2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

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All 3 Nevada seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 1 2 Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 357,369 317,835 Percentage 50.85% 45.22% Swing 8.62% 5.13%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%

The 2010 House elections in Nevada occurred on November 2, 2010, to elect the members of the State of Nevada's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. Nevada has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.

These elections were held concurrently with other Nevada elections, including the U.S. Senate, gubernatorial, and various other state and local elections.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2010 [1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	357,369	50.85%	2	+1
	Democratic	317,835	45.22%	1	-1
	Independent American	14,967	2.13%	0	-
	Independents	6,473	0.92%	0	-
	Libertarian	6,144	0.87%	0	-
Totals		702,788	100.00%	3	—

By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district: ^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	58,995	35.28%	103,246	61.75%	4,965	2.97%	167,206	100%	Democratic Hold
District 2	169,458	63.30%	87,421	32.66%	10,829	4.04%	267,708	100%	Republican Hold
District 3	128,916	48.13%	127,168	47.47%	11,790	4.40%	267,874	100%	Republican Gain
Total	357,369	50.85%	317,835	45.22%	27,584	3.93%	702,788	100%

District 1

See also: Nevada's 1st congressional district

Campaign

In this solidly liberal ^[3] district based in the city of Las Vegas, incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Shelley Berkley ran for her seventh term in Congress. One of the Republicans running in the primary was future assemblywoman and Las Vegas City Council member Michele Fiore. Berkley faced Republican candidate Kenneth Wegner, her opponent from 2008, but Berkley did not face much of a challenge from Wegner. Both the Las Vegas Review-Journal ^[4] and the Las Vegas Sun endorsed Berkley in her bid for re-election, with the Sun praising her as a "tireless and diligent worker for her constituents," "a champion of seniors and veterans," and "an advocate for education." ^[5] In the end, Berkley won by a convincing margin, as expected.

Results

Nevada's 1st congressional district election, 2010 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Berkley (incumbent)	103,246	61.75
	Republican	Kenneth A. Wegner	58,995	35.28
	Independent American	Jonathon J. Hansen	2,847	1.70
	Libertarian	Edward George Klapproth	2,118	1.27
Total votes			167,206	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 2

2010 Nevada's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Dean Heller Nancy Price Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 169,458 87,421 Percentage 63.3% 32.7%

County results Heller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Dean Heller Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dean Heller Republican

See also: Nevada's 2nd congressional district

Campaign

This conservative-leaning ^[3] district that constitutes all of Nevada outside of Clark County and even some parts of Clark County has been represented by Republican Congressman Dean Heller since he was first elected in 2006. Though Heller faced a close election in 2006 and a somewhat competitive election in 2008, two-time Democratic opponent Jill Derby declined to run for a third time. Instead, Nancy Price, a former regent of the Nevada System of Higher Education, emerged as the Democratic nominee. Criticizing Price's "glowing" citations of Bernie Sanders, an openly socialist United States Senator and praising Congressman Heller's "core principles," the Las Vegas Review-Journal endorsed Heller in his bid for a third term. ^[4] On election day, Heller won by a large margin, as expected.

Results

Nevada's 2nd congressional district election, 2010 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Heller (incumbent)	169,458	63.30
	Democratic	Nancy Price	87,421	32.66
	Independent American	Russell Best	10,829	4.05
Total votes			267,708	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Nevada's 3rd congressional district

Campaign

Facing her first bid for re-election in this marginally liberal ^[3] district based in the suburbs of metropolitan Las Vegas, incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Dina Titus, the 2006 Democratic nominee for Governor, faced off against former State Senator Joe Heck. Throughout the campaign, the two candidates argued over the effectiveness of the 2009 Stimulus, how the health care reform bill would affect small businesses, and whether Democratic control of the government has helped or hurt the country. ^[6]

The Las Vegas Review-Journal strongly criticized Congresswoman Titus for being "a Keynesian to the core" and for believing "government simply isn't spending enough to ensure our prospertity" and praised Republican challenger Heck for bringing "to the office the kind of perspective the House badly needs," endorsing Heck over Titus. ^[4] The Sun, on the other hand, endorsed Titus, citing her "active and visible" profile and her work to "marshal federal support" to "homeowners hit hard by the economic crisis" as reasons for their endorsement. ^[5]

Despite the fact that polling showed Heck with a lead over the incumbent Titus, it was a surprisingly close race, and Heck eked into Congress with less than a one percent and 1,700 vote margin of victory.

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Dina Titus (D)	Joe Heck (R)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon [7]	October 25–27, 2010	43%	53%	3%
OnMessage Inc. [8]	October 21–24, 2010	42%	49%	-
The Hill/ANGA [9]	September 25–27, 2010	44%	47%	6%
Mason-Dixon [10]	September 7–9, 2010	47%	43%	7%
American Action Forum [11]	August 23–24, 2010	45%	48%	7%
Mason-Dixon [12]	August 9–11, 2010	43%	42%	8%
Mason-Dixon [13]	July 12–14, 2010	42%	40%	9%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. (Link)	April 5–7, 2010	44%	49%	7%
Wilson Research Strategies [14]	March 24–25, 2010	35%	40%	-
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. (Link)	November 30 – December 2, 2009	40%	40%	20%

Results

Nevada's 3rd congressional district election, 2010 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Heck	128,916	48.13
	Democratic	Dina Titus (incumbent)	127,168	47.47
	Independent	Barry Michaels	6,473	2.42
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	4,026	1.50
	Independent American	Scott David Narter	1,291	0.48
Total votes			267,874	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). p. 29.
2. Haas, Karen L. (June 3, 2011). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved November 12, 2019.
3. "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 111th Congress." The Cook Political Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 June 2011. <>.
4. 1 2 3 For the House | Las Vegas Review-Journal
5. Clear picks for House - Las Vegas Sun News
6. Dina Titus, Joe Heck exchange jabs in second debate - Las Vegas Sun News
7. Mason-Dixon
8. OnMessage Inc.
9. The Hill/ANGA ^{[ dead link ‍]}
10. Mason-Dixon
11. American Action Forum
12. Mason-Dixon
13. Mason-Dixon
14. Wilson Research Strategies

External links

• Election Center at the Nevada Secretary of State
• U.S. Congress candidates for Nevada at Project Vote Smart
• Nevada U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Nevada from OpenSecrets
• 2010 Nevada General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• House - Nevada from the Cook Political Report
• Election 2010 from Vegas PBS