2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
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All 4 Nevada seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election22
Seats won31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote304,809210,147
Percentage56.13%38.70%
SwingIncrease2.svg9.17%Decrease2.svg7.85%
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2014 United States House of Representatives Elections in Nevada by county.svg

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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Overview

Statewide

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.%No.+/–%
Republican 4304,80956.133Increase2.svg 175.00
Democratic 4210,14738.701Decrease2.svg 125.00
Independent American 316,7703.090Steady2.svg0.0
Libertarian 38,3021.530Steady2.svg0.0
Independent 22,9810.550Steady2.svg0.0
Total16543,009100.04Steady2.svg100.0
Popular vote
Republican
 
56.13%
Democratic
 
38.70%
American Ind
 
3.09%
Libertarian
 
1.53%
Other
 
0.55%
House seats
Republican
 
75.00%
Democratic
 
25.00%

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district: [1]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 30,41337.88%45,64356.84%4,2435.28%80,299100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 122,40265.73%52,01627.93%11,7926.33%186,210100.0%Republican hold
District 3 88,52860.75%52,64436.13%4,5473.12%145,719100.0%Republican hold
District 4 63,46648.53%59,84445.76%7,4715.71%130,781100.0%Republican gain
Total304,80956.13%210,14738.70%28,0535.17%543,009100.0%

District 1

2014 Nevada's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Dina Titus Annette Teijeiro
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote45,64330,413
Percentage56.8%37.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Dina Titus
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Dina Titus
Democratic

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
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

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dina Titus (incumbent) 12,966 86.0
Democratic Herbert Glenn Peters2,10614.0
Total votes15,072 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Annette Teijeiro, doctor and candidate for state senate in 2012
Eliminated in primary
  • Jose Padilla

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Annette Teijeiro 6,083 54.7
Republican Jose Padilla5,04545.3
Total votes11,128 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Dina
Titus (D)		Annette
Teijeiro (R)		OtherUndecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [10] October 16–23, 2014197± 12.0%52%37%7%5%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [11] Safe DNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [12] Safe DOctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] Safe DOctober 30, 2014
RCP Safe DNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [14] Safe DNovember 4, 2014

Results

Nevada's 1st congressional district, 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dina Titus (incumbent) 45,643 56.8
Republican Annette Teijeiro30,41337.9
Libertarian Richard Charles2,6173.3
Independent American Kamau Bakari1,6262.0
Total votes80,299 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

2014 Nevada's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Mark Amodei Kristen SpeesJanine Hansen
Party Republican Democratic Independent American
Popular vote122,40252,01611,792
Percentage65.7%28.0%6.3%
U.S. Representative before election

Mark Amodei
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Amodei
Republican

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kristen Spees, planning attorney
Eliminated in primary
  • Vance Alm
  • Brian Dempsey
  • Ed Lee

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kristen Spees 8,206 38.3
Democratic Brian Dempsey6,80431.8
Democratic Vance Alm3,22515.1
Democratic Ed Lee3,16414.8
Total votes21,399 100.0

General election

Spees was aiming to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. [16]

Endorsements

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mark
Amodei (R)		Kristen
Spees (D)		OtherUndecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [10] October 16–23, 2014310± 8.0%62%24%5%9%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [11] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [12] Safe ROctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] Safe ROctober 30, 2014
RCP Safe RNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [14] Safe RNovember 4, 2014

Results

Nevada's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Amodei (incumbent) 122,402 65.7
Democratic Kristen Spees52,01628.0
Independent American Janine Hansen11,7926.3
Total votes186,210 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2014 Nevada's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Joe Heck Erin Bilbray
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote88,52852,644
Percentage60.8%36.1%
U.S. Representative before election

Joe Heck
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Heck
Republican

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
Eliminated in primary
  • Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell
Withdrawn

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Erin Bilbray 13,204 84.0
Democratic Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell2,51116.0
Total votes15,715 100.0

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Joe
Heck (R)		Erin
Bilbray (D)		OtherUndecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [10] October 16–23, 2014491± 7.0%46%32%5%17%
Mellman Group (D−Bilbray) [30] April 21–23, 2014400± 4.9%39%31%–30%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [11] Likely RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [12] Safe ROctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] Safe ROctober 30, 2014
RCP Likely RNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [14] Safe RNovember 4, 2014

Results

Nevada's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Heck (incumbent) 88,528 60.8
Democratic Erin Bilbray52,64436.1
Independent David Goossen1,6371.1
Libertarian Randy Kimmick1,5661.1
Independent Steven St John1,3440.9
Total votes145,719 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2014 Nevada's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Cresent Hardy Steven Horsford
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote63,46659,844
Percentage48.5%45.8%
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County results
Hardy:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Horsford:     40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

Steven Horsford
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Cresent Hardy
Republican

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
Eliminated in primary
  • Mark J. Budetich
  • Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steven Horsford (incumbent) 16,269 84.3
Democratic Mark J. Budetich1,5327.9
Democratic Sid Zeller1,4987.8
Total votes19,299 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cresent Hardy 10,398 42.6
Republican Niger Innis8,07733.1
Republican Michael Ace Monroe5,39322.1
Republican Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak5232.2
Total votes27,075 100.0

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Steven
Horsford (D)		Cresent
Hardy (R)		OtherUndecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [10] October 16–23, 2014316± 9.0%45%36%5%13%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [11] Lean DNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [12] Likely DOctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] Lean DOctober 30, 2014
RCP Lean DNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [14] Tilt DNovember 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]

Nevada's 4th congressional district, 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cresent Hardy 63,466 48.5
Democratic Steven Horsford (incumbent)59,84445.8
Libertarian Steve Brown4,1193.1
Independent American Russell Best3,3522.6
Total votes130,781 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
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  3. 1 2 3 "2014 AFL-CIO Endorsements (as of 2 September 2014)" (PDF). iatselocal2.com. AFL-CIO. September 2, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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  14. 1 2 3 4 "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Silver State Election Night Results 2014". Nevada Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
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  17. 1 2 "National Federation of Independent Business". justfacts.votesmart.org. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
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  22. ↑ Twitter / fkassela: I am dropping out of the NV-03
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  32. ↑ Reid Wilson (October 31, 2014). "Why a Nevada congressional candidate is paying for his opponent's advertising". washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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