2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada explained

Election Name:	2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
Country:	Nevada
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
Next Year:	2022
Seats For Election:	All 4 Nevada seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:	November 3, 2020
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:	3
Seats1:	3
Popular Vote1:	665,526
Percentage1:	49.09%
Swing1:	2.04%
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:	1
Seats2:	1
Popular Vote2:	633,827
Percentage2:	46.76%
Swing2:	0.99%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the Nevada Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
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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"	%
	137,868	61.77%	74,490	33.37%	10,855	4.86%	223,213	100.0%	Democratic hold
	155,780	40.71%	216,078	56.46%	10,815	2.83%	382,673	100.0%	Republican hold
	203,421	48.75%	190,975	45.77%	22,856	5.48%	417,252	100.0%	Democratic hold
	168,457	50.67%	152,284	45.80%	11,728	3.53%	332,469	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	665,526	49.09%	633,827	46.76%	56,254	4.15%	1,355,607	100.0%

District 1

Election Name:	2020 Nevada's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Nevada
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 1
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 1
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Dina Titus official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Dina Titus
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	137,868
Percentage1:	61.8%
Nominee2:	Joyce Bentley
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	74,490
Percentage2:	33.4%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Dina Titus
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Dina Titus
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)
Map Size:	150
Map2 Image:	NV1 House 2020.svg
Map2 Size:	150
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Titus: Bentley:

See also: Nevada's 1st congressional district. The 1st district encompasses the Las Vegas Strip, taking in Downtown Las Vegas, Winchester, Paradise, Spring Valley, and Whitney. The incumbent is Democrat Dina Titus, who was re-elected with 66.2% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Allen Rheinhart, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016^[2]
• Dina Titus, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]
• Anthony Thomas Jr., security guard^[2]

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joyce Bentley, realtor and nominee for Nevada's 1st congressional district in 2018^[2]
• Josh Elliott, publicist^[2]
• Eddie Hamilton, businessman and perennial candidate^[2]
• Citlaly Larios-Elias, fashion designer^[2]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[3]		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections^[4]		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[5]		July 2, 2020
Politico^[6]		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos^[7]		June 3, 2020
RCP^[8]		June 9, 2020
Niskanen^[9]		June 7, 2020

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2020 Nevada's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Nevada
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 2
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 2
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Mark Amodei official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Mark Amodei
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	216,078
Percentage1:	56.5%
Nominee2:	Patricia Ackerman
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	155,780
Percentage2:	40.7%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Mark Amodei
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Mark Amodei
After Party:	Republican Party (US)
Map2 Image:	NV2 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Amodei: Ackerman: Tie:

See also: Nevada's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district covers much of northern Nevada, including Reno, Sparks and Carson City. The incumbent is Republican Mark Amodei, who was re-elected with 58.2% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. representative^[10]
• Joel Beck, U.S. Air Force veteran and candidate for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[11]
• Jesse Douglas Hurley, entrepreneur^[12]

Declined

• Heidi Gansert, state senator
• Ben Kieckhefer, state senator
• Adam Laxalt, former Nevada Attorney General and candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2018
• James Settelmeyer, minority leader of the Nevada Senate
• Danny Tarkanian, attorney, businessman and perennial candidate^[13]
• Jim Wheeler, minority leader of the Nevada Assembly

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Amodei	Adam Laxalt	Undecided
WPA Intelligence^[14]	October 15–16, 2019	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	35%		39%	27%
26%					56%	19%

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Patricia Ackerman, candidate for Nevada State Assembly in 2018^[11]
• Ed Cohen, communications consultant^[11]
• Reynaldo Hernandez, produce clerk^[11]
• Clint Koble, nominee for Nevada's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[11]
• Ian Luetkehans^[11]
• Steve Schiffman, former U.S. diplomat^[11]
• Rick Shepherd, progressive activist^[11]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 3

Election Name:	2020 Nevada's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Nevada
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 3
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 3
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Susie Lee, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Susie Lee
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	203,421
Percentage1:	48.8%
Nominee2:	Daniel Rodimer
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	190,975
Percentage2:	45.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Susie Lee
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Susie Lee
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)
Map Size:	150
Map2 Image:	NV3 House 2020.svg
Map2 Size:	150
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Lee: Rodimer:

