Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
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| Nevada's 2nd Congressional District |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 15, 2024 |
| Primary: June 11, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Nevada |
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Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Lynn Chapman (Independent American Party), Javi Tachiquin (L), and Greg Kidd (No Political Party) in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. Amodei and Kidd led in media attention and fundraising.[1][2]
The Nov. 5 election was the first time since 1998 that no Democrat ran in the district.[3] Amodei was first elected in 2011 via a special election, and has won re-election by double-digits in every general election from 2012 to 2022. Kidd was a tech investor, with an endorsement from U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D) and an estimated net worth between $390 million and over $1.1 billion, who was self-funding his campaign.[4][5][6]Based on third quarter reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Amodei raised $1.2 million and spent $1 million and Kidd raised $8.2 million and spent $7.2 million. To review all the campaign finance figures in full detail, click here.
Before the election, The Reno Gazette Journal's Mark Robison wrote, "U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei holds the title of Nevada’s only Republican in Congress, but with no Democrat in the race, deep-pocketed first-time candidate Greg Kidd hopes to topple him as a nonpartisan. Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District leans strongly Republican, a fact that’s helped Amodei keep his seat for the past 13 years. Nonpartisans and Democrats, though, outnumber Republicans in the district – a statistic that makes this a race to watch."[7]
In 2022, Amodei defeated Elizabeth Mercedes Krause (D) 59.7% to 37.8%. Before he was elected to Congress, Amodei served in the Nevada Assembly from 1996 to 1998, in the Nevada Senate from 1999 to 2010, and was a lawyer. Amodei's campaign website said he would "continue to put forward legislation and sound policy solutions that will protect life, preserve the right to keep and bear arms, prioritize veterans’ needs, secure the border, ensure American energy independence, save the mining and agriculture industries from woke environmental policies, grow Nevada businesses, encourage innovation in the private sector, and keep more money in the pockets of hardworking Nevadans."[8]
Kidd was an investor, advisor, and CEO of Hard Yaka Ventures. He was previously a director at Promontory Financial and a senior analyst for the Federal Reserve Board.[9] In his Candidate Connection survey, Kidd said he supported access to abortion, the establishment of a Nevada Permanent Fund, and the creation of an "'Inclusion Bank' by and for the Latinos, Native Americans and other underserved groups." Click here to read the rest of Kidd's responses.
Before the election, four major election forecasters rated the election Solid or Safe Republican. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.[10] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.[11] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.
In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 59.7%-37.8%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 54.1%-43.1%.[12] For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)
- Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Greg Kidd, Lynn Chapman, and Javi Tachiquin in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Amodei (R) | 55.0 | 219,919 |
 | Greg Kidd (No Political Party)  | 36.1 | 144,064 | |
| Lynn Chapman (Independent American Party) | 5.0 | 19,784 | ||
 | Javi Tachiquin (L) | 4.0 | 15,817 | |
| Total votes: 399,584 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Fred Simon Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Amodei | 64.2 | 44,098 |
 | Fred Simon Jr. | 35.8 | 24,592 | |
| Total votes: 68,690 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aaron Kifle (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Nevada
Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada District 2 (Assumed office: 2011)
- Nevada State Senate (1999-2010)
- Nevada State Assembly (1996-1998)
Biography: Amodei received a bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada, Reno and a law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Before serving in Congress, Amodei was a lawyer.
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Sources: Mark Amodei 2024 campaign website, "Accomplishments," accessed October 18, 2024;Mark Amodei 2024 campaign website, "Meet Mark," accessed October 18, 2024;Reno Gazette Journal, "Election 2024 Q&A: Mark Amodei, Greg Kidd running for Nevada's U.S. House District 2 seat," September 17, 2024; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "AMODEI, Mark E., (1958 - )," accessed October 18, 2024
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Nevada District 2 in 2024.
Party: No Political Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I was born in New Haven, CT. I left high school early to work as a nursery school aide. I later attended Brown University, earning a BA in History. I was an avid cyclist, qualifying for the US National Championships both as a junior and senior. I subsequently obtained an MBA from Yale University. Next, I joined Booz Allen Hamilton, helping to bring modern banking services to underserved rural communities. I also worked with Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Leadership School. In 1990, I founded a courier dispatch company called Dispatch Management Services Corporation. I grew it from a small bike messenger firm to be the world's largest on-demand dispatch company, with revenues of $250M, a 5,000+ workforce, and a 1998 Nasdaq IPO. I received a degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and then joined the Federal Reserve as a senior analyst. I made angel investments and advised companies including Twitter and Square, then served as Chief Risk Officer for Ripple Labs. At GlobaliD I helped manage risk with technology that eliminates the need for usernames and passwords, and reduces the dangers of identity theft. I have also supported litigation concerning public access to public data. My campaign is self-funded and is dedicated to a Nevada which is "Free, Fair, and Wild." I'm looking to prepare Nevadans for the next 100 years through innovation, financial resilience, and widening opportunity."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Nevada District 2 in 2024.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Greg Kidd (No Political)
In the absence of a Federal law, this civil right has been turned into a zoning issue. “You can get an abortion in this state but not that one.” This needs to be changed at the Federal level. People should be in charge of their own bodies.
