2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

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.

By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada by district:

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

Nominee

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

Withdrawn

 * Ruben Kihuen, state senator

Declined

 * Shelley Berkley, incumbent U.S. Representative

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

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.

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.

Nominee

 * Mark Amodei, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

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

Nominee

 * Samuel Koepnick, information technology employee for the state

Eliminated in primary

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

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

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

Nominee

 * Joe Heck, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

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

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

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.

Debates

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

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.

Nominee

 * Steven Horsford, majority leader of the Nevada Senate

Withdrawn

 * John Lee, state senator

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

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.

Debates

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