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2024
Nevada's 4th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 13, 2026
Primary: June 9, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Nevada

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Likely Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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Nevada elections, 2026
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U.S. House elections, 2026

All U.S. House districts, including the 4th Congressional District of Nevada, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is June 9, 2026. The filing deadline is March 13, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

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  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

General election

The primary will occur on June 9, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 9, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

David Flippo, Aaron Hill, and Cody Whipple are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 9, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Nevada

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Steven Horsford Democratic Party $1,956,800 $1,205,579 $757,512 As of December 31, 2025
David Flippo Republican Party $949,298 $578,617 $385,397 As of December 31, 2025
Aaron Hill Republican Party $48,443 $43,871 $4,572 As of June 30, 2025
Cody Whipple Republican Party $316,634 $110,447 $206,187 As of December 31, 2025

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
2/3/20261/27/20261/20/20261/13/2026
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Nevada in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Nevada, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Nevada U.S. House ballot-qualified N/A $300 3/13/2026 Source
Nevada U.S. House unaffiliated N/A $300 6/22/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

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

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
Image of Steven Horsford
Steven Horsford
 
89.5
 
34,861
Image of Levy Shultz
Levy Shultz  Candidate Connection
 
10.5
 
4,084

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
Image of John J. Lee
John J. Lee
 
48.2
 
16,699
Image of David Flippo
David Flippo  Candidate Connection
 
45.3
 
15,678
Image of Bruce Frazey
Bruce Frazey  Candidate Connection
 
6.5
 
2,241

Total votes: 34,618
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Steven Horsford
Steven Horsford (D)
 
52.4
 
116,617
Image of Sam Peters
Sam Peters (R)
 
47.6
 
105,870

Total votes: 222,487
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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

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
Image of Sam Peters
Sam Peters
 
47.7
 
20,956
Image of Annie Black
Annie Black
 
41.5
 
18,249
Image of Chance Bonaventura
Chance Bonaventura  Candidate Connection
 
10.8
 
4,748

Total votes: 43,953
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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
Image of Steven Horsford
Steven Horsford (D)
 
50.7
 
168,457
Image of Jim Marchant
Jim Marchant (R)  Candidate Connection
 
45.8
 
152,284
Image of Jonathan Royce Esteban
Jonathan Royce Esteban (L)  Candidate Connection
 
2.4
 
7,978
Image of Barry Rubinson
Barry Rubinson (Independent American Party)
 
1.1
 
3,750

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

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

Total votes: 45,355
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

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

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.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Nevada's 4th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
50.0%48.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Nevada, 2024

Nevada presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 17 Democratic wins
  • 15 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party D R D D D R R R D D D D D R R D D R R R R R R D D R R D D D D R
See also: Party control of Nevada state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Nevada's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Nevada
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 3 5
Republican 0 1 1
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 4 6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Nevada's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Nevada, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorRepublican Party Joe Lombardo
Lieutenant GovernorRepublican Party Stavros S. Anthony
Secretary of StateDemocratic Party Cisco Aguilar
Attorney GeneralDemocratic Party Aaron Ford

State legislature

Nevada State Senate

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 13
     Republican Party 8
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 21

Nevada State Assembly

Party As of January 2026
     Democratic Party 27
     Republican Party 15
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 42

Trifecta control

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

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


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