Not only do women deserve a right to high quality reproductive health services, but when I’m elected, I’ll work hard to attract more health care practitioners and I’ll expand the pool of exceptional medical professionals to provide the women of NV-02 the comprehensive health care they deserve.
I propose a Nevada Permanent Fund to realize the value of our mineral resources rather than letting them slip out the door to non-Nevada and non-US entities. Let’s invest in ourselves. The Alaska Permanent Fund has over $74 billion and has paid out about $1,600 annually per resident. Norway has done the same with its oil and gas – if a dollar is coming out of their country, they add 25 cents, which they invest. It has about double the population of Nevada – and last year it earned $213 billion from that fund. Nevada has $0 because our fund doesn’t exist. This is why we are in 50th place in educational achievement in our schools, and why we have chronic shortfalls in health, housing, roads, and other infrastructure in our 2nd District.
I propose to start an "Inclusion Bank" by and for the Latinos, Native Americans and other underserved groups for this 40% plurality in the state. Its loan portfolio should focus on economic development, supporting the Lithium Loop and small businesses, as well as providing non-usurious personal loans and non-predatory overdraft fees.
I don't want Chase funding these initiatives; I want local banks who know the local players to provide funding. I want a non-ripoff bank right here in our state. This means supporting the Postal Banking Act, which allows local post offices to serve as local banks.
I also support making Nevada a licensing hub for innovative financial services companies much as South Dakota has done.
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Campaign ads
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Mark Amodei
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Election competitiveness
Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[13] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[14] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
The links below show polls for this race aggregated by FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, where available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation.
Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[15]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[16][17][18]
| Race ratings: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia researchers did not identify any candidate websites that provide endorsement information. If you are aware of a website that should be included, please email us.
Election spending
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Mark Amodei | Republican Party | $1,297,832 | $1,216,445 | $361,041 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Fred Simon Jr. | Republican Party | $35,528 | $98,189 | $-13,814 | As of July 15, 2024 |
| Lynn Chapman | Independent American Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Javi Tachiquin | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Greg Kidd | No Political Party | $9,201,825 | $9,140,023 | $61,802 | As of December 31, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[19][20][21]
If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.
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District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Nevada.
| Nevada U.S. House primary competitiveness, 2014-2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 75.0% | 3 | 75.0% | ||||
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 87.5% | 3 | 75.0% | ||||
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 4 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 2 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 87.5% | 2 | 66.7% | ||||
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 75.0% | 2 | 50.0% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Nevada in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 13, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Twenty-two candidates ran for Nevada’s four U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and 17 Republicans. That’s 5.5 candidates per district, less than the 8.25 candidates per district in 2022, the 10.0 candidates per district in 2020, and the 10.5 candidates in 2018.
The 22 candidates who ran in Nevada in 2024 was the fewest number of candidates since 2014, when 19 candidates ran.
No seats were open in 2024, meaning all incumbents ran for re-election. There were two House seats open in 2018 and one in 2016, the only two election cycles this decade in which House seats were open.
Nine candidates—two Democrats and seven Republicans—ran for the 3rd Congressional District, the most candidates who ran for a seat in Nevada in 2024.
Six primaries—two Democratic and four Republican—were contested in 2024, tying with 2014 for the fewest this decade.
Three incumbents—two Democrats and one Republican—faced primary challengers in 2024. That’s the same number of incumbents who faced primary challengers in 2022, but less than the four incumbents who faced primary challengers in 2020.
The 2nd Congressional District was guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed to run. Republicans filed to run in every district, meaning none were guaranteed to Democrats.Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nevada's 2nd the 164th most Republican district nationally.[22]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Nevada's 2nd based on 2024 district lines | ||||
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| 43.1% | 54.1% | |||
Inside Elections Baselines
- See also: Inside Elections
Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[23] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.
| Inside Elections Baseline for 2024 | ||||
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| 41.0 | 53.8 | D+12.9 | ||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Nevada, 2020
Nevada presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 14 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D |
- See also: Party control of Nevada state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Nevada's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Nevada | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Nevada's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in Nevada, May 2024 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Joe Lombardo
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| Lieutenant Governor | Stavros Anthony
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| Secretary of State | Cisco Aguilar
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| Attorney General | Aaron D. Ford
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State legislature
Nevada State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 13 | |
| Republican Party | 7 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | |
Nevada State Assembly
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 27 | |
| Republican Party | 14 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Nevada Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R |
| Senate | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Noteworthy ballot measures
- See also: Nevada 2024 ballot measures
Nevada had seven ballot measures on the November 5, 2024, ballot in Nevada. Two notable ones included the Nevada Right to Abortion Initiative, which was designed to provide for a state constitutional right to an abortion, and Question 3, designed to change Nevada's primaries to use ranked-choice voting.
