# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

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.
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## Overview
### Statewide

| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | No. | +/– | % |
| | 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 | Total | 16 | 543,009 | 100.0 | 4 | | 100.0 |
Popular vote
Republican
56.13%
Democratic
38.70%
American Ind
3.09%
Libertarian
1.53%
Other
0.55% :
House seats
Republican
75.00%
Democratic
25.00% :

### By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 30,413 | 37.88% | 45,643 | 56.84% | 4,243 | 5.28% | 80,299 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 122,402 | 65.73% | 52,016 | 27.93% | 11,792 | 6.33% | 186,210 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 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% | |

## District 1

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.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Dina Titus, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Herb Peters, retired aerospace engineer, seven-time Libertarian candidate for Congress in California and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012

##### Withdrawn

* Darren Welsh

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dina Titus (incumbent) | 12,966 | 86.0 |
| | Democratic | Herbert Glenn Peters | 2,106 | 14.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,072 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Annette Teijeiro, doctor and candidate for state senate in 2012

##### Eliminated in primary

* Jose Padilla

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Annette Teijeiro | 6,083 | 54.7 |
| | Republican | Jose Padilla | 5,045 | 45.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,128 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Human Rights Campaign
* National Organization for Women
* Sierra Club
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dina Titus (D) | Annette Teijeiro (R) | Other | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 197 | ± 12.0% | 52% | 37% | 7% | 5% |

#### Results

Nevada's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dina Titus (incumbent) | 45,643 | 56.8 |
| | Republican | Annette Teijeiro | 30,413 | 37.9 |
| | Libertarian | Richard Charles | 2,617 | 3.3 |
| | Independent American | Kamau Bakari | 1,626 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,299 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

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.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Kristen Spees, planning attorney

##### Eliminated in primary

* Vance Alm
* Brian Dempsey
* Ed Lee

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kristen Spees | 8,206 | 38.3 |
| | Democratic | Brian Dempsey | 6,804 | 31.8 |
| | Democratic | Vance Alm | 3,225 | 15.1 |
| | Democratic | Ed Lee | 3,164 | 14.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,399 | 100.0 |

### General election

Spees was aiming to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Federation of Independent Business
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Amodei (R) | Kristen Spees (D) | Other | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 310 | ± 8.0% | 62% | 24% | 5% | 9% |

#### Results

Nevada's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Amodei (incumbent) | 122,402 | 65.7 |
| | Democratic | Kristen Spees | 52,016 | 28.0 |
| | Independent American | Janine Hansen | 11,792 | 6.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 186,210 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

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.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Joe Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Democratic primary

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee invited Bilbray to the second inauguration of Barack Obama, where she met with party figures. 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.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Erin Bilbray, Democratic National Committee member and founder of Emerge Nevada

##### Eliminated in primary

* Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell

##### Withdrawn

* Frank Kassela, professional poker player

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Erin Bilbray | 13,204 | 84.0 |
| | Democratic | Zachary "Mr. Z" Campbell | 2,511 | 16.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,715 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Campaign

Although initially being seen as a competitive race, heading into the general election, most political analysts had Heck with a clear advantage. 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.
Bilbray also had three different campaign managers in eight months, which led to the lack of a clear strategy.

#### Endorsements

State officials
* Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential nominee in 2012
Organizations
* National Federation of Independent Business
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
* EMILY's List
* Human Rights Campaign
* National Organization for Women
* Sierra Club
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun

#### Polling

| 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% | 46% | 32% | 5% | 17% |
| Mellman Group (D−Bilbray) | April 21–23, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 39% | 31% | – | 30% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Safe R | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Nevada's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Heck (incumbent) | 88,528 | 60.8 |
| | Democratic | Erin Bilbray | 52,644 | 36.1 |
| | Independent | David Goossen | 1,637 | 1.1 |
| | Libertarian | Randy Kimmick | 1,566 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | Steven St John | 1,344 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,719 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

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, but narrowly lost to Republican Cresent Hardy in one of the biggest upsets of the cycle.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Steven Horsford, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Mark J. Budetich
* Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer and Republican candidate for this seat in 2012

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steven Horsford (incumbent) | 16,269 | 84.3 |
| | Democratic | Mark J. Budetich | 1,532 | 7.9 |
| | Democratic | Sid Zeller | 1,498 | 7.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,299 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Cresent Hardy, Assistant Minority Leader of the Nevada Assembly

##### Eliminated in primary

* Niger Innis, spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality
* Michael Ace Monroe
* Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cresent Hardy | 10,398 | 42.6 |
| | Republican | Niger Innis | 8,077 | 33.1 |
| | Republican | Michael Ace Monroe | 5,393 | 22.1 |
| | Republican | Carlo "Mazunga" Poliak | 523 | 2.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,075 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Campaign

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.

#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Human Rights Campaign
* League of Conservation Voters
* Sierra Club
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun
Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steven Horsford (D) | Cresent Hardy (R) | Other | Undecided |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 316 | ± 9.0% | 45% | 36% | 5% | 13% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Lean D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Likely D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Lean D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Tilt D | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

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.
Nevada's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cresent Hardy | 63,466 | 48.5 |
| | Democratic | Steven Horsford (incumbent) | 59,844 | 45.8 |
| | Libertarian | Steve Brown | 4,119 | 3.1 |
| | Independent American | Russell Best | 3,352 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,781 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |