Nevada's 2nd Congressional District

Nevada's 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Mark Amodei

Assumed office: September 13, 2011

Nevada's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Mark Amodei (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Nevada representatives represented an average of 777,116 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 677,358 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R), Kathy Durham (D), Matthew Fonken (D), and Heath Fulkerson (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mark Amodei (R)
		Kathy Durham (D)
	Submit photo	Matthew Fonken (D)
		Heath Fulkerson (R)

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See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Greg Kidd (No Political Party), Lynn Chapman (Independent American Party), and Javi Tachiquin (L) in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Amodei (R)	55.0	219,919
		Greg Kidd (No Political Party)	36.1	144,064
	Submit photo	Lynn Chapman (Independent American Party)	5.0	19,784
		Javi Tachiquin (L)	4.0	15,817

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 399,584
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 11, 2024, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Fred Simon Jr. (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Amodei	64.2	44,098
		Fred Simon Jr.	35.8	24,592

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,690
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Kifle (R)

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Elizabeth Mercedes Krause (D), Russell Best (Independent American Party), and Darryl Baber (L) in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Amodei (R)	59.7	185,467
		Elizabeth Mercedes Krause (D)	37.8	117,371
		Russell Best (Independent American Party)	1.4	4,194
		Darryl Baber (L)	1.1	3,466

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,498
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Mercedes Krause	49.0	22,072
		Timothy Hanifan	14.3	6,440
	Submit photo	Michael Doucette	12.2	5,478
	Submit photo	Rahul Joshi	8.0	3,613
	Submit photo	Brian Hansen	7.3	3,276
	Submit photo	Joseph Afzal	6.9	3,117
	Submit photo	Gerold Lee Gorman	2.3	1,034

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,030
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Sims (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Danny Tarkanian (R), Joel Beck (R), Catherine Sampson (R), and Brian Nadell (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Amodei	54.9	49,779
		Danny Tarkanian	32.6	29,563
		Joel Beck	7.4	6,744
	Submit photo	Catherine Sampson	3.3	3,010
		Brian Nadell	1.8	1,614

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,710
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See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Patricia Ackerman (D) and Janine Hansen (Independent American Party) in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Amodei (R)	56.5	216,078
		Patricia Ackerman (D)	40.7	155,780
		Janine Hansen (Independent American Party)	2.8	10,815

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382,673
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Dunn (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Ackerman	48.9	26,411
		Clint Koble	22.8	12,315
		Ed Cohen	13.3	7,186
		Rick Shepherd	7.4	3,998
	Submit photo	Reynaldo Hernandez	5.2	2,790
		Steve Schiffman	1.8	974
	Submit photo	Ian Luetkehans	0.6	338

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,012
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Joel Beck (R) and Jesse Hurley (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Amodei	80.8	61,462
		Joel Beck	14.9	11,308
		Jesse Hurley	4.3	3,307

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,077
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Clint Koble (D) in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Amodei (R)	58.2	167,435
		Clint Koble (D)	41.8	120,102

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 287,537 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clint Koble	26.1	9,453
		Patrick Fogarty	23.8	8,619
		Rick Shepherd	21.3	7,699
		Vance Alm	13.2	4,784
		Jesse Hurley	8.0	2,907
	Submit photo	Jack Schofield Jr.	7.5	2,713

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 36,175
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Sharron Angle (R), Joel Beck (R), and Ian Luetkehans (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Amodei	71.7	42,351
		Sharron Angle	18.3	10,837
		Joel Beck	8.5	5,006
	Submit photo	Ian Luetkehans	1.5	882

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 59,076
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Chip Evans (D), John Everhart (Independent American), and Drew Knight (independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Amodei faced no opposition in the Republican primary, while Evans defeated Vance Alm and Rick Shepherd to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.

U.S. House, Nevada District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Amodei Incumbent	58.3%	182,676
	Democratic	Chip Evans	36.9%	115,722
	Independent American	John Everhart	2.8%	8,693
	No Party	Drew Knight	2%	6,245
Total Votes				313,336
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

U.S. House, Nevada District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chip Evans	45.1%	11,333
Rick Shepherd	35.8%	8,983
Vance Alm	19.1%	4,803
Total Votes		25,119
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2014

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Nevada held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Kristen Spees (D) and Janine Hansen (Independent American) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Amodei Incumbent	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

2012

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District elections, 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 (AI) in the general election. The primary was held on June 12.