See also: Nevada's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district encompasses the southern Las Vegas suburbs including Enterprise, Boulder City, Henderson, and Summerlin South. The incumbent is Democrat Susie Lee, who was elected with 51.9% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Susie Lee, incumbent U.S. representative
• Dennis Sullivan, physician
• Tiffany Watson, caregiver ^[15]

Withdrawn

• Gary Crispin, marketing consultant^[16]

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Brian Nadell, professional poker player^[16]
• Cory Newberry, businessman^[16]
• Mindy Robinson, actress^[16]
• Dan Rodimer, former WWE professional wrestler and candidate for Nevada State Senate in 2018
• Dan Schwartz, former Nevada State Treasurer and candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2018^[17]
• Victor Willert, teacher

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[18]		November 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections^[19]		October 28, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[20]		November 2, 2020
Politico^[21]		November 2, 2020
Daily Kos^[22]		November 1, 2020
RCP^[23]		November 2, 2020
Niskanen		November 1, 2020

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2020 Nevada's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Nevada
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 4
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada#District 4
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Steven Horsford, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Steven Horsford
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	168,457
Percentage1:	50.7%
Nominee2:	Jim Marchant
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	152,284
Percentage2:	45.8%
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Steven Horsford
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Steven Horsford
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)
Map2 Image:	NV4 House 2020.svg
Map2 Caption:	Precinct results Horsford: Marchant: Tie:

See also: Nevada's 4th congressional district. The 4th district covers the northern Las Vegas suburbs, including North Las Vegas, and takes in rural central Nevada. The incumbent is Democrat Steven Horsford, who was elected with 51.9% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• George Brucato, small business owner^[24]
• Chris Colley, re-recording mixer^[25]
• Gabrielle D'Ayr, risk manager^[2]
• Jennifer Eason, progressive activist^[24]
• Steven Horsford, incumbent U.S. representative^[24]
• Gregory Kempton, teacher^[24]

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Rosalie Bingham, businesswoman^[24]
• Leo Blundo, Nye County commissioner^[26]
• Jim Marchant, former state assemblyman^[27]
• Charles Navarro, former district director for former U.S. Representative Cresent Hardy and U.S. Navy veteran^[28]
• Sam Peters, U.S. Air Force veteran and businessman^[29]
• Randi Reed, entrepreneur
• Lisa Song Sutton, businesswoman, attorney, and former Miss Nevada United States^{[30] [31] [32]}
• Rebecca Wood, businesswoman

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		November 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		October 28, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 2, 2020
Politico		November 2, 2020
Daily Kos		November 1, 2020
RCP		November 2, 2020
Niskanen		November 1, 2020

