United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Nevada took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Nevada has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held three of the four congressional seats from Nevada.
| Members of the U.S. House from Nevada -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Dina Titus |  Democratic |
1 |
| Mark Amodei |  Republican |
2 |
| Joe Heck | Republican |
3 |
| Cresent Hardy | Republican |
4 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Dina Titus |
33.1% | 188,352 | Mary Perry |
| District 2 |  Mark Amodei |
21.4% | 313,336 | Chip Evans |
| District 3 | Jacky Rosen |
1.3% | 310,963 | Danny Tarkanian |
| District 4 | Ruben Kihuen |
4% | 265,846 | Cresent Hardy |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Dina Titus  Mary Perry Kamau Bakari Reuben D'Silva |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Jose Solorio[4] Dina Titus - Incumbent[4] |
Republican Stephanie Carlisle[4] Freddy Horne[4] Gary Johnston[4] Jeff Miller[4] Mary Perry[4] |
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Third Party/Other Reuben D'Silva[4] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Mark Amodei Chip Evans John Everhart Drew Knight |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Chip Evans - Radio Talk Show Host[5] Rick Shepherd[5] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other Drew Knight (Non-party)[5] |
District 3
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General election candidates: Jacky Rosen Danny Tarkanian David Goossen Warren Markowitz |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Jacky Rosen - Henderson synagogue leader[4][6] Jesse Sbaih - Attorney[4][7] Steven Schiffman[4] Alex Singer[4] Neil Waite[4] |
Republican Michele Fiore[4] Sami Khal[4] Andy Matthews - Former president of NPRI[4][8] Michael Roberson - State Senate Majority Leader[4][9] Danny Tarkanian[4][10] Annette Teijeiro[4][11] |
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Third Party/Other Warren Markowitz (Independent American)[4] |
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Not running: |
District 4
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General election candidates: Cresent Hardy Ruben Kihuen  Steve Brown Mike Little |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Brandon Casutt[5] Lucy Flores - Former assemblywoman[5] Ruben Kihuen - State senator[5] Susie Lee - Education advocate[5] Dan Rolle[5] Mike Schaefer[5] Rodney Smith[5] |
Republican Mike Monroe[5] Wayne Villines[5] |
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Third Party/Other Mike Little (Independent American)[5] |
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Withdrew: John Oceguera - Former assembly speaker. Declared, never filed.[5][12] |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Nevada elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Nevada in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 4, 2016 | Ballot access | Judicial candidate filing period opens | |
| January 15, 2016 | Ballot access | Judicial candidate filing period closes | |
| March 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing period opens | |
| March 18, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing period closes | |
| March 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Candidate financial disclosure statement due | |
| May 24, 2016 | Campaign finance | Contributions and expenses report #1 due | |
| June 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Contributions and expenses report #2 due | |
| June 14, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| October 18, 2016 | Campaign finance | Contributions and expenses report #3 due | |
| November 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Contributions and expenses report #4 due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 15, 2017 | Campaign finance | Annual contributions and expenses report due; Contributions and expenses report #5 due; annual financial disclosure statement due | |
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Candidate Dates," accessed July 17, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ Clark County Nevada,"Election Department: How Party Affiliation Affects You in Elections," accessed April 17, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 Clark County Election Department, "Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Filed Non-Judicial Candidates," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Democrat Jacky Rosen launches bid for Rep. Heck's House seat," January 26, 2016
- ↑ Twitter, "Michelle Rindels," August 10, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "President of conservative think tank NPRI joins House race," July 20, 2015
- ↑ AP, "Republican State Sen. Michael Roberson running for Congress," July 8, 2015
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal, "Nevada's Tarkanian announces bid for Congress," July 13, 2015
- ↑ CBS Las Vegas, "4 GOP Candidates In 3rd District," July 20, 2015
- ↑ KNPR, "Former Assembly Speaker John Oceguera Running For Congress," July 9, 2015
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