Observers and officials commented on whether the amendments would increase turnout statewide.
- David Byler of Noble Predictive Insights, a polling firm said: “Abortion is an issue that brings Democrats to the polls – and that high enthusiasm has allowed them to beat Republicans in low-turnout special elections... And that is an advantage for Democrats.”[24]
- David Damore, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas said: “When abortion rights are on the ballot, it mobilizes turnout among supporters that crosses party lines.”[25]
- 538's Nathaniel Rakich said: "But while interest in these measures will undoubtedly be high this November, there just isn't much evidence that they'll turn out many voters who weren't already going to vote anyway... in every state with an abortion-related ballot measure in 2022, more votes were cast for the office at the top of the ticket than for the ballot measure."[26]
- Former Clark County GOP Chair David Gibbs said of the abortion amendment: “I’m not hearing much about it... Is it going to drive people to the polls? It might, but there’s a good probability that those people were going to vote anyway.”[27]
- Sondra Cosgrove, director of Vote Nevada, said of Question 3: “The largest group of voters is already saying, ‘You know, I’m not really cool with either of the parties right now’ but then they feel like they’re being shut out at the same time... People can see that the system’s kind of gummed-up and doesn’t work very well, so they’re interested in reforms to our election processes.”[27]
- Gibbs disagreed with Cosgrove's assessment on voter interest in the specific amendment. The Epoch Times' John Haughey said: "Mr. Gibbs agreed, except he said the election reform Nevadans are interested in is not ranked choice voting. Unlike 2022 when it only passed by 53 percent, he said, Question 3 will face stiff opposition in 2024 with coalescing groups prepared to show “how much this is going to both complicate and muddy the waters in our elections,” predicting the “voters of Nevada will reject” ranked voting.[27]
Question 6
A "yes" vote supported providing for a state constitutional right to an abortion, providing for the state to regulate abortion after fetal viability, except where medically indicated to "protect the life or health of the pregnant patient." |
A "no" vote opposed providing for a state constitutional right to an abortion. |
To read more about supporters and opponents of the initiative, along with their arguments, click on the box below.
- Nevada Right to Abortion Initiative Support & Opposition (click to expand)
Supporters
The Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom PAC led the campaign in support of the initiative.[28]
Supporters
Officials
- Vice Pres. Kamala D. Harris (D)
- U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D)
- U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D)
- U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (D)
- U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)
- U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D)
- State Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro (D)
- State Sen. Dallas Harris (D)
- State Sen. Roberta Lange (D)
- State Sen. Rochelle Nguyen (D)
- State Rep. Natha Anderson (D)
- State Rep. Shea Backus (D)
- State Rep. Tracy Brown-May (D)
- State Rep. Max Carter II (D)
- State Rep. Venicia Considine (D)
- State Rep. Reuben D'Silva (D)
- State Rep. Sandra Jauregui (D)
- State Rep. Selena La Rue Hatch (D)
- State Rep. Elaine Marzola (D)
- State Rep. Brittney Miller (D)
- State Rep. Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D)
- State Rep. Erica Mosca (D)
- State Rep. Duy Nguyen (D)
- State Rep. Angie Taylor (D)
- State Rep. Selena Torres (D)
- State Rep. Howard Watts III (D)
- State Rep. Steve Yeager (D)
Organizations
- ACLU of Nevada
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- Human Rights Campaign
- Indivisible Northern Nevada
- NAACP Las Vegas
- Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Nevada Women's Lobby
- Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada
- Reproductive Freedom for All Nevada
- Think Big America
Arguments
Opposition
The Coalition for Parents and Children PAC led the campaign opposing the initiative.[28]
Opponents
Officials
- State Rep. Ken Gray (R)
Candidates
- Sam Brown (R) - U.S. Sen candidate
Organizations
Arguments
Question 3
A "yes" vote supported establishing open top-five primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections, which would apply to congressional, gubernatorial, state executive official, and state legislative elections. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing open top-five primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections, which would apply to congressional, gubernatorial, state executive official, and state legislative elections. |
To read more about supporters and opponents of the initiative, along with their arguments, click on the box below.
