2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 6, 2018, 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 Nevada gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2018.
Overview
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:District 1
Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies the southeastern half of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County. The incumbent is Democrat Dina Titus, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 2009 to 2011. She was reelected to a third term with 62% of the vote in 2016.Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Results
District 2
Nevada's 2nd congressional district includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Douglas County and Lyon County, all of Churchill County, Elko County, Eureka County, Humboldt County, Pershing County and Washoe County, as well as the state capital, Carson City. The largest city in the district is Reno, the state's second 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 is Republican Mark Amodei, who has represented the district since 2011. He was reelected to a third full term with 58% of the vote in 2016. Amodei ran for reelection and faced a primary challenge from Sharron Angle. Clint Koble, former Nevada State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency of the USDA, announced he was running for the Democratic nomination in November 2017, winning the nomination and losing to Amodei in the general election.Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
General election
Polling
Results
District 3
The 3rd congressional district occupies the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, and most of unincorporated Clark County and was created after the 2000 United States Census. The incumbent is Democrat Jacky Rosen, who has represented the district since 2017. She was elected with 47% of the vote in 2016 to replace Republican U.S. Representative Joe Heck, who ran for the U.S. Senate and lost. She is not running for reelection, instead challenging U.S. Senator Dean Heller.Democratic primary
Candidates
;Declared- Susie Lee, philanthropist, president of the board of the Communities In Schools of Nevada
- Steve Schiffman, attorney at law, former USAID Foreign Service Officer and chair of the Partnership for Judicial Progress
- Jack Love, insurance agent
- Nicole Cannizzaro, state senator
- Joyce Woodhouse, state senator
- Teresa Lowry, former Clark County assistant district attorney and candidate for state senate in 2014
- Jacky Rosen, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
;Declared- Scott Hammond, state senator
- David McKeon, former chair of the Clark County Republican Party
- Michelle Mortenson, former KLAS-TV, Channel 8 consumer reporter
- Danny Tarkanian, businessman, former attorney and perennial candidate
- Cresent Hardy, former U.S. Representative
- Michael Roberson, Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate and candidate for this seat in 2016
- Victoria Seaman, former state assemblywoman and candidate for state senate in 2016
Primary results
General election
Debates
- , October 8, 2018
Endorsements
Polling
Results
District 4
The 4th congressional district was created as a result of the 2010 United States Census. Located in the central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, parts of Lyon County, and all of Esmeralda County, Lincoln County, Mineral County, Nye County and White Pine County. More than four-fifths of the district's population lives in Clark County.The incumbent is Democrat Ruben Kihuen, who has represented the district since January 2017. He was elected by defeating incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Cresent Hardy with 49% of the vote in 2016. In December 2017, Kihuen announced that he would not seek reelection in 2018 following allegations of sexual harassment.
Democratic primary
After incumbent Representative Kihuen announced he would not seek reelection in 2018, the only candidate filed to run against him in the primaries was Amy Vilela.Former U.S. Representative from this district Steven Horsford, who was defeated in the 2014 election, as well as Nevada Legislator Pat Spearman, later announced their plans to run for the Democratic nomination for the seat several months later, due to Kihuen's retirement announcement.
Candidates
;Declared- John Anzalone, High School Principal
- Steven Horsford, former U.S. Representative
- Pat Spearman, state senator
- Amy Vilela, universal healthcare activist and Justice Democrats member
- Sid Zeller
- Ruben Kihuen, incumbent U.S. Representative
- Lucy Flores, former State Legislator, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 and candidate for NV-04 in 2016
Primary results
Republican primary
The Republican primary featured six candidates. The early frontrunner was Cresent Hardy who faced questions about his hiring of Benjamin Sparks, a Las Vegas political adviser who allegedly sexually enslaved and battered his ex-fiancée.Candidates
;Declared- Cresent Hardy, former U.S. Representative
- Bill Townsend, entrepreneur
- Jeff Miller
- Dave Gibbs
- Kenneth Wegner
- Mike Monroe
- Stavros Anthony, Las Vegas councilman
- Scott Hammond, state senator
Primary results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
;Potential- Steve Brown, Libertarian nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in NV-04 in 2014 and 2016 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in Nevada in 2012
General election