United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2012
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect 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 will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election
, and an election to the U.S. Senate
. Primary election
s will be held on June 12, 2012.
, a Democrat who has represented Nevada's 1st congressional district
since 1999, will run for the U.S. Senate
in 2012. Former U.S. Representative Dina Titus
, who represented the 3rd district
from 2009 until 2011; and state senator Ruben Kihuen will seek the Democratic nomination in the 1st district.
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since September 2011, having been elected in a special election
. Sharron Angle
, a former member of the Nevada Assembly
who unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010
, may challenge Amodei in the 2012 Republican primary.
has represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district
since January 2011. Businessman James F. Haning II will seek the Democratic nomination. John Oceguera
, the Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
(who lives in the 3rd district) will seek the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in an unspecified district. Former U.S. Representative Dina Titus
, who represented the 3rd district from 2009 until 2011 and unsuccessfully sought re-election in 2010, will run in the 1st district
in 2012.
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will be created for the 2012 elections as a result of reapportionment
following the 2010 United States Census. Steven Horsford
, the majority leader
of the Nevada Senate
, will seek the Democratic nomination. State senator John Lee
, also a Democrat, announced in October 2011 that he would run for the seat, but dropped his bid in November 2011. Rory Reid
, a former member of the Clark County Commission
who unsuccessfully ran as the Democratic nominee for Governor of Nevada in 2010
, may also seek the Democratic nomination.
State senator Barbara Cegavske
, and Dan Schwartz, a businessman, will seek the Republican nomination for the new seat. Danny Tarkanian
, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2010
, may also run.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, one from each of the state's four congressional districts, an increase of one seat in reapportionment
United States congressional apportionment
United States congressional apportionment is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are redistributed amongst the 50 states following each constitutionally mandated decennial census. Each state is apportioned a number of seats which approximately corresponds to its...
following the 2010 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress
112th United States Congress
The One Hundred Twelfth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011, and will end on January...
from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election
United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...
, and an election to the U.S. Senate
United States Senate election in Nevada, 2012
The 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives, and the 2012 United States presidential election. Incumbent...
. Primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
s will be held on June 12, 2012.
District 1
Shelley BerkleyShelley Berkley
Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999, and a candidate for U.S. Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education, and legal career:...
, a Democrat who has represented Nevada's 1st congressional district
Nevada's 1st congressional district
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 now leans Democratic....
since 1999, will run for the U.S. Senate
United States Senate election in Nevada, 2012
The 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives, and the 2012 United States presidential election. Incumbent...
in 2012. Former U.S. Representative Dina Titus
Dina Titus
Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Nevada Senate and was that body's minority leader from 1993 to 2009....
, who represented the 3rd district
Nevada's 3rd congressional district
The 3rd Congressional District of Nevada is a congressional district occupying the suburbs of Las Vegas, including Henderson, parts of North Las Vegas and Summerlin, and much of unincorporated Clark County...
from 2009 until 2011; and state senator Ruben Kihuen will seek the Democratic nomination in the 1st district.
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District 2
Republican Mark Amodei has represented Nevada's 2nd congressional districtNevada's 2nd congressional district
Nevada's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district occupying all of Nevada outside of Clark County, and some parts of Clark County. Reno, the county seat of Washoe County and the fourth-most populous city in Nevada, is the largest city in the district. Washoe County casts about 70...
since September 2011, having been elected in a special election
Nevada's 2nd congressional district special election, 2011
On September 13, 2011, a special election was held in Nevada's 2nd congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Republican Dean Heller, who was appointed to the United States Senate....
. Sharron Angle
Sharron Angle
Sharron Elaine Angle is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Nevada Assembly from 1999 to 2007. She ran unsuccessfully as the 2010 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Nevada, garnering 45 percent of the vote...
, a former member of the Nevada Assembly
Nevada Assembly
The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Each Assembly district contained approximately 47,400 people as of the 2000 census, although...
who unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010
United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010
-Tarkanian:-Angle:-Polling:Includes current candidates who have polled at least 2% in at least one poll.-Results:-Candidates:*Harry Reid , incumbent U.S...
