See also: 2014 Nevada elections.
| Election Name: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | All 4 Nevada seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 304,809 |
| Percentage1: | 56.13% |
| Swing1: | 9.17% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 210,147 |
| Percentage2: | 38.70% |
| Swing2: | 7.85% |
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election. As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans won a majority of House districts in Nevada, as well as the last time Nevada's 2nd congressional district was won with over 60% of the vote.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | +/– | % | ||||||
| Republican | 4 | 304,809 | 56.13 | 3 | 1 | 75.00 | ||
| Democratic | 4 | 210,147 | 38.70 | 1 | 1 | 25.00 | ||
| Independent American | 3 | 16,770 | 3.09 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Libertarian | 3 | 8,302 | 1.53 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 2,981 | 0.55 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 543,009 | 100.0 | 4 | 100.0 | |||
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:[1]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 30,413 | 37.88% | 45,643 | 56.84% | 4,243 | 5.28% | 80,299 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
| 122,402 | 65.73% | 52,016 | 27.93% | 11,792 | 6.33% | 186,210 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 88,528 | 60.75% | 52,644 | 36.13% | 4,547 | 3.12% | 145,719 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
| District 4 | 63,466 | 48.53% | 59,844 | 45.76% | 7,471 | 5.71% | 130,781 | 100.0% | Republican gain | ||||||
| Total | 304,809 | 56.13% | 210,147 | 38.70% | 28,053 | 5.17% | 543,009 | 100.0% |
| Election Name: | 2014 Nevada's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Dina Titus official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dina Titus |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 45,643 |
| Percentage1: | 56.8% |
| Nominee2: | Annette Teijeiro |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 30,413 |
| Percentage2: | 37.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Dina Titus |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dina Titus |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Nevada's 1st congressional district. Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies most of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County. The district is strongly Democratic. The incumbent Democrat Dina Titus, who had represented the 1st district since January 2013 and the 3rd district between 2009 and 2011, ran for re-election.
| Election Name: | 2014 Nevada's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Mark Amodei, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mark Amodei |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 122,402 |
| Percentage1: | 65.7% |
| Nominee2: | Kristen Spees |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 52,016 |
| Percentage2: | 28.0% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | Janine Hansen |
| Party3: | Independent American Party of Nevada |
| Popular Vote3: | 11,792 |
| Percentage3: | 6.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Mark Amodei |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mark Amodei |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Nevada's 2nd congressional district. Nevada's 2nd congressional district includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Douglas and Lyon counties; all of Churchill, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Pershing and Washoe counties; and the state capital, Carson City. The largest city in the district is Reno, the state's third largest city. Although the district appears rural, its politics are dominated by Reno and Carson City, which combined cast over 85 percent of the district's vote. The incumbent Republican Mark Amodei, who had represented the 2nd district since September 2011, ran for re-election.
Spees was aiming to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.[3]
| Election Name: | 2014 Nevada's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Joe Heck (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Joe Heck |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 88,528 |
| Percentage1: | 60.8% |
| Nominee2: | Erin Bilbray |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 52,644 |
| Percentage2: | 36.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Joe Heck |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Joe Heck |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Nevada's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd congressional district occupies the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, and most of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census. The incumbent Republican Joe Heck, who had represented the 3rd district since January 2011, ran for re-election.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee invited Bilbray to the second inauguration of Barack Obama, where she met with party figures.[4] She is the daughter of James Bilbray, who represented the 1st district from 1987 to 1995 and served in the Nevada State Senate from 1980 to 1986.
Although initially being seen as a competitive race, heading into the general election, most political analysts had Heck with a clear advantage.[7] Throughout the campaign, Heck's campaign raised $2,402,397.89, over twice Bilbray's $1,118,057.80. Heck also befitted from $1,703,762 from outside groups, while only $13,473 was spent supporting Bilbray.[8]
Bilbray also had three different campaign managers in eight months, which led to the lack of a clear strategy.[9]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Heck (R) | Erin Bilbray (D) | Other | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 491 | ± 7.0% | align=center | 46% | 32% | 5% | 17% | |
| Mellman Group (D−Bilbray)[10] | April 21–23, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 39% | 31% | – | 30% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[11] | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg[12] | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections[14] | November 4, 2014 |
| Election Name: | 2014 Nevada's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Image1: | File:Cresent Hardy 2015 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Cresent Hardy |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 63,466 |
| Percentage1: | 48.5% |
| Nominee2: | Steven Horsford |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 59,844 |
| Percentage2: | 45.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Steven Horsford |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Cresent Hardy |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Nevada's 4th congressional district. The 4th congressional district is located in the central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, parts of Douglas and Lyon counties, and all of Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye and White Pine counties. More than four-fifths of the district's population lives in Clark County. The incumbent Democrat Steven Horsford, who had represented the 4th district since January 2013, ran for re-election.
Being at a large financial disadvantage to the incumbent, the Hardy campaign adopted the unusual strategy of paying to run a Horsford ad featuring President Obama in the rural parts of the district where Republicans tend to poll well.[16]
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 3, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | October 24, 2014 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 30, 2014 | ||
| RCP | November 2, 2014 | |||
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections | November 4, 2014 |
On election night, Hardy upset Horsford by just over 3,500 votes, with a combination of, a favorable national environment for Republicans, weak Democratic turnout and a superior Republican strategy all being credited as factors in the result.[17]