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.
Overview
Statewide
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:
District 1
Democrat Shelley Berkley, who had represented Nevada's 1st congressional district since 1999, ran for the U.S. Senate.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Dina Titus, former U.S. Representative for the 3rd district
Withdrawn
- Ruben Kihuen, state senator
Declined
- Shelley Berkley, incumbent U.S. Representative (ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate)
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chris Edwards, security strategic planner and Navy officer
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
Primary results
Libertarian primary
Bill Pojunis ran as the nominee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada.
Independent American primary
Stan Vaughan ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
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
- Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative
Declined
- Sharron Angle, former state assemblywoman and nominee for Senate in 2010
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Samuel Koepnick, information technology employee for the state
Eliminated in primary
- Sam Dehne, retired pilot
- Xiomara Rodriguez, retired businesswoman
Primary results
Independent American primary
Russell Best, a real estate broker and Navy veteran, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 3
Republican Joe Heck, who has represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Chris Dyer, food service employee and Army and Navy veteran
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- John Oceguera, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
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.
Declined
- Dina Titus, former U.S. Representative
Primary results
Independent American primary
Tom Jones, a retired businessman, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.
Independents
James Murphy, a retired airline captain, ran as an Independent.
General election
Endorsements
Debates
- Complete video of debate' C-SPAN, October 11, 2012
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 4
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
- Steven Horsford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate
Withdrawn
- John Lee, state senator
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Danny Tarkanian, businessman, nominee for Secretary of State in 2006 and candidate for Senate in 2010
Eliminated in primary
- 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
Primary results
Libertarian primary
Joseph Silvestri, a teacher and chairman of the Libertarian Party of Nevada, also ran.
Independent American primary
Floyd Fitzgibbons, an insurance agent, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.
General election
Endorsements
Debates
- Complete video of debate' C-SPAN, October 11, 2012
Polling
Predictions
Results
References
External links
- 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
