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Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: March 16, 2018
Primary: June 12, 2018
General: November 6, 2018
Pre-election incumbent:
Jacky Rosen (Democrat)
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Danny Tarkanian won the Republican primary election for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District with 42.8 percent of the vote.[1]

The 3rd District's history as a swing district and the lack of an incumbent in the race encouraged crowded primaries on both sides of the aisle this year. Incumbent Jacky Rosen (D) ran for the U.S. Senate in 2018 rather than seeking re-election.[2] Rosen's election in 2016 marked the third time since the district's inception in 2003 that it had changed party hands.[3]

State Sen. Scott Hammond (R) and small business owner Tarkanian both emerged as frontrunners in the election.

Tarkanian entered the race in March 2018 after President Donald Trump (R) asked him to withdraw from the Nevada's U.S. Senate election and run in the 3rd District instead.[4] The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) backed Tarkanian by adding him to its Young Guns "contenders" program that includes resource and organizational support.[5] Tarkanian also collected endorsements from Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, former Nevada Lieutenant Governor Lorraine Hunt-Bono, and the National Right to Life Committee.

Hammond, who was first elected to the state Senate in 2012, was backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), and said he was "grateful for their recognition of my steadfast support of the 2nd Amendment.” His campaigning also focused on his work on education issues.

The primary was June 12.

Nevada voter? Dates you need to know.
Primary electionJune 12, 2018
Candidate filing deadlineMarch 16, 2018
Registration deadlineMay 15, 2018 (by mail), May 22, 2018 (in person), May 24, 2018 (online)[6]
Absentee application deadlineJune 7, 2018[6]
General electionNovember 6, 2018
Voting information
Primary typeClosed
Early voting deadlineJune 8, 2018[6]
Polling locations: Go to this page to find early voting locations and your assigned precinct for election day.


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Candidates and election results

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 12, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Danny Tarkanian
Danny Tarkanian
 
44.1
 
15,257
Image of Michelle Mortensen
Michelle Mortensen
 
24.6
 
8,491
Image of Scott Hammond
Scott Hammond
 
16.8
 
5,804
Image of David McKeon
David McKeon
 
4.9
 
1,698
Image of Annette Teijeiro
Annette Teijeiro
 
3.5
 
1,225
Image of Patrick Carter
Patrick Carter
 
2.7
 
942
Image of Stephanie Jones
Stephanie Jones
 
1.3
 
450
Image of Eddie Hamilton
Eddie Hamilton
 
1.0
 
360
Image of Thomas Mark La Croix
Thomas Mark La Croix
 
1.0
 
345

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

Total votes: 34,572
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Candidates

Top candidates

Scott Hammond

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Hammond was first elected to the state Senate in 2012. Prior to his time in the Senate, he represented Assembly District 13 for two years. He taught social studies and Spanish for the Clark County School District for 16 years, and also taught political science at the University of Nevada Los Vegas (UNLV). Hammond earned his M.A. and B.A. in political science from UNLV.[7]

Hammond reported $240,064 in funds raised at the end of March. He was endorsed by Boulder City Councilwoman Peggy Leavitt and the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Danny Tarkanian

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After earning his bachelor's degree at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Tarkanian went on to complete his law degree at the University of San Diego. He practiced law for seven years and founded the Tarkanian Basketball Academy, a nonprofit organization focused on working with at-risk youth.[8]

Tarkanian entered the race after Donald Trump asked him to drop out of the U.S. Senate election in Nevada and run for Congress instead. In a poll released on March 20, 2018, Tarkanian led the field of candidates with 37 percent support. He listed pro-life issues, school choice, term limits, and repealing Obamacare among his campaign priorities on his website.[9] Tarkanian raised a little over $1 million at the end of March.

List of all candidates

See also: Statistics on U.S. Congress candidates, 2018

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Campaign finance

The table below details the campaign finance reports from the candidates running in this election who reported at least $10,000 in receipts as of March 31, 2018.[10]


Polls

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Nevada's 3rd Congressional District Republican primary election, 2018
Poll Hammond McKeonMortensenSeamanTarkanianUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Strategic National
March 10-11, 2018		 9%1%10%9%37%34%+/-4.9400
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.


