Nevada's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
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Cook Political Report: Solid R[1] FairVote's Monopoly Politics: Safe R[2] |
The 2nd Congressional District of Nevada held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Rep. Mark Amodei (R) defeated Kristen Spees (D) and Janine Hansen (Independent American) in the general election.
Nevada's 2nd District was considered a safe Republican seat in 2014. Incumbent Amodei (R) was elected in a special election in 2011, and then won re-election in 2012 with a margin of victory of 21.4 percent over Democratic challenger Samuel Koepnick.[4] In 2014, Amodei had an enormous advantage in terms of campaign finances, as reported by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). As of the 2014 April Quarterly filings, Amodei had $254,495.39 in cash on hand, and had already spent $271,315.55 on the election. In contrast, challenger Kristen Spees (D) had not filed with the FEC at all. The Cook Political Report further supported the prediction of a Republican victory, rating Amodei's seat as "Solid Republican."[5]
Amodei ran uncontested in the Republican primary on June 10, 2014. In contrast, Spees competed in the Democratic primary against three other candidates. Out of these three candidates, only Brian Dempsey came close to matching Spees' vote totals.[6] As Spees was running in a more Republican district, she did not run as a staunch liberal, and instead cast herself as a moderate. On her campaign website, Spees described herself as "Moderate-Trustworthy-Accountable."[7]
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Nevada has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[8][9]
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 10, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014.[10]
- See also: Nevada elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Mark Amodei (R), who was first elected in 2011.
Nevada's 2nd Congressional District is located in the northern portion of the state and includes Carson City and the counties of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe. It also contains part of Lyon County.[11]
Candidates
General election candidates
Mark Amodei - Incumbent
Kristen Spees
Janine Hansen
June 10, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
65.7% | 122,402 | |
Democratic | Kristen Spees | 27.9% | 52,016 | |
Independent American | Janine Hansen | 6.3% | 11,792 | |
Total Votes | 186,210 | |||
Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
Primary election
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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38.3% | 8,206 | ||
Brian Dempsey | 31.8% | 6,804 | ||
Vance Alm | 15.1% | 3,225 | ||
Ed Lee | 14.8% | 3,164 | ||
Total Votes | 21,399 | |||
Source: Nevada Secretary of State - Official Election Results |
Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[12] Amodei joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[13][14]
Campaign contributions
Mark Amodei
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Amodei's reports.[15]
Mark Amodei (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
April Quarterly[16] | April 15, 2013 | $188,551 | $24,650 | $(42,995) | $170,205 | ||||
July Quarterly[17] | July 15, 2013 | $170,205 | $20,750 | $(29,313) | $161,641 | ||||
October Quarterly[18] | October 15, 2013 | $161,641 | $78,550 | $(28,365) | $211,826 | ||||
Year-End Quarterly[19] | December 31, 2013 | $211,826 | $72,321 | $(51,607) | $231,539 | ||||
April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $231,539.94 | $141,991.00 | $(119,035.55) | $254,495.39 | ||||
Pre-Primary[21] | May 29, 2014 | $254,495.39 | $34,450.00 | $(45,287.81) | $243,657.58 | ||||
July Quarterly[22] | July 15, 2014 | $243,657.58 | $63,036.76 | $(33,530.80) | $273,163.54 | ||||
October Quarterly[23] | October 15, 2014 | $273,163.54 | $213,161.50 | $(184,609.26) | $301,715.78 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$648,910.26 | $(534,743.42) |
Kristen Spees
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Spees' reports.[24]
Kristen Spees (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
October Quarterly[25] | October 9, 2014 | $0.00 | $6,440.00 | $(4,343.98) | $2,096.02 | ||||
Pre-General[26] | October 20, 2014 | $2,096.02 | $3,585.00 | $(2,749.63) | $2,931.39 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$10,025 | $(7,093.61) |
Brian Dempsey
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Dempsey's reports.[27]
Brian Dempsey (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
April Quarterly[28] | April 4, 2014 | $290.00 | $475.00 | $(425.44) | $339.56 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$475 | $(425.44) |
District history
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2012
The 2nd Congressional District of Nevada held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Mark Amodei (R) won re-election. He defeated Samuel Koepnick (D), Michael L. Haines (I) and Russell Best (Independent American) in the general election.[29] The primary was held on June 12.[30]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Samuel Koepnick | 36.2% | 102,019 | |
Republican | ![]() |
57.6% | 162,213 | |
Independent | Michael L. Haines | 4% | 11,166 | |
Independent American Party of Nevada | Russel Best | 2.1% | 6,051 | |
Total Votes | 281,449 | |||
Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. House of Representatives Results" |
2011
On September 13, 2011, Mark Amodei was elected to the United States House via a special election. He defeated Kate Marshall (D).[31]
United States House, Nevada Special Election, 2011 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
61.6% | 75,180 | |
Democratic | Kate Marshall | 38.4% | 46,818 | |
Total Votes | 121,998 |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Dean Heller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Nancy Price (D) and Russell Best (Independent American) in the general election.[32]
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Official Election Results," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Nevada - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Kristen Spees for Congress, "Home," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Clark County Nevada,"Election Department: How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Voter Registration Rules," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Amodei 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "Pre-Primary," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kristen Spees Summary Report," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kristen Spees October Quarterly," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kristen Spees Pre-General," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brian Dempsey Summary Report," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Brian Dempsey April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Nevada," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2012 Congressional primary results," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller, Silver State Election, "U.S. House of Representatives, District 2 (Official)"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013