Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies the southeastern half of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporatedClark County. The incumbent is Democrat Dina Titus, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 3rd district from 2009 to 2011. She was re-elected to a third term with 62% of the vote in 2016.
Nevada's 2nd congressional district includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Douglas and Lyon counties, all of Churchill, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Pershing and Washoe counties, as well as the state capital, Carson City. The largest city in the district is Reno, the state's second largest city. Although the district appears rural, its politics are dominated by Reno and Carson City, which combined cast over 85 percent of the district's vote. The incumbent is Republican Mark Amodei, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected to a third full term with 58% of the vote in 2016. Amodei is running for re-election.[3] Amodei is currently facing a primary challenge from Sharron Angle.[4] Clint Koble, former Nevada State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency of the USDA, announced he was running for the Democratic nomination in November 2017.[5]
The 3rd congressional district occupies the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, and most of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census. The incumbent is Democrat Jacky Rosen, who has represented the district since 2017. She was elected with 47% of the vote in 2016 to replace Republican Representative Joe Heck, who instead ran for the U.S. Senate and lost.
The 4th Congressional District is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.[19] Located in the central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, parts of Lyon counties, and all of Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye and White Pine counties. More than four-fifths of the district's population lives in Clark County.
The incumbent is Democrat Ruben Kihuen, who has represented the district since January 2017. He was elected by defeating incumbent Republican representative Cresent Hardy with 49% of the vote in 2016. In December 2017, Kihuen announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018 following allegations of sexual harassment.[20]
Democratic primary
After incumbent Representative Kihuen announced he would not seek re-election in 2018, the only candidate filed to run against him in the primaries was Amy Vilela.
Former Representative from this district Steven Horsford, who was defeated in the 2014 election, as well as Nevada Legislator Pat Spearman, later announced their plans to run for the Democratic nomination for the seat several months later, due to the opportunity brought about by Kihuen’s announcement.
The Republican primary featured six candidates. The early frontrunner was Cresent Hardy who faced questions about his hiring of Benjamin Sparks, a Las Vegas political adviser who allegedly sexually enslaved and battered his ex-fiancée.)[26]