Election context
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Nevada in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Nevada, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Nevada | U.S. House | ballot-qualified | N/A | $300.00 | 3/15/2024 | Source |
| Nevada | U.S. House | unaffiliated | N/A | $300.00 | 6/6/2024 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Elizabeth Mercedes Krause, Russell Best, and Darryl Baber in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Amodei (R) | 59.7 | 185,467 |
 | Elizabeth Mercedes Krause (D) | 37.8 | 117,371 | |
 | Russell Best (Independent American Party) | 1.4 | 4,194 | |
 | Darryl Baber (L) | 1.1 | 3,466 | |
| Total votes: 310,498 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Mercedes Krause | 49.0 | 22,072 |
 | Timothy Hanifan | 14.3 | 6,440 | |
| Michael Doucette | 12.2 | 5,478 | ||
| Rahul Joshi | 8.0 | 3,613 | ||
| Brian Hansen | 7.3 | 3,276 | ||
| Joseph Afzal | 6.9 | 3,117 | ||
| Gerold Lee Gorman | 2.3 | 1,034 | ||
| Total votes: 45,030 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aaron Sims (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Danny Tarkanian, Joel Beck, Catherine Sampson, and Brian Nadell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Amodei | 54.9 | 49,779 |
 | Danny Tarkanian | 32.6 | 29,563 | |
 | Joel Beck | 7.4 | 6,744 | |
| Catherine Sampson | 3.3 | 3,010 | ||
 | Brian Nadell | 1.8 | 1,614 | |
| Total votes: 90,710 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Patricia Ackerman and Janine Hansen in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Amodei (R) | 56.5 | 216,078 |
 | Patricia Ackerman (D) | 40.7 | 155,780 | |
 | Janine Hansen (Independent American Party) | 2.8 | 10,815 | |
| Total votes: 382,673 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Dunn (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Ackerman | 48.9 | 26,411 |
 | Clint Koble | 22.8 | 12,315 | |
 | Ed Cohen | 13.3 | 7,186 | |
 | Rick Shepherd | 7.4 | 3,998 | |
| Reynaldo Hernandez | 5.2 | 2,790 | ||
 | Steve Schiffman | 1.8 | 974 | |
| Ian Luetkehans | 0.6 | 338 | ||
| Total votes: 54,012 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Joel Beck and Jesse Hurley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Amodei | 80.8 | 61,462 |
| Joel Beck | 14.9 | 11,308 | |
 | Jesse Hurley | 4.3 | 3,307 | |
| Total votes: 76,077 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Clint Koble in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Amodei (R) | 58.2 | 167,435 |
| Clint Koble (D) | 41.8 | 120,102 | |
| Total votes: 287,537 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clint Koble | 26.1 | 9,453 |
 | Patrick Fogarty | 23.8 | 8,619 | |
| Rick Shepherd | 21.3 | 7,699 | |
 | Vance Alm | 13.2 | 4,784 | |
| Jesse Hurley | 8.0 | 2,907 | |
| Jack Schofield Jr. | 7.5 | 2,713 | ||
| Total votes: 36,175 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2
Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Sharron Angle, Joel Beck, and Ian Luetkehans in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Amodei | 71.7 | 42,351 |
 | Sharron Angle | 18.3 | 10,837 | |
| Joel Beck | 8.5 | 5,006 | |
| Ian Luetkehans | 1.5 | 882 | ||
| Total votes: 59,076 | |||
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2024 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:
- California's 20th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
- United States Senate election in Maryland, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Decision Desk HQ, "NV US House General Election 2," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Nevada Second Congressional District Election Results," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ The Nevada Independent, "In Nevada’s only GOP House district, incumbent Amodei faces well-heeled indie challenge," Oct. 10, 2024
- ↑ Greg Kidd 2024 campaign website, "Media," accessed October 18, 2024
- ↑ Reno Gazette Journal, "Nonpartisan Greg Kidd is well-funded but faces long odds to beat US Rep. Mark Amodei," October 16, 2024
- ↑ The Nevada Independent, "In Nevada’s only GOP House district, incumbent Amodei faces well-heeled indie challenge," October 10, 2024
- ↑ Reno Gazette Journal, "Election 2024 Q&A: Mark Amodei, Greg Kidd running for Nevada's U.S. House District 2 seat," September 17, 2024
- ↑ Mark Amodei 2024 campaign website, "Meet Mark," accessed October 18, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Greg Kidd," accessed October 18, 2024
- ↑ A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
- ↑ These figures include the seat of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned on Nov. 13, 2024, after winning re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
- ↑ The Center Square, "Poll: Vast majority of Nevada voters support some level of abortion access," accessed July 19, 2024
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "How Las Vegas has become the abortion care hub of the southwest," accessed July 25, 2024
- ↑ ABC News, "Abortion-rights ballot measures may not help Democrats as much as they think," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 The Epoch Times, "Nevada Ballot Measures Could Tweak Turnouts, Outcomes in Tight ‘Battleground’ Elections," accessed July 25, 2024
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 The Nevada Independent, "New PAC sues to stop effort to add abortion protections to Nevada’s constitution," October 6, 2023
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2022 Petitions & General Election Ballot Questions," accessed November 19, 2021
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