Endorsements

Republican primary endorsements
Endorsement Hammond McKeon[11] Tarkanian
State figures
Adam Laxalt, Nevada attorney general[12] ✔
Chris Edwards, Nevada state assemblyman ✔
Lorraine Hunt-Bono, former Nevada lieutenant governor[13] ✔
Local figures
Peggy Leavitt, Boulder City councilwoman[14] ✔
Bruce Woodbury, former Clark County Commission member[15] ✔
Organizations
National Right to Life Committee[16] ✔
National Rifle Association[17] ✔


Campaign themes and policy stances

Scott Hammond

Hammond's website highlighted the campaign themes below.[18]

In 2010 Scott was elected to represent Assembly District 13. During the legislative session Scott served on the Judicial, Health and Human Services and Transportation committees. In 2012 Scott was elected to the Senate to represent District 18. Throughout his time in the Senate Scott has become known for his work on education issues, passing legislation to create the Opportunity Scholarship and Education Savings Accounts. He believes that all Nevada students should have access to quality education, not just those who can afford it. He has spent his legislative career making that a reality for thousands of Nevadans.

Danny Tarkanian

Tarkanian's 2018 campaign website highlighted the themes below.[19]

Veterans

  • I believe the men and women serving in our military, as well as their families, should receive the pay, health care, retirement benefits, housing and education that they deserve.
  • I support extending hiring preferences for veterans in federal employment.
  • I support President Trump’s efforts to fix the Veterans Administration and terminate employees who fail to properly provide for the needs of those who have sacrificed so much for our nation.
  • I support allowing veterans to choose alternative medical care from other than VA facilities if they so choose.
  • I believe we need to do more to address the problem of homeless veterans.
  • I support efforts to address the tragedy of 22 military veterans committing suicide every day in America, as well as programs to address problems such addiction and mental illness due to their service.

National Defense

Providing for our national defense is one of the few authorized responsibilities of the federal government. Indeed, as former Congressman Jim Talent wrote, “National defense is the only mandatory function of the national government” as outlined in Article 4, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.

As such, I am fully committed to rebuilding our military, which was severely weakened during the eight years of the Obama administration. As President Reagan put it, we must always be prepared so that we’ll always be free.

In addition…

  • I believe Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ loosening of the “rules of engagement,” which has allowed our troops to more quickly and effectively combat and defeat ISIS and other terrorists groups in the Middle East and elsewhere, is wise and correct.
  • I believe we should not be using our military for “nation building” purposes.
  • I believe our allies, who enjoy the protections we provide them, should help pay for that protection as agreed and appropriate.
  • I believe that appeasement efforts towards the brutal North Korean dictatorship have failed and a stronger U.S. strategy in dealing with them is both necessary and appropriate.
  • I believe we should never underestimate the dangers posed by Russia, but agree with President Trump that if we can find peaceful means to co-exist, it’s in both nations’ best interest to do so.
  • I believe border security and national security go hand-in-hand and support building the wall on our southern border, as well as President Trump’s limited travel ban and ending the visa lottery program.
  • I oppose calls to reinstate the draft, as well as oppose requiring women to register for the draft.
  • I oppose using our military for social experimentation.

Pro-Life

Danny Tarkanian Believes Life Starts At Conception.

  • Danny is pro-life.
  • He is dedicated to fighting for the unborn and standing up for life.
  • He is against federal funding of abortions.
  • He is in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood.

School Choice

In the 1950s the government stood in front of schoolhouse doors and refused to let minority children in. Today the government stands in front of schoolhouse doors and refuses to let minority children out. That must change.

I am amazed at the hypocrisy of liberals who command a woman’s “right to choose” when it comes to terminating a pregnancy but denies women the right to choose what school to send their children to.

Parents deserve REAL school choice. They should be allowed to pick their child’s teachers and schools just as they’re allowed to choose their child’s doctors and hospitals. And no, choosing between one government school or another isn’t a real “choice.”

While we have an obligation to continue finding ways to improve our public schools other than dumping more and more taxpayer dollars down the drain, we must also give poor and middle class families the financial assistance they need to exercise the same education choices wealthy families enjoy.

Our public schools aren’t broke. They’re broken. If money was the answer, we’d already have the greatest school systems on the planet. We don’t.

That’s why I support school vouchers, education savings accounts and scholarship programs that parents can use for private school tuition or to assist parents who opt to homeschool their children if they want such assistance.

