Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley is an American businesswoman,politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2013. In 2012,she was the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party,and is currently running in the 2024 Las Vegas mayoral election.
Alice Constandina "Dina" Titus is an American politician who has been the United States representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011,when she was defeated by Joe Heck. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Nevada Senate and was its minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Before her election to Congress,Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV). She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006.
Dean Arthur Heller is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator representing Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 15th secretary of state of Nevada from 1995 to 2007 and U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Governor Brian Sandoval and elected to a full term in the 2012 election. Heller unsuccessfully ran for a second term in 2018,losing to Democrat Jacky Rosen. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Nevada in 2022,and is currently the last Republican to win a Nevada U.S. Senate seat.
The Nevada congressional elections of 2006 took place on November 7,2006 when each of the state's three congressional districts elected a representative to the United States House of Representatives. Nevada was considered a battleground state due to the close victory margins.
Mark Eugene Amodei is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district since 2011. The only Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation since 2019,Amodei served in the Nevada Assembly from 1997 to 1999 and in the Nevada Senate,representing the Capital District,from 1999 to 2011.
Joseph John Heck is an American physician and politician who served as the United States representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Heck is a retired United States Army major general and a board-certified physician who previously served as a Nevada state senator from 2004 to 2008. He ran for the United States Senate in 2016,losing to Catherine Cortez Masto.
Steven Alexzander Horsford is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district since 2019,previously holding the position from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the Nevada Senate,representing the 4th district,in Clark County,from 2005 to 2013. Horsford was the first African American to serve as Majority Leader (2009–2013) and the first African American to represent Nevada in Congress. He lost to Republican nominee Cresent Hardy in 2014.
Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives for Nevada's 4th congressional district,serving from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously was a member of the Nevada Senate from 2006 to 2016. He was Nevada's first Latino member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Kihuen described himself as the first "Dreamer" elected to Congress. In December 2017,House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on Kihuen to resign in response to sexual misconduct allegations against him by a female campaign staff member,as reported by BuzzFeed. He refused to resign but did not run for reelection in 2018.
The 2008 congressional elections in Nevada were held on November 4,2008,to determine who will represent the state of Nevada in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential election. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009 until January 3,2011.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Nevada took place on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator and Majority Leader Harry Reid won re-election to a fifth and final term.
Harry Reid was a former Democratic senior United States senator from Nevada (1987–2017),Senate Majority Leader (2007–2015),and Senate Minority Leader (2015-2017). Retiring in January 2017,he did not file to run in the 2016 Senate elections.
See also:2012 United States Senate elections
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.
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.
The 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Sandoval won re-election to a second term in office,defeating Democratic nominee Bob Goodman in a landslide. Sandoval won a higher percentage of the vote than any other incumbent governor in 2014.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Nevada was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Nevada,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The state primary election was held June 14,2016.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 8,2016,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 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 14.
The 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Sandoval was ineligible to run for re-election,due to the absolute two-term limit established by the Nevada Constitution. Nevada is one of eight U.S. states that prohibits its governors or any other state and territorial executive branch officials from serving more than two terms,even if they are nonconsecutive.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada took place November 6,2018,to elect one of two U.S. senators from Nevada. Incumbent Republican senator Dean Heller lost re-election to a second full term,being defeated by Democratic nominee Jacky Rosen.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 6,2018,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 Nevada gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12,2018.
