# 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the four U.S. Representatives from Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts, an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2012.

## Overview
### Statewide

| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | No. | +/– | % |
| | Republican | 4 | 457,239 | 46.96 | 2 | | 50.00 |
| | Democratic | 4 | 453,310 | 46.55 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| | Independent American | 3 | 25,185 | 2.59 | 0 | | 0.0 |
| | Independent | 2 | 24,022 | 2.47 | 0 | | 0.0 |
| | Libertarian | 3 | 13,986 | 1.44 | 0 | | 0.0 |
| Total | Total | 16 | 973,742 | 100.0 | 4 | 1 | 100.0 |
Popular vote
Republican
46.96%
Democratic
46.55%
American Ind
2.59%
Libertarian
1.44%
Other
2.47% :
House seats
Republican
50.00%
Democratic
50.00% :

### 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 | 56,521 | 31.53% | 113,967 | 63.57% | 8,790 | 4.90% | 179,278 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 2 | 162,213 | 57.63% | 103,019 | 36.60% | 16,217 | 5.76% | 281,449 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 137,244 | 50.36% | 116,823 | 42.87% | 18,456 | 7.79% | 272,523 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 101,261 | 42.11% | 120,501 | 50.11% | 18,730 | 6.49% | 240,492 | 100.0% | Democratic win |
| Total | 457,239 | 46.96% | 453,310 | 46.55% | 63,193 | 6.49% | 973,742 | 100.0% | |

## District 1

Democrat Shelley Berkley, who had represented Nevada's 1st congressional district since 1999, ran for the U.S. Senate.

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

* Dina Titus, former U.S. Representative for the 3rd district

##### Withdrawn

* Ruben Kihuen, state senator

##### Declined

* Shelley Berkley, incumbent U.S. Representative (ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate)

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

* Chris Edwards, security strategic planner and Navy officer

##### Eliminated in primary

* Charmaine Guss, former real estate broker and anti-abortion activist
* Brian Landsberger, retired mechanical engineer and former Air Force fighter pilot
* Herb Peters, retired aerospace engineer and seven-time Libertarian candidate for Congress in California
* Miguel "Mike" Rodrigues, elementary school principal

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Edwards | 4,786 | 48.2 |
| | Republican | Brian Landsberger | 1,800 | 18.1 |
| | Republican | Charmaine Guss | 1,534 | 15.5 |
| | Republican | Miguel "Mike" Rodrigues | 1,163 | 11.7 |
| | Republican | Herb Peters | 643 | 6.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,926 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary

Bill Pojunis ran as the nominee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada.

### Independent American primary

Stan Vaughan ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

### General election
#### Endorsements

State legislators
* Joseph Hogan, state assemblyman
* Joe Neal, former state senator
* Valerie Wiener, state senator
Labor unions
* Culinary Workers Union
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program
* EMILY's List
* Human Rights Campaign
* Humane Society of the United States
* League of Conservation Voters
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* National Organization for Women
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun
Local officials
* Steve Sisolak, Clark County Commissioner
Organizations
* National Right to Life Committee

#### Results

Nevada's 1st congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dina Titus | 113,967 | 63.6 |
| | Republican | Chris Edwards | 56,521 | 31.5 |
| | Libertarian | William "Bill" Pojunis | 4,645 | 2.6 |
| | Independent American | Stan Vaughan | 4,145 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 179,278 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

Republican Mark Amodei, who has represented Nevada's 2nd congressional district since being elected in a special election in September 2011, ran for re-election.

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

* Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Declined

* Sharron Angle, former state assemblywoman and nominee for Senate in 2010

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

* Samuel Koepnick, information technology employee for the state

##### Eliminated in primary

* Sam Dehne, retired pilot
* Xiomara Rodriguez, retired businesswoman

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Samuel Koepnick | 8,865 | 40.5 |
| | Democratic | Xiomara "Xio" Rodriguez | 7,404 | 33.9 |
| | Democratic | Sam Dehne | 5,604 | 25.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,873 | 100.0 |

### Independent American primary

Russell Best, a real estate broker and Navy veteran, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Rifle Association of America
* National Right to Life Committee
* United States Chamber of Commerce

#### Results

Nevada's 2nd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Amodei (incumbent) | 162,213 | 57.6 |
| | Democratic | Samuel Koepnick | 103,019 | 36.3 |
| | Independent | Michael L. Haines | 11,166 | 4.0 |
| | Independent American | Russell Best | 6,051 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 281,449 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

Republican Joe Heck, who has represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

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

* Joe Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Chris Dyer, food service employee and Army and Navy veteran

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Heck (incumbent) | 20,798 | 90.0 |
| | Republican | Chris Dyer | 2,298 | 10.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,096 | 100.0 |

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

* John Oceguera, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly

##### Eliminated in primary

* Stephen Frye, psychiatrist
* James F. Haning II, businessman
* Jesse "Jake" Holder, former Navy officer and Political Science student at UNLV
* Barry Michaels, businessman
* Gerald "Jerry" Sakura, retired business executive.

