Nevada's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district occupying southern Las Vegas and much of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census. It was one of thirteen districts that would have voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Democrat in 2024.[3]
Nevada's 3rd congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Population (2023) | 796,395 |
Median household income | $83,293[1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+1[2] |
This district was redrawn after the census during the 33rd (2021) special session of the Nevada Legislature on November 16, 2021. It is currently represented by Democrat Susie Lee.
Recent election results from statewide races
edit- Results under current lines (since 2023)
Year | Office | Result |
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2016 | President | Clinton 50.5% – 43.8% |
Senator | Cortez Masto 49.2% – 42.8% | |
2018 | Governor | Sisolak 53.4% – 42.2% |
Senator | Rosen 53.9% – 42.4% | |
Lieutenant Governor | Marshall 53.1% – 41.7% | |
Attorney General | Ford 50.9% – 43.9% | |
2020 | President | Biden 52.4% – 45.7% |
- Results under old lines
Year | U.S. President | U.S. Senator | Governor | Attorney General[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Bush (R): 50 – 49% | [Data unknown/missing] | — | — |
2006 | — | [Data unknown/missing] | [Data unknown/missing] | Cortez Masto (D): 56 – 39% |
2008 | Obama (D): 55 – 43% | — | — | — |
2010 | — | Reid (D): 47.4 – 46.2% | [Data unknown/missing] | Cortez Masto (D): 51 – 39% |
2012 | Obama (D): 50 – 49% | Berkley (D): 47.4 – 46.2% | — | — |
2014 | — | — | Sandoval (R): 75.9 – 18.7% | — |
2016 | Trump (R): 47.5 – 46.5% | Heck (R): 46.8 – 45.4% | — | — |
2018 | — | Rosen (D): 49.9 – 46.2% | Sisolak (D): 49.8 – 45.8% | — |
2020 | Biden (D): 49.1 – 48.9% | — | — |
Composition
edit# | County | Seat | Population |
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3 | Clark | Las Vegas | 2,336,573 |
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
edit- Las Vegas – 641,903
- Enterprise – 221,831
- Spring Valley – 215,297
- Paradise – 191,238
- Winchester – 36,403
- Summerlin South – 30,744
2,500 – 10,000 people
edit- Laughlin – 8,658
- Sandy Valley – 2,663
List of members representing the district
editMember (Residency) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District established January 3, 2003 | |||||
Jon Porter (Henderson) |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 |
108th 109th 110th |
Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election. |
2003–2013 Part of Clark |
Dina Titus (Las Vegas) |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
111th | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | |
Joe Heck (Henderson) |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
2013–2023 Part of Clark | |||||
Jacky Rosen (Henderson) |
Democratic | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 |
115th | Elected in 2016. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |
Susie Lee (Las Vegas) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | |
2023–present Part of Clark |
Election results
edit2002
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jon Porter | 100,378 | 56.08 | ||
Democratic | Dario Herrera | 66,659 | 37.24 | ||
Independent | Pete O'Neil | 6,842 | 3.82 | ||
Libertarian | Neil Scott | 3,421 | 1.91 | ||
Independent American | Richard Wayne O'Dell | 1,694 | 0.95 | ||
Total votes | 178,994 | 100.0 | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
2004
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jon Porter (Incumbent) | 162,240 | 54.46 | |
Democratic | Tom Gallagher | 120,365 | 40.40 | |
Libertarian | Joseph P. Silvestri | 9,260 | 3.11 | |
Independent American | Richard Wayne O'Dell | 6,053 | 2.03 | |
Total votes | 297,918 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jon Porter (Incumbent) | 102,232 | 48.46 | |
Democratic | Tessa M. Hafen | 98,261 | 46.57 | |
Independent American | Joshua Hansen | 5,329 | 2.53 | |
Libertarian | Joseph P. Silvestri | 5,157 | 2.44 | |
Total votes | 210,979 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2008
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dina Titus | 165,912 | 47.43 | |||
Republican | Jon Porter (Incumbent) | 147,940 | 42.29 | |||
Independent | Jeffrey C. Reeves | 14,922 | 4.27 | |||
Libertarian | Joseph P. Silvestri | 10,164 | 2.91 | |||
Independent American | Floyd Fitzgibbons | 6,937 | 1.98 | |||
Green | Bob Giaquinta | 3,937 | 1.13 | |||
Total votes | 349,812 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joe Heck | 128,916 | 48.13 | |||
Democratic | Dina Titus (Incumbent) | 127,168 | 47.47 | |||
Independent | Barry Michaels | 6,473 | 2.42 | |||
Libertarian | Joseph P. Silvestri | 4,026 | 1.50 | |||
Independent American | Scott David Narter | 1,291 | 0.48 | |||
Total votes | 267,874 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2012
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joe Heck (Incumbent) | 137,244 | 50.36 | |
Democratic | John Oceguera | 116,823 | 42.87 | |
Independent American | Jim Murphy | 12,856 | 4.72 | |
Independent American | Tom Jones | 5,600 | 2.05 | |
Total votes | 272,523 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joe Heck (Incumbent) | 88,528 | 60.75 | |
Democratic | Erin Bilbray | 52,644 | 36.13 | |
Independent | David Goossen | 1,637 | 1.12 | |
Libertarian | Randy Kimmick | 1,566 | 1.08 | |
Independent | Steven St. John | 1,344 | 0.92 | |
Total votes | 145,719 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jacklyn Rosen | 146,653 | 47.23 | |||
Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 142,726 | 45.97 | |||
Independent American | Warren Markowitz | 11,580 | 3.73 | |||
Independent | David Goossen | 9,551 | 3.08 | |||
Total votes | 310,510 | 100 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Susie Lee | 148,474 | 51.89 | +4.66% | |
Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 122,551 | 42.83 | −3.13% | |
Libertarian | Steve Brown | 4,554 | 1.59 | N/A | |
Independent | David Goossen | 3,627 | 1.27 | −1.81% | |
Independent American | Harry Vickers | 3,481 | 1.22 | −2.51% | |
Independent | Gil Eisner | 1,887 | 0.66 | N/A | |
Independent | Tony Gumina | 1,551 | 0.54 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 25,923 | 9.06 | +7.79% | ||
Total votes | 286,125 | 100.0 | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Susie Lee (Incumbent) | 203,421 | 48.8 | |
Republican | Dan Rodimer | 190,975 | 45.8 | |
Libertarian | Steve Brown | 12,315 | 2.9 | |
Independent | Edward Bridges III | 10,541 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 417,252 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Susie Lee (incumbent) | 131,086 | 52.0 | |
Republican | April Becker | 121,083 | 48.0 | |
Total votes | 252,169 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ @drewsav (December 12, 2024). "Meet your Trump district Democrats" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2006 and 2010 Nevada Attorney General and Senate Race Results by Congressional District". Twitter.
- ^ "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "2004 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "2006 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "2008 Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Congressional results". www.nvsos.gov. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Nevada Secretary of State: Elections Results: Clark". www.nvsos.gov.
- ^ "Nevada Secretary of State: Elections Results: Clark". www.nvsos.gov.
- ^ "Silver State Election Night Results 2016". Nevada Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "Silver State 2018 Election Night Results | U.S. House of Representatives". Nevada Secretary of State. November 14, 2018.