Results

See also

• 2020 Nevada elections

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

• • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Nevada . (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Kamau Bakari (IA) for Congress
• Joyce Bentley (R) for Congress
• Dina Titus (D) for Congress
• Robert Van Strawder (L) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Patricia Ackerman (D) for Congress
• Mark Amodei (R) for Congress
• Janine Hansen (IA) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Steve Brown (L) for Congress
• Susie Lee (D) for Congress
• Daniel Rodimer (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Jonathan Royce Esteban (L) for Congress
• Steven Horsford (D) for Congress
• Jim Marchant (R) for Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wasserman. David. Flinn. Ally. 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker. Cook Political Report. November 7, 2018. February 15, 2019. April 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403141334/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WxDaxD5az6kdOjJncmGph37z0BPNhV1fNAH_g7IkpC0/htmlview. dead.
2. Web site: Price . Michelle L. . Nevada's 4 incumbent US House members draw 2020 challengers . The Register Citizen . March 22, 2020 . March 26, 2020 . March 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326031310/https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Nevada-s-4-incumbent-US-House-members-draw-2020-15149158.php . dead .
3. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019 . The Cook Political Report . September 20, 2019.
4. Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 3, 2019.
5. Web site: 2020 Senate race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . August 28, 2019 . August 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822073139/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-senate/ . dead.
6. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. November 19, 2019 . Politico.
7. Web site: Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020 . Daily Kos Elections. February 28, 2020.
8. Web site: Battle for White House. April 19, 2019 . RCP.
9. Web site: 2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections. April 28, 2020. Niskanen Center. May 1, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621124503/https://www.niskanencenter.org/negative-partisanship-and-the-2020-congressional-elections/. dead.
10. News: Ralston. Jon. Amodei: Come on in, the water's fine. The Nevada Independent. March 4, 2019. March 5, 2019.
11. Web site: Dornan . Geoff . FILING FINAL: Kramer out, O'Neill in for Carson City Assembly race . Nevada Appeal . March 13, 2020 . March 26, 2020 . March 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200326032037/https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/carson-citys-al-kramer-withdraws-from-race-to-retain-assembly-seat/ . dead.
12. Web site: Bahouth . Brian . Interviews with 6 Democratic candidates vying to run for Nevada's CD2 . The Sierra Nevada Ally . May 2, 2020.
13. News: Messerly. Megan. Rindels. Michelle. Amodei not worried about primary challengers, invites anyone with 'a better mousetrap' to get in. The Nevada Independent. April 17, 2019. April 17, 2019.
14. https://www.clubforgrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CFG_NV_CD2_IVR_Poll_Memo_191023.pdf WPA Intelligence
15. Web site: Tiffany Ann Watson - Ballotpedia . June 20, 2020 . June 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200623120443/https://ballotpedia.org/Tiffany_Ann_Watson . dead .
16. Web site: Appleton . Rory . Plenty of challengers flock to Nevada's congressional races . Las Vegas Review-Journal . March 13, 2020.
17. News: Price . Michelle . Former Nevada state Treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Schwartz to run for Congress . July 9, 2019 . The Nevada Appeal . July 9, 2019 . July 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709222240/https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/government/former-nevada-state-treasurer-and-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-dan-schwartz-to-run-for-congress/ . dead.
18. Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings . The Cook Political Report . October 7, 2020.
19. Web site: House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 7, 2020.
20. Web site: 2020 House race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . October 7, 2020.
21. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. November 19, 2019 . Politico.
22. Web site: House 2020 . Daily Kos Elections. October 7, 2020.
23. Web site: Battle for the House 2020. RCP.
24. Web site: Damon . Anjeanette . DeHaven . James . FRIDAY DEADLINE: Here's who's running for federal, state and local offices in Reno-Sparks . Reno Gazette Journal . March 2, 2020.
25. Web site: Mark Amodei defeats two challengers to win U.S. House Republican primary . NBC News 4 . June 10, 2020.
26. News: Appleton. Rory. Nye County Commissioner Leo Blundo running for Congress. July 24, 2019 . Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 25, 2019.
27. Snyder. Riley. RileySnyder. 1088504284885311488. Appears former GOP state Assemblyman @votejimmarchant (lost re-election to @SheaBackusEsq by ≈200 votes) has filed paperwork to run in state's swingy #nv04 district, currently held by Democrat @RepHorsford. January 24, 2019. February 15, 2019.
28. Web site: WEB EXTRA: Congressional District 4 candidate Charles Navarro . 8 News Now - CBS . September 30, 2019 . September 28, 2019.
29. News: Solis. Jacob. Northern Nevada businesswoman joins growing field of GOP candidates in Congressional District 4. July 31, 2019. The Nevada Independent. July 30, 2019.
30. News: Solis. Jacob. Former Miss Nevada enters race for 4th Congressional District. July 29, 2019 . The Nevada Independent. July 29, 2019.
31. Web site: Fouriezos. Nick. 2020-01-27. FROM SIN CITY MODEL TO GOP CONGRESSWOMAN?. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128152347/https://www.ozy.com/news-and-politics/from-sin-city-model-to-gop-congresswoman/268030/ . January 28, 2020 . 2021-08-30. OZY. en.
32. Web site: Brown-Kaiser. Liz. 2020-02-21. Nevada GOP House candidate hopes to gain traction. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828104327/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1138786. 2021-08-28. 2021-08-28. NBC News. en.