
Nominee
- Erin Bilbray, Democratic National Committee member and founder of Emerge Nevada[7]
Eliminated in primary
- Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell
Withdrawn
- Frank Kassela, professional poker player[8]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Erin Bilbray | 13,204 | 84.0 | |
Democratic | Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell | 2,511 | 16.0 | |
Total votes | 15,715 | 100.0 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Heck (incumbent) | 88,528 | 60.8 | |
Democratic | Erin Bilbray | 52,644 | 36.1 | |
Independent | David Goossen | 1,637 | 1.1 | |
Libertarian | Randy Kimmick | 1,566 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Steven St John | 1,344 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 145,719 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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 has represented the 4th district since January 2013 ran re-election.
Nominee
- Steven Horsford, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Mark J. Budetich
- Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steven Horsford (incumbent) | 16,269 | 84.3 | |
Democratic | Mark J. Budetich | 1,532 | 7.9 | |
Democratic | Sid Zeller | 1,498 | 7.8 | |
Total votes | 19,299 | 100.0 |
Nominee
- Cresent Hardy, Assistant Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
Eliminated in primary
- Niger Innis, spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality[9]
- Michael Ace Monroe
- Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cresent Hardy | 10,398 | 42.6 | |
Republican | Niger Innis | 8,077 | 33.1 | |
Republican | Michael Ace Monroe | 5,393 | 22.1 | |
Republican | Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak | 523 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 27,075 | 100.0 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Cresent Hardy | 63,466 | 48.5 | |||
Democratic | Steven Horsford (incumbent) | 59,844 | 45.8 | |||
Libertarian | Steve Brown | 4,119 | 3.1 | |||
Independent American | Russell Best | 3,352 | 2.6 | |||
Total votes | 130,781 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
References
- U.S. Congress. U.S. House of Representatives
- Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- "OFFICIAL RESULTS 2014 Statewide Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- "Silver State Election Night Results 2014". Nevada Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- Kristina Bravo (8 October 2014). "Meet 10 Millennial Politicians Who Want to Lead America". takepart.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- "DCCC Uses Inauguration to Tout Potential House Recruits | At the Races".
- Ralston, Jon (January 9, 2013). "Democratic national committeewoman exploring run against Rep. Joe Heck". Ralston Reports. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- Twitter / fkassela: I am dropping out of the NV-03
- Call, Roll (October 23, 2013). "Nevada Republicans Line Up to Depose Reid in 2016: Roll Call Politics". Rollcall.com. Retrieved October 24, 2013.