, may challenge Amodei in the 2012 Republican primary.
District 3
Republican Joe HeckJoe Heck
Joseph John “Joe” Heck is the U.S. Representative for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district and is a member of the Republican Party...
has represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district
Nevada's 3rd congressional district
The 3rd Congressional District of Nevada is a congressional district occupying the suburbs of Las Vegas, including Henderson, parts of North Las Vegas and Summerlin, and much of unincorporated Clark County...
since January 2011. Businessman James F. Haning II will seek the Democratic nomination. John Oceguera
John Oceguera
John Oceguera is a Democratic politician. He has served in the Nevada Assembly since 2000 and was the speaker of the Assembly in 2011-References:...
, the Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
Nevada Assembly
The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. Each Assembly district contained approximately 47,400 people as of the 2000 census, although...
(who lives in the 3rd district) will seek the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in an unspecified district. Former U.S. Representative Dina Titus
Dina Titus
Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Nevada Senate and was that body's minority leader from 1993 to 2009....
, who represented the 3rd district from 2009 until 2011 and unsuccessfully sought re-election in 2010, will run in the 1st district
Nevada's 1st congressional district
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 now leans Democratic....
in 2012.
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District 4
Nevada's 4th congressional districtNevada's 4th congressional district
Nevada's 4th Congressional District is a new district that will be created as a result of the 2010 Census. The first candidates will run in the 2012 House elections, and be seated for the 113th Congress in 2013.-External links:...
will be created for the 2012 elections as a result of reapportionment
United States congressional apportionment
United States congressional apportionment is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are redistributed amongst the 50 states following each constitutionally mandated decennial census. Each state is apportioned a number of seats which approximately corresponds to its...
following the 2010 United States Census. Steven Horsford
Steven Horsford
Steven Horsford is a Democratic member and Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 4 since 2004 . He is Nevada's first African-American state senate Majority Leader.-Biography:...
, the majority leader
Majority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
of the Nevada Senate
Nevada Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada. The Senate consists of 21 members from 19 districts, two of which are multimember. Each senator represented approximately 94,700 people as of the 2000 census, although 2006 Census Bureau...
, will seek the Democratic nomination. State senator John Lee
John Jay Lee
John Jay Lee is a Democratic candidate for United States Congress, and is a member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 1 since 2005. Previously he was a member of the Nevada Assembly from 1997 through 2001.- Early life :...
, also a Democrat, announced in October 2011 that he would run for the seat, but dropped his bid in November 2011. Rory Reid
Rory Reid
Rory Jason Reid is an American lawyer and politician. He served as elected Chairman of the Clark County Commission in Clark County, Nevada, and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Nevada in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Reid is a member of the Democratic Party and a son of United...
, a former member of the Clark County Commission
Clark County Commission (Nevada)
The Clark County Board of County Commissioners is the governmental organization that runs the unincorporated areas of Clark County, Nevada. The commission is considered by many to be the most powerful governmental body in the state of Nevada....
who unsuccessfully ran as the Democratic nominee for Governor of Nevada in 2010
Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010
The 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Nevada, who will serve a four-year term to begin on January 3, 2011...
, may also seek the Democratic nomination.
State senator Barbara Cegavske
Barbara Cegavske
Barbara K. Cegavske is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing Clark County District 8 since 2002. Previously she served in the Nevada Assembly from 1996 through 2001.-External links:* official government website* profile...
, and Dan Schwartz, a businessman, will seek the Republican nomination for the new seat. Danny Tarkanian
Danny Tarkanian
Daniel John "Danny" Tarkanian is an American real estate and small business owner. In 2004, Tarkanian ran for the Nevada Senate and lost the general election. In 2006, he won the Republican nomination for Nevada Secretary of State, but lost in the general election. In 2010 he was a Republican...
, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2010
United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010
-Tarkanian:-Angle:-Polling:Includes current candidates who have polled at least 2% in at least one poll.-Results:-Candidates:*Harry Reid , incumbent U.S...
, may also run.
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External links
- Election Center at the Nevada Secretary of State