The community interest is a well-educated child. But that doesn’t necessarily mean public schools. One size doesn’t fit all. And it’s time to give parents both the right and the means to escape public schools that aren’t getting the job done.

Term Limits

Members of Congress are treated like royalty, have staffers who worship at their feet, are regularly entertained at dinners and cocktail parties, are lavished with ego-boosting praise and gifts by lobbyists sucking up for their votes, and made to feel their opinions are on par with the mountaintop wisdom of the Dalai Lama by the DC press corps.

Outside the beltway, Americans have another name for this alternative universe: The Swamp. And the only way to drain it and keep it drained is with term limits – just like we have for presidents; just like we have for Nevada legislators.

However, these elected Swamp creatures will do everything in their power to block a constitutional term limits amendment. But that doesn’t stop true citizen legislators who wish to serve and return home, as our Founders intended, from imposing term limits on themselves. And that’s exactly my commitment to Nevadans…

If elected, I promise to actively support a Constitutional amendment providing for term limits on Member of the United States House and Senate.

Because it’s the right thing to do. For America. And for Nevada.

Repealing Obamacare

Nevadans all across our state have lost the health insurance policies they were told they could keep when ObamaCare was forced on us by President Obama and Sen. Harry Reid.

And many have lost their family doctors, as well. Not only because you were forced into new policies that didn’t include your doctors (for example, being forced from a PPO into an HMO), but because many doctors have simply closed up their practices because they could no longer afford to operate under the new program.

In addition, many Nevadans have not only seen their monthly premiums skyrocket higher than their rent and mortgage payments, but their deductibles have blown through the roof, as well. My family of six has seen our premiums increase almost 400%, our deductibles increased 500%, and our copay to see a specialist has increased 600%. Under Obamacare, hardworking middle class Americans who pay for their own health insurance are the ones getting screwed.

ObamaCare MUST be repealed. And here’s my commitment to you, in writing…

If you give me your trust by sending me to Congress, I will push for and vote to repeal ObamaCare in its entirety. Guaranteed. That’s right, guaranteed.

My Dad, like yours, taught me that a man’s word is his bond. And we teach our kids that if you make a promise, keep the promise. I will keep my promise.

Defending the Second Amendment

Gun-grabbers whose ultimate goal is to abolish the Second Amendment routinely ignore two important realities…

1. The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun, and… 2. When seconds count, first responders are only minutes away

This is not a criticism of police officers. They put their lives on the line every single day to protect us. But they simply can’t be everywhere all the time…unless you’re a high elected official or a Hollywood star who can afford personal bodyguards.

For the rest of us, when confronted by a bad guy with a gun – in church, at an event, on the street or in our own homes – first responders can get there too late. We need, deserve and have a right to an IMMEDIATE response.

Indeed, the right to defend yourself and your family isn’t just your constitutional right; it’s a God-given right. A right that has nothing to do with hunting or target-shooting. It’s about self-defense, period.

And every time I hear a gun-grabber ask, “Why do you need a weapon like that?” – the simple answer is: To defend myself and my family against a bad guy who has a similar weapon.

The simple fact is, no gun control law or background check system in the world is going to stop criminals and crazy people from getting their hands on guns if they are truly intent on doing so. That’s why the Second Amendment individual right to keep and bear arms needs to be defended without compromise.

And that’s why my top gun rights priority in the House of Representatives will be the passage of a national concealed carry reciprocity law that will allow you to protect yourself and your loved ones while traveling from one state to another.

We can do better. We should do better. We MUST do better.

Philosophy of Government

My views on the proper role of government can pretty much be summed up in two guiding principles best expressed by Ronald Reagan… Government isn’t the solution to the problem; government IS the problem

The American people aren’t taxed too little; the government spends too much

Keeping those two principles in mind, if elected to the House of Representatives I will try to follow the example set by former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, who wrote almost 60 years ago in Conscience of a Conservative…

"I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden.

I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is ‘needed’ before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ ‘interests,’ I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can."

Or as Benjamin Franklin once put it, “Where liberty is, there is my country.”

Government Spending

On January 20, 1981 Ronald Reagan delivered his first Inaugural Address. In it he warned…

"For decades we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children’s future for the temporary convenience of the present. . . . We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow."

