Rodney Smith (Nevada)
Rodney Smith (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Smith was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Nevada. Smith was defeated by Ruben Kihuen in the Democratic primary.[1]
Elections
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 234,868 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
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 | |
| Allison Stephens | 6.0 | 2,216 | ||
 | John Anzalone | 5.8 | 2,134 | |
 | Sid Zeller | 2.0 | 736 | |
| Total votes: 36,817 | |||
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Republican primary election
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 | |
| Total votes: 32,180 | |||
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Independent primary election
No Independent candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eduardo Hurt (Independent)
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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][1][8]
| 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 | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Smith's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Rodney Smith's campaign website, http://www.rodneysmith4congresscd4.com/ | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2018
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Filed Non-Judicial Candidates," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "I AM RUNNING FOR CONGRESS - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4," March 28, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Democrat Lucy Flores announces congressional bid," April 22, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Vegas philanthropist Susie Lee may seek congressional seat," April 27, 2015
- ↑ KNPR, "Former Assembly Speaker John Oceguera Running For Congress," July 9, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: NRCC Announces 12 Members in Patriot Program," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