U.S. House, Nevada District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Samuel Koepnick	36.2%	102,019
	Republican	Mark Amodei Incumbent	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"

U.S. House, Nevada, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Samuel Koepnick	40.5%	8,865
Xiomara Rodriguez	33.8%	7,404
Sam Dehne	25.6%	5,604
Total Votes		21,873

2011

On September 13, 2011, Mark Amodei was elected to the United States House via a special election. He defeated Kate Marshall (D).

United States House, Nevada Special Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Amodei	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.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dean Heller incumbent	63.3%	169,458
	Democratic	Nancy Price	32.7%	87,421
	Independent American	Russell Best	4%	10,829
Total Votes				267,708

2008
On November 4, 2008, Dean Heller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jill Derby (D), John Everhart (Independent American), Sean Patrick Morse (L) and Craig Bergland (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dean Heller incumbent	51.8%	170,771
	Democratic	Jill Derby	41.4%	136,548
	Independent American	John Everhart	3.4%	11,179
	Libertarian	Sean Patrick Morse	1.7%	5,740
	Green Party	Craig Bergland	1.6%	5,282
Total Votes				329,520

2006
On November 7, 2006, Dean Heller won election to the United States House. He defeated Jill Derby (D), Daniel Rosen (I) and James C. Kroshus (Independent American) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dean Heller	50.3%	117,168
	Democratic	Jill Derby	44.9%	104,593
	Independent	Daniel Rosen	2.4%	5,524
	Independent American	James C. Kroshus	2.3%	5,439
Total Votes				232,724

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jim Gibbons won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Angie G. Cochran (D), Brendan J. Trainor (L) and Janine Hansen (Independent American) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Gibbons incumbent	67.2%	195,466
	Democratic	Angie G. Cochran	27.5%	79,978
	Libertarian	Brendan J. Trainer	1.7%	4,997
	Independent American	Janine Hansen	3.7%	10,638
Total Votes				291,079

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim Gibbons won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Travis O. Souza (D), Janine Hansen (Independent American), Brendan Trainor (L) and Robert Winquist (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Gibbons incumbent	74.3%	149,574
	Democratic	Travis O. Souza	20%	40,189
	Independent American	Janine Hansen	3.6%	7,240
	Libertarian	Brendan Trainor	1.7%	3,413
	Natural Law	Robert Winquist	0.4%	784
	Over vote		0.1%	143
Total Votes				201,343

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Gibbons won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tierney Cahill (D), A. Charles Laws (G), Terry Savage (L), Daniel Hansen (Independent American), Ken Brenneman (Citizens First) and Robert W. Winquist (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Gibbons incumbent	64.2%	229,608
	Democratic	Tierney Cahill	29.8%	106,379
	Green Party	A. Charles Laws	1.6%	5,547
	Libertarian	Terry Savage	1.5%	5,343
	Independent American	Daniel Hansen	1.6%	5,582
	Citizens First	Ken Brenneman	0.7%	2,367
	Natural Law	Robert W. Winquist	0.3%	1,143
	No vote cast		0.4%	1,318
	Over vote		0%	131
Total Votes				357,418

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Nevada after the 2020 census

Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed the congressional map into law on November 16, 2021. This map took effect for Nevada's 2022 congressional elections. On November 14, 2021, the Nevada State Senate voted 12-9 to approve the Democratic congressional and legislative map proposals. In a press release, Democratic lawmakers said they planned to issue an amendment to the draft maps in the Nevada State Assembly that would aim to address requests from tribal communities in the state and the allocation of incarcerated individuals. On November 16, the Nevada State Assembly voted 25-17 to approve the amended maps.

How does redistricting in Nevada work? In Nevada, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. The lines are subject to veto by the governor.

Under a state law enacted in 2019, state prison inmates are counted as residents of their home addresses for redistricting purposes.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District of Nevada after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Nevada after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Nevada State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nevada's 2nd the 170th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nevada's 2nd the 164th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 54.1%-43.1%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nevada's 2nd the 162nd most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 43.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 54.1%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nevada's 2nd Congressional District the 174th most Republican nationally.

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 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Nevada
• Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
• Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
• Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
• Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 2

Footnotes

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Nevada's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Catherine Masto (D)

Jacky Rosen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Dina Titus (D)

District 2

Mark Amodei (R)

District 3

Susie Lee (D)

District 4

Steven Horsford (D)

Democratic Party (5)

Republican Party (1)