That was the same speech in which the President famously declared that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”

In a later speech, President Reagan observed:

"The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much."

And in yet another speech the Gipper noted:

"We don’t have a trillion dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough. We have a trillion dollar debt because we spend too much."

Sadly, little has changed since Reagan left the White House. We’re still mortgaging our nation’s future on the backs of our children and grandchildren. Government is still the problem, not the solution. And the government still spends too much.

Sadder still, that trillion dollar debt President Reagan inherited in 1981 grew to $20 trillion under President Obama. To paraphrase another famous saying, “It’s the spending, stupid.” And that includes spending on so-called “entitlements.”

Fixing this problem will require elected representatives who are willing to make tough but responsible decisions regardless of political consequences.

Illegal Immigration

The most dishonest argument in the immigration reform debate is the habit of “open borders” advocates to mix legal immigration with ILLEGAL immigration. There’s a huge difference.

We do need some reforms to our legal immigration system, but we need to BLOCK illegal immigration.

We also need to deport illegal immigrants who commit additional illegal acts while in our country illegally IMMEDIATELY.

There’s already a legal pathway to citizenship. People who are in our country illegally who wish to become American citizens should return to their native country and get in line like everyone else. It is wrong, unfair and counter-productive to “devise” any other pathway.

In addition…

  • I support building “the wall”
  • I oppose birthright citizenship
  • I oppose “chain immigration”
  • I support e-Verify
  • I oppose sanctuary cities
  • I oppose driver’s licenses for illegal aliens
  • I oppose welfare benefits for illegal aliens
  • I support making English our official language

Democratic district won by Donald Trump

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat and won by Donald Trump in 2016 and Split-ticket districts in the 2016 presidential and U.S. House elections

This district was one of 13 Democratic-held U.S. House districts that Donald Trump (R) won in the 2016 presidential election.[20] Some were expected to be among the House's most competitive elections in 2018.


2018 election results in Democratic-held U.S. House districts won by Donald Trump in 2016
District Incumbent 2018 winner 2018 margin 2016 presidential margin 2012 presidential margin
Arizona's 1st Democratic Party Tom O'Halleran Democratic Party Tom O'Halleran D+7.7 Trump+1.1 Romney+2.5
Iowa's 2nd Democratic Party Dave Loebsack Democratic Party Dave Loebsack D+12.2 Trump+4.1 Obama+13.1
Illinois' 17th Democratic Party Cheri Bustos Democratic Party Cheri Bustos D+23.6 Trump+0.7 Obama+17.0
Minnesota's 1st Democratic Party Tim Walz Republican Party Jim Hagedorn R+0.4 Trump+14.9 Obama+1.4
Minnesota's 7th Democratic Party Collin Peterson Democratic Party Collin Peterson D+4.3 Trump+30.8 Romney+9.8
Minnesota's 8th Democratic Party Rick Nolan Republican Party Pete Stauber R+5.5 Trump+15.6 Obama+5.5
New Hampshire's 1st Democratic Party Carol Shea-Porter Democratic Party Chris Pappas D+11.7 Trump+1.6 Obama+1.6
New Jersey's 5th Democratic Party Josh Gottheimer Democratic Party Josh Gottheimer D+11.7 Trump+1.1 Romney+3.1
Nevada's 3rd Democratic Party Jacky Rosen Democratic Party Susie Lee D+9.1 Trump+1.0 Obama+0.8
New York's 18th Democratic Party Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic Party Sean Patrick Maloney D+10.2 Trump+1.9 Obama+4.3
Pennsylvania's 8th Democratic Party Matt Cartwright[21] Democratic Party Matt Cartwright D+9.2 Trump+9.6 Obama+11.9
Pennsylvania's 14th Democratic Party Conor Lamb[22] Republican Party Guy Reschenthaler R+15.9 Trump+29.0 Romney+17.7
Wisconsin's 3rd Democratic Party Ron Kind Democratic Party Ron Kind D+19.4 Trump+4.5 Obama+11.0


Click here to see the 25 Republican-held U.S. House districts that Hillary Clinton (D) won.

Click here to see an overview of all split-ticket districts in the 2016 presidential and U.S. House elections.

