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United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Nevada took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Nevada has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by May 12. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6.[1]
- See also: Nevada elections, 2012
According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, two of the four districts were considered to be in play. Those were the 3rd and 4th districts.[2]
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democrats would win one district. It did not make a projection for the remaining three districts.[3]
Primary competitiveness
Nevada tied with Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio for having the 15th most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 62.5% of major party primaries having been contested (5 out of 8). The national average was 54.31%.
Two U.S. House incumbents sought re-election in Nevada in 2012. 1 of those 2 (50%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held two of the three Congressional seats from Nevada. However, the state gained one seat after the 2010 census and elected four representatives.
| Members of the U.S. House from Nevada -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the three congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Shelley Berkley |  Democratic |
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| Mark Amodei |  Republican |
2 |
| Joe Heck | Republican |
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Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 4 seats up for election in 2012 in Nevada. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Nevada, District 1 |  Dina Titus |
32% | 179,278 | Chris Edwards |
| Nevada, District 2 |  Mark Amodei |
21.4% | 281,449 | Samuel Koepnick |
| Nevada, District 3 | Joe Heck |
7.5% | 272,523 | John Oceguera |
| Nevada, District 4 | Steven Horsford |
8% | 240,492 | Danny Tarkanian |
General election candidates
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| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| 1st | Dina Titus Chris Edwards William Pojunis Stan Vaughan |
Shelley Berkley | Dina Titus |
No |
| 2nd | Samuel Koepnick Mark Amodei Michael L. Haines Russell Best |
Mark Amodei | Mark Amodei |
No |
| 3rd | John Oceguera Joe Heck Tom Jones Jim Murphy |
Joe Heck | Joe Heck |
No |
| 4th | Steven Horsford Danny Tarkanian Joseph P. Silvestri Floyd Fitzgibbons |
N/A | Steven Horsford |
N/A |
Primary results
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
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2nd Congressional District
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3rd Congressional District
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Important Election Dates," accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Nevada," September 2012
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal "Titus to announce new bid for Congress," accessed December 16, 2011
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Clark County Website "Candidate Filing" March 19, 2012
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Nevada Secretary of State "2012 Candidates Filed" March 17, 2012 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "nvsos" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ This Is Reno "Amodei will run for re-election, touts accomplishments in first 55 days in congress" accessed February 4, 2012
- ↑ Boulder City Review "Tearing Down Heck," accessed December 16, 2011
- ↑ Fox5 "Reid backs Oceguera in Nevada House race," accessed December 16, 2011
- ↑ Barry Michaels for Congress "Official Campaign Website"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Las Vegas Review-Journal "GOP's Cegavske joins battle for 4th Congressional seat," accessed December 16, 2011
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Pahrump Valley Times "Schwartz, Wegner join four-way GOP race for Congress" accessed February 4, 2012
