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Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

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General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 1

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dina Titus
Dina Titus (D)
 
66.2
 
100,707
Image of Joyce Bentley
Joyce Bentley (R)
 
30.9
 
46,978
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Daniel Garfield (Independent American Party)
 
1.6
 
2,454
Image of Robert Van Strawder
Robert Van Strawder (L)
 
1.4
 
2,062

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 152,201
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 16, 2018
Primary: June 12, 2018
General: November 6, 2018
Pre-election incumbent:
Dina Titus (Democrat)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Nevada
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+15
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
See also
Nevada's 1st Congressional District
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th
Nevada elections, 2018
U.S. Congress elections, 2018
U.S. Senate elections, 2018
U.S. House elections, 2018

All U.S. congressional districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Nevada, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Dina Titus (D), who was first elected in 2012. She previously represented Nevada's 3rd Congressional District from 2009 to 2011.

Nevada's 1st Congressional District is located in the southern portion of the state and includes parts of Clark County.[1]




Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 1

Incumbent Dina Titus defeated Joyce Bentley, Daniel Garfield, and Robert Van Strawder in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dina Titus
Dina Titus (D)
 
66.2
 
100,707
Image of Joyce Bentley
Joyce Bentley (R)
 
30.9
 
46,978
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Daniel Garfield (Independent American Party)
 
1.6
 
2,454
Image of Robert Van Strawder
Robert Van Strawder (L)
 
1.4
 
2,062

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 152,201
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1

Incumbent Dina Titus defeated Reuben D'Silva in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dina Titus
Dina Titus
 
78.7
 
20,898
Image of Reuben D'Silva
Reuben D'Silva
 
21.3
 
5,659

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 26,557
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1

Joyce Bentley defeated Freddy Horne in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joyce Bentley
Joyce Bentley
 
55.2
 
6,444
Image of Freddy Horne
Freddy Horne
 
44.8
 
5,235

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 11,679
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+15, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Nevada's 1st Congressional District the 91st most Democratic nationally.[2]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.12. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.12 points toward that party.[3]

Campaign contributions

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Dina Titus Democratic Party $755,129 $793,262 $210,617 As of December 31, 2018
Joyce Bentley Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Daniel Garfield Independent American Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Robert Van Strawder Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


District history

2016

See also: Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Dina Titus (D) defeated Mary Perry (R), Kamau Bakari (Independent American), and Reuben D'Silva (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Titus defeated Patrick Boylan and Jose Solorio in the Democratic primary, while Perry defeated Louis Baker, Stephanie Carlisle, Freddy Horne, Gary Johnston, and Jeff Miller to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[4][5][6]

U.S. House, Nevada District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDina Titus Incumbent 61.9% 116,537
     Republican Mary Perry 28.8% 54,174
     Independent Reuben D'Silva 7.4% 13,897
     Independent American Kamau Bakari 2% 3,744
Total Votes 188,352
Source: Nevada Secretary of State


U.S. House, Nevada District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMary Perry 25% 2,588
Stephanie Carlisle 24.8% 2,563
Freddy Horne 18.5% 1,911
Jeff Miller 14.1% 1,459
Gary Johnston 11.1% 1,144
Louis Baker 6.5% 668
Total Votes 10,333
Source: Nevada Secretary of State
U.S. House, Nevada District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDina Titus Incumbent 82.4% 15,556
Jose Solorio 9.4% 1,775
Patrick Boylan 8.2% 1,554
Total Votes 18,885
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2014

See also: Nevada's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Nevada held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Dina Titus (D) defeated Annette Teijeiro (R), Richard Charles (L) and Kamau Bakari (Independent American) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDina Titus Incumbent 56.8% 45,643
     Republican Annette Teijeiro 37.9% 30,413
     Libertarian Richard Charles 3.3% 2,617
     Independent American Kamau Bakari 2% 1,626
Total Votes 80,299
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Nevada. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Nevada with 47.9 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 45.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nevada voted Republican 51 percent of the time and Democratic 46 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nevada voted Democratic three times and Republican the other two.[7]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Nevada. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[8][9]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 26 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 28.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 25.4 points.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 16 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 15.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 17 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 18.6 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Nevada heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

  • Democrats controlled both chambers of the Nevada State Legislature. They had a 27-14 majority in the state Assembly and a 10-8 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

  • Nevada was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. Brian Sandoval (R) served as governor, while Democrats controlled the state legislature.

2018 elections

See also: Nevada elections, 2018

Nevada held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Nevada
 NevadaU.S.
Total population:2,883,758316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):109,7813,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:69%73.6%
Black/African American:8.4%12.6%
Asian:7.7%5.1%
Native American:1.1%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.6%0.2%
Two or more:4.4%3%
Hispanic/Latino:27.5%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:85.1%86.7%
College graduation rate:23%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$51,847$53,889
Persons below poverty level:17.8%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nevada.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Nevada's three largest cities were Las Vegas (pop. est. 640,000), Henderson (pop. est. 300,000), and Reno (pop. est. 250,000).[10]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Nevada from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Nevada Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Nevada every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Nevada 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 47.9% Republican Party Donald Trump 45.5% 2.4%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 52.4% Republican Party Mitt Romney 45.7% 6.7%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 55.1% Republican Party John McCain 42.7% 12.4%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 50.5% Democratic Party John Kerry 47.9% 2.6%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 49.5% Democratic Party Al Gore 45.9% 3.6%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Nevada from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Nevada 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Catherine Cortez Masto 47.1% Republican Party Joe Heck 44.7% 2.4%
2012 Republican Party Dean Heller 45.9% Democratic Party Shelley Berkley 44.7% 1.2%
2010 Democratic Party Harry Reid 50.3% Republican Party Sharron Angle 44.6% 5.7%
2006 Republican Party John Ensign 55.4% Democratic Party Jack Carter 41.0% 14.4%
2004 Democratic Party Harry Reid 61.1% Republican Party Richard Ziser 35.1% 26.0%
2000 Republican Party John Ensign 55.0% Democratic Party Ed Bernstein 39.7% 15.3%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Nevada.

Election results (Governor), Nevada 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party Brian Sandoval 70.6% Democratic Party Bob Goodman 23.9% 46.7%
2010 Republican Party Brian Sandoval 53.4% Democratic Party Rory Reid 41.6% 11.8%
2006 Republican Party Jim Gibbons 47.9% Democratic Party Dina Titus 43.9% 4.0%
2002 Republican Party Kenny Guinn 68.1% Democratic Party Joe Neal 22.0% 46.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Nevada in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Nevada 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 1 25.0% Democratic Party 3 75.0% D+2
2014 Republican Party 3 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+2
2012[11] Republican Party 2 50.0% Democratic Party 2 50.0% Even
2010 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2008 Republican Party 1 33.3% Democratic Party 2 66.7% D+1
2006 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2004 Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2002[12] Republican Party 2 66.7% Democratic Party 1 33.3% R+1
2000 Republican Party 1 50.0% Democratic Party 1 50.0% Even

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Nevada Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R
Senate D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D
House D D D S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Nevada Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
  2. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  3. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  4. ↑ Clark County Election Department, "Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 19, 2016
  5. ↑ The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
  6. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
  7. ↑ 270towin.com, "Nevada," accessed August 3, 2017
  8. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  9. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  10. ↑ Nevada Demographics, "Nevada Cities by Population," accessed September 5, 2017
  11. ↑ Nevada gained a fourth seat in the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2010 census.
  12. ↑ Nevada gained a third seat in the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2000 census.
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