##### Declined

* Dina Titus, former U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Oceguera | 7,966 | 50.4 |
| | Democratic | Stephen Frye | 2,659 | 16.8 |
| | Democratic | Jesse "Jake" Holder | 2,099 | 13.3 |
| | Democratic | Barry Michaels | 1,346 | 8.5 |
| | Democratic | Gerald "Jerry" Sakura | 989 | 6.3 |
| | Democratic | James F. Haning II | 736 | 4.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,795 | 100.0 |

### Independent American primary

Tom Jones, a retired businessman, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

### Independents

James Murphy, a retired airline captain, ran as an Independent.

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Campaign for Working Families
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
* National Rifle Association of America
* National Right to Life Committee
* United States Chamber of Commerce
Labor unions
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
* League of Conservation Voters
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun

#### Debates

* Complete video of debate' C-SPAN, October 11, 2012

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Heck (R) | John Oceguera (D) | Other | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | October 21–23, 2012 | 502 | ±4.5% | 50% | 40% | 5% | 5% |
| WPA Opinion Research (R-Heck) | October 7–8, 2012 | 400 | ±4.9% | 48% | 37% | 4% | 12% |
| Benenson (D-Oceguera) | October 1–3, 2012 | 400 | ±4.9% | 45% | 40% | 10% | 5% |
| Global Strategy (D-DCCC) | September 27–30, 2012 | 405 | ±4.9% | 42% | 38% | — | 20% |
| SurveyUSA | September 10–12, 2012 | 663 | ±3.9% | 53% | 40% | 4% | 4% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Lean R | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg | Lean R | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call | Lean R | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean R | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times | Lean R | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP | Lean R | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |

#### Results

Nevada's 3rd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Heck (incumbent) | 137,244 | 50.4 |
| | Democratic | John Oceguera | 116,823 | 42.9 |
| | Independent | Jim Murphy | 12,856 | 4.7 |
| | Independent American | Tom Jones | 5,600 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 272,523 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

Nevada's 4th congressional district was created for the 2012 elections as a result of reapportionment following the 2010 United States census. It consists of most of Central Nevada and Northern Clark County, the latter of which contains the bulk of the district's population.

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

* Steven Horsford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate

##### Withdrawn

* John Lee, state senator

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

* Danny Tarkanian, businessman, nominee for Secretary of State in 2006 and candidate for Senate in 2010

##### Eliminated in primary

* Diana Anderson, retired clerical worker
* Barbara Cegavske, state senator
* Mike Delarosa, detention officer
* Kiran Hill, translator for the State Department
* Robert Leeds, author and former Merchant Marine
* Dan Schwartz, businessman
* Kenneth Wegner, retired Army veteran and nominee for the 1st district in 2006, 2008 and 2010
* Sid Zeller, retired Marine intelligence officer

#### Primary results

Republican primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 7,605 | 31.5 |
| | Republican | Barbara Cegavske | 6,674 | 27.7 |
| | Republican | Kenneth Wegner | 5,069 | 21.0 |
| | Republican | Dan Schwartz | 2,728 | 11.3 |
| | Republican | Kiran Hill | 666 | 2.8 |
| | Republican | Diana Anderson | 607 | 2.5 |
| | Republican | Mike Delarosa | 370 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Sid Zeller | 252 | 1.0 |
| | Republican | Robert X. Leeds | 165 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,136 | 100.0 |

### Libertarian primary

Joseph Silvestri, a teacher and chairman of the Libertarian Party of Nevada, also ran.

### Independent American primary

Floyd Fitzgibbons, an insurance agent, ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada.

### General election
#### Endorsements

Executive branch officials
* Barack Obama, President of the United States
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Majority Makers" Program
* League of Conservation Voters
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Newspapers
* Las Vegas Sun
Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program
* National Right to Life Committee
* United States Chamber of Commerce

#### Debates

* Complete video of debate' C-SPAN, October 11, 2012

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Danny Tarkanian (R) | Steven Horsford (D) | Other | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | October 26–28, 2012 | 648 | ±3.9% | 47% | 42% | 6% | 5% |
| Tarrance (R-Tarkanian) | October 9–11, 2012 | 422 | ±5.0% | 50% | 40% | — | 10% |
| SurveyUSA | September 18–20, 2012 | 646 | ±3.9% | 45% | 42% | 6% | 8% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Tarkanian) | August 7–9, 2012 | 400 | ±4.9% | 46% | 35% | — | 19% |
| Tarrance (R-Tarkanian) | June 26–28, 2012 | 400 | ±5.0% | 47% | 41% | – | 12% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg | Tossup | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times | Lean D | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |

#### Results

Nevada's 4th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steven Horsford | 120,501 | 50.1 |
| | Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 101,261 | 42.1 |
| | Independent American | Floyd Fitzgibbons | 9,389 | 3.9 |
| | Libertarian | Joseph P. Silvestri | 9,341 | 3.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 240,492 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) |