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Race ratings: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
Race tracker Race ratings
October 30, 2018 October 23, 2018October 16, 2018October 9, 2018
The Cook Political Report Lean Democratic Lean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales Tilt Democratic Tilt DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball Lean Democratic Lean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season.

Timeline

  • June 12, 2018: Primary Election Day
  • June 7, 2018: Absentee ballot application deadline
  • May 25, 2018: Scott Hammond backed by the NRA
  • May 22, 2018: Voter registration deadline (online)
  • May 17, 2018: NRCC adds Tarkanian to its Young Guns "Contenders" program
  • May 15, 2018: Voter registration deadline (by mail)
  • March 31, 2018: First quarter campaign finance reports show Tarkanian leading fundraising with over $1 million in contributions
  • March 20, 2018: Poll released by Strategic National has Tarkanian leading candidates with 37 percent support
  • March 16, 2018: Danny Tarkanian drops out of U.S. Senate race, enters 3rd District election instead at the request of President Trump
  • March 16, 2018: Candidate filing deadline
  • June 21, 2017: Incumbent Rep. Jacky Rosen (R) announces her bid for the U.S. Senate

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 R+2, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nevada's 3rd Congressional District the 224th most Republican nationally.[23]

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 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.[24]

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.[25]

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.[26][27]

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).[28]

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[29] 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[30] 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. ↑ Associated Press, "Danny Tarkanian wins GOP House primary in Nevada after dropping challenge to Sen. Heller," June 12, 2018
  2. ↑ AP News, "US Rep. Jacky Rosen to run for Senate in key Nevada race," June 21, 2017
  3. ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Summary of 2001 redistricting legislation," accessed January 30, 2018
  4. ↑ Twitter, "Donald Trump on Twitter," March 16, 2018
  5. ↑ National Republican Congressional Committee, "NRCC Adds NV-03 Candidate Danny Tarkanian to Young Guns “Contenders”," May 17, 2018
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nevada Secretary of State, "2018 calendar of events," accessed January 15, 2018
  7. ↑ Scott Hammond 2018 campaign website, "About," accessed April 3, 2018
  8. ↑ Danny Tarkanian 2018 campaign website, "Meet Danny Tarkanian," accessed April 3, 2018
  9. ↑ Danny Tarkanian 2018 campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 3, 2018
  10. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed May 25, 2018
  11. ↑ McKeon for Nevada, "Home," accessed March 23, 2018
  12. ↑ 3 News, "Tarkanian may have the lead, but other GOP candidates are staying in…for now," March 27, 2018
  13. ↑ Facebook, "Danny Tarkanian on Facebook," accessed May 25, 2018
  14. ↑ Scott Hammond 2018 campaign website, "Boulder City Councilwoman Peggy Leavitt Endorses Hammond for Congress In CD-3," accessed May 25, 2018
  15. ↑ Scott Hammond 2018 campaign website, "Bruce Woodbury endorses Scott Hammond," accessed May 25, 2018
  16. ↑ Danny Tarkanian 2018 campaign website, "National Right to Life endorses Tarkanian for CD3," accessed May 25, 2018
  17. ↑ Scott Hammond 2018 campaign website, "The NRA endorses Scott Hammond!" accessed May 25, 2018
  18. ↑ Scott Hammond 2018 campaign website, "About," accessed May 25, 2018
  19. ↑ Danny Tarkanian 2018 campaign website, "Issues," accessed May 25, 2018
  20. ↑ This figure includes Pennsylvania districts that were redrawn by the state Supreme Court in early 2018 and districts that flipped in special elections.
  21. ↑ The new 8th district was created in early 2018 due to court-ordered redistricting and most closely resembles the old 17th District held by Cartwright. Click here to read more.
  22. ↑ The new 14th district was created in early 2018 due to court-ordered redistricting and most closely resembles the old 18th District Lamb won in a March 2018 special election. Tim Murphy (R) won the old 18th District in the 2016 election. Click here to read more.
  23. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  24. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  25. ↑ 270towin.com, "Nevada," accessed August 3, 2017
  26. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  27. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  28. ↑ Nevada Demographics, "Nevada Cities by Population," accessed September 5, 2017
  29. ↑ Nevada gained a fourth seat in the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2010 census.
  30. ↑ Nevada gained a third seat in the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2000 census.


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