Nevada's 4th congressional district

Nevada's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that was created as a result of the 2010 United States census.[3] Located in the central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, southern Lyon County, most of Lincoln County, a sliver of Churchill County and all of Esmeralda, Mineral, and Nye counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+3, it is the equal most Democratic districts in Nevada, along with Nevada’s 1st congressional district.[2]

Nevada's 4th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 1, 2022
Representative
Population (2023)815,873
Median household
income
$72,980[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+3[2]

Although the district appears rural, over 80% of its population lives in the heavily Democratic northern portion of Clark County. As a result, the district leans Democratic.

The district has flipped between Democratic and Republican representation since it was created. Democrat Steven Horsford won the election for this seat in the 2012 House elections. He was seated for the 113th U.S. Congress in 2013 as the district's first congressman, serving just one term before he was defeated by Republican Cresent Hardy in November 2014. In turn, Hardy lost to Democrat Ruben Kihuen in 2016. Kihuen did not run for reelection in 2018, and the seat was won by Horsford in a rematch against Hardy.

Recent statewide election results

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Election results from presidential races:

Results under current lines (since 2022)
Year Office Result
2016 President Clinton 52.3% – 41.8%
Senator Cortez Masto 51.4% – 39.5%
2018 Governor Sisolak 54.0% – 41.4%
Senator Rosen 52.7% – 41.2%
Lieutenant Governor Marshall 53.6% – 40.1%
Attorney General Ford 51.8% – 42.5%
2020 President Biden 53.0% – 44.8%
Results under old lines (2013-2022)

List of members representing the district

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Member
(Residence)
Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location
District established January 3, 2013
 
Steven Horsford
(Las Vegas)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
113th Elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.
2012–2022
 
Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye, and White Pine; parts of Clark and Lyon
 
Cresent Hardy
(Mesquite)
Republican January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
114th Elected in 2014.
Lost re-election.
 
Ruben Kihuen
(Las Vegas)
Democratic January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
115th Elected in 2016.
Retired.[4]
 
Steven Horsford
(Las Vegas)
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2022–present
 
Esmeralda, Mineral, and Nye; parts of Clark, Churchill, Lincoln, and Lyon

Election results

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2012

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Horsford 120,501 50.11
Republican Danny Tarkanian 101,261 42.11
Independent American Floyd Fitzgibbons 9,389 3.90
Libertarian Michael Haines 9,341 3.88
Total votes 240,492 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

2014

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cresent Hardy 63,466 48.53
Democratic Steven Horsford (Incumbent) 59,844 45.76
Libertarian Steve Brown 4,119 3.15
Independent American Russell Best 3,352 2.56
Total votes 130,781 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruben Kihuen 128,985 48.52
Republican Cresent Hardy (Incumbent) 118,328 44.51
Libertarian Steve Brown 10,206 3.84
Independent American Mike Little 8,327 3.13
Total votes 265,846 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Horsford 121,936 51.93
Republican Cresent Hardy 102,740 43.75
Independent American Warren Markowitz 3,180 1.35
Independent Rodney Smith 2,731 1.16
Libertarian Greg Luckner 2,213 0.94
Independent Dean McGonigle 2,031 0.86
Total votes 234,831 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Horsford (incumbent) 168,457 50.7
Republican Jim Marchant 152,284 45.8
Libertarian Jonathan Royce Esteban 7,978 2.4
Independent American Barry Rubinson 3,750 1.1
Total votes 332,469 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Horsford (incumbent) 116,617 52.4
Republican Sam Peters 105,870 47.6
Total votes 222,487 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Viebeck, Elise (December 16, 2017). "Rep. Ruben Kihuen won't seek re-election amid sexual harassment allegations". Washington Post. Washington DC. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Silver State Election Night Results – 2012". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Silver State Election Night Results – 2014". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Silver State Election Night Results – 2016". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "Silver State 2018 Election Night Results | U.S. House of Representatives". Nevada Secretary of State. November 14, 2018. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Silver State 2020 Election Results - U.S. Congress". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

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