Nevada's 4th Congressional District

Nevada's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Steven Horsford

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Nevada's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Steven Horsford (D).

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 4th 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 4th 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 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford (D), David Flippo (R), Aaron Hill (R), and Cody Whipple (R) are running in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Steven Horsford (D)
		David Flippo (R)
		Aaron Hill (R)
		Cody Whipple (R)

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See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford (D) defeated John J. Lee (R), Russell Best (Independent American Party), and Timothy Ferreira (L) in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford (D)	52.7	174,926
		John J. Lee (R)	44.6	148,061
		Russell Best (Independent American Party)	1.5	4,919
		Timothy Ferreira (L)	1.3	4,300

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 332,206
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford (D) defeated Levy Shultz (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford	89.5	34,861
		Levy Shultz	10.5	4,084

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,945
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

John J. Lee (R) defeated David Flippo (R) and Bruce Frazey (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John J. Lee	48.2	16,699
		David Flippo	45.3	15,678
		Bruce Frazey	6.5	2,241

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,618
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alberto Orozco (R)

See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford (D) defeated Sam Peters (R) in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford (D)	52.4	116,617
		Sam Peters (R)	47.6	105,870

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 222,487
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Johnson (Independent)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 14, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Steven Horsford (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jennifer Eason (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Sam Peters (R) defeated Annie Black (R) and Chance Bonaventura (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Peters	47.7	20,956
		Annie Black	41.5	18,249
		Chance Bonaventura	10.8	4,748

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,953
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tony Lane (R)
• Jessie Vargas (R)

See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford (D) defeated Jim Marchant (R), Jonathan Royce Esteban (L), and Barry Rubinson (Independent American Party) in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford (D)	50.7	168,457
		Jim Marchant (R)	45.8	152,284
		Jonathan Royce Esteban (L)	2.4	7,978
		Barry Rubinson (Independent American Party)	1.1	3,750

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 332,469
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford	75.1	39,656
		Jennifer Eason	9.4	4,968
		Gabrielle D'Ayr	7.3	3,847
		Gregory Kempton	2.9	1,507
		Chris Colley	2.7	1,431
		George Brucato	2.7	1,424

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,833
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Marchant	34.7	15,760
		Sam Peters	28.1	12,755
		Lisa Song Sutton	15.1	6,846
		Charles Navarro	6.3	2,870
		Rebecca Wood	6.3	2,847
		Leo Blundo	4.2	1,923
		Rosalie Bingham	2.9	1,331
		Randi Reed	2.3	1,023

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,355
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Leo Dunson (R)
• Catherine Prato (R)

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford (D)	51.9	121,962
		Cresent Hardy (R)	43.7	102,748
	Submit photo	Warren Markowitz (Independent American Party)	1.4	3,180
		Rodney Smith (Independent)	1.2	2,733
		Gregg Luckner (L)	0.9	2,213
		Dean McGonigle (Independent)	0.9	2,032

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 234,868 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford	61.7	22,730
		Patricia Spearman	15.2	5,613
		Amy Vilela	9.2	3,388
	Submit photo	Allison Stephens	6.0	2,216
		John Anzalone	5.8	2,134
		Sid Zeller	2.0	736

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 36,817
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cresent Hardy	47.4	15,257
		David Gibbs	19.0	6,102
		Bill Townsend	11.4	3,659
		Kenneth Wegner	11.3	3,626
		Jeff Miller	8.0	2,563
		Mike Monroe	3.0	973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 32,180
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Independent primary

No candidates for U.S. House Nevada District 4 appeared on the ballot for the Independent primary scheduled for June 12, 2018.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eduardo Hurt (Independent)

Previous election results

2016

See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Nevada's 4th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. State Sen. Ruben Kihuen (D) defeated Republican incumbent Cresent Hardy, Steve Brown (L), and Mike Little (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hardy defeated challengers Mike Monroe and Wayne Villines in the Republican primary, while Kihuen defeated seven other Democrats to win the nomination in the primary. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.

U.S. House, Nevada District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ruben Kihuen	48.5%	128,985
	Republican	Cresent Hardy Incumbent	44.5%	118,328
	Libertarian	Steve Brown	3.8%	10,206
	Independent American	Mike Little	3.1%	8,327
Total Votes				265,846
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

U.S. House, Nevada District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cresent Hardy Incumbent	76.8%	18,610
Mike Monroe	17.9%	4,336
Wayne Villines	5.3%	1,290
Total Votes		24,236
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

U.S. House, Nevada District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ruben Kihuen	39.9%	12,221
Lucy Flores	25.7%	7,854
Susie Lee	20.9%	6,407
Morse Arberry	6.2%	1,902
Rodney Smith	2.8%	869
Mike Schaefer	2.5%	773
Dan Rolle	1.1%	336
Brandon Casutt	0.8%	240
Total Votes		30,602
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2014

See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Nevada held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Cresent Hardy (R) defeated incumbent Steven Horsford (D), Steve Brown (L) and Russell Best (Independent American) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steven Horsford Incumbent	45.8%	59,844
	Republican	Cresent Hardy	48.5%	63,466
	Libertarian	Steve Brown	3.1%	4,119
	Independent American	Russell Best	2.6%	3,352
Total Votes				130,781
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2012

See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Nevada elected its first representative in 2012. Former state Sen. Steven Horsford (D) defeated Danny Tarkanian (R), Joseph P. Silvestri (L) and Floyd Fitzgibbons (AI) in the general election on November 6, 2012. The primary was held on June 12.

U.S. House, Nevada District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steven Horsford	50.1%	120,501
	Republican	Danny Tarkanian	42.1%	101,261
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	3.9%	9,341
	Independent American Party of Nevada	Floyd Fitzgibbons	3.9%	9,389
Total Votes				240,492
Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. House of Representatives Results"

Nevada's 4th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Danny Tarkanian	31.5%	7,605
Barbara Cegavske	27.7%	6,674
Kenneth Wegner	21%	5,069
Dan Schwartz	11.3%	2,728
Kiran Hill	2.8%	666
Diana Anderson	2.5%	607
Mike Delarosa	1.5%	370
Sid Zeller	1%	252
Robert X. Leeds	0.7%	165
Total Votes		24,136

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

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 D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Nevada's 4th the 198th most Democratic 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 D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Nevada's 4th the 193rd most Democratic 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 defeated Donald Trump (R) 53.0%-44.8%.

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 D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Nevada's 4th the 191st most Democratic 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 53.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 44.8%.

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 D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Nevada's 4th Congressional District the 182nd most Democratic 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 1.22. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.22 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Nevada
• Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

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)