2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
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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.
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November 4, 2014
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Overview
Statewide
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
| Republican | 4 | 304,809 | 56.13 | 3 |  1 |
75.00 | |
| Democratic | 4 | 210,147 | 38.70 | 1 |  1 |
25.00 | |
| Independent American | 3 | 16,770 | 3.09 | 0 |  |
0.0 | |
| Libertarian | 3 | 8,302 | 1.53 | 0 | |
0.0 | |
| Independent | 2 | 2,981 | 0.55 | 0 | |
0.0 | |
| Total | 16 | 543,009 | 100.0 | 4 | |
100.0 | |
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:[1]
| 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 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 122,402 | 65.73% | 52,016 | 27.93% | 11,792 | 6.33% | 186,210 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 88,528 | 60.75% | 52,644 | 36.13% | 4,547 | 3.12% | 145,719 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 63,466 | 48.53% | 59,844 | 45.76% | 7,471 | 5.71% | 130,781 | 100.0% | Republican gain |
| Total | 304,809 | 56.13% | 210,147 | 38.70% | 28,053 | 5.17% | 543,009 | 100.0% | |
District 1
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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
- 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dina Titus (incumbent) | 12,966 | 86.0 | |
| Democratic | Herbert Glenn Peters | 2,106 | 14.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,072 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Annette Teijeiro, doctor and candidate for state senate in 2012
Eliminated in primary
- Jose Padilla
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Annette Teijeiro | 6,083 | 54.7 | |
| Republican | Jose Padilla | 5,045 | 45.3 | |
| Total votes | 11,128 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Endorsements
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dina Titus (D) |
Annette Teijeiro (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[10] | October 16–23, 2014 | 197 | ± 12.0% | 52% | 37% | 7% | 5% |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[11] | Safe D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[12] | Safe D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | Safe D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[14] | Safe D | November 4, 2014 |
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
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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
- Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kristen Spees, planning attorney
Eliminated in primary
- Vance Alm
- Brian Dempsey
- Ed Lee
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 woman ever elected to Congress.[16]
Endorsements
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mark Amodei (R) |
Kristen Spees (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[10] | October 16–23, 2014 | 310 | ± 8.0% | 62% | 24% | 5% | 9% |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[11] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[12] | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Safe R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[14] | Safe R | November 4, 2014 |
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
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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
- 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.[20] 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
- Erin Bilbray, Democratic National Committee member and founder of Emerge Nevada[21]
Eliminated in primary
- Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell
Withdrawn
- Frank Kassela, professional poker player[22]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erin Bilbray | 13,204 | 84.0 | |
| Democratic | Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell | 2,511 | 16.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,715 | 100.0 | ||
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.[23] 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.[24]
Bilbray also had three different campaign managers in eight months, which led to the lack of a clear strategy.[25]
Endorsements
State officials
- Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential nominee in 2012[26]
Organizations
Labor unions
- AFL-CIO[3]
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers[4]
- National Association of Letter Carriers[5]
Organizations
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program[28]
- EMILY's List[29]
- Human Rights Campaign[6]
- National Organization for Women[7]
- Sierra Club[8]
Newspapers
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Joe Heck (R) |
Erin Bilbray (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[10] | October 16–23, 2014 | 491 | ± 7.0% | 46% | 32% | 5% | 17% |
| Mellman Group (D−Bilbray)[30] | April 21–23, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 39% | 31% | – | 30% |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[11] | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[12] | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[14] | Safe R | November 4, 2014 |
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Joe Heck | Erin Bilbray | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 25, 2022 | Vegas PBS | Steve Sebelius Elizabeth Thompson |
YouTube | P | P |
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
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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
- 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 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Cresent Hardy, Assistant Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly
Eliminated in primary
- Niger Innis, spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality[31]
- 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 | ||
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.[32]
Endorsements
Organizations
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Steven Horsford (D) |
Cresent Hardy (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[10] | October 16–23, 2014 | 316 | ± 9.0% | 45% | 36% | 5% | 13% |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[11] | Lean D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg[12] | Likely D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | Lean D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Lean D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections[14] | Tilt D | November 4, 2014 |
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.[35]
| 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 | ||||
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