Amy Vilela

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Amy Vilela

Democratic Party

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Last election

June 14, 2022

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Amy Vilela (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 14, 2022.

Biography

Vilela was born in Maryland. She earned her bachelor's degree in accounting and business management from Park University. Her professional experience includes working as the chief financial officer for Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, owning Vilela Photography, and serving as the executive vice president of finance for Foresee Consulting.

Elections

2022

See also: Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 1

Incumbent Dina Titus defeated Mark Robertson and Ken Cavanaugh in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dina Titus (D)	51.6	115,700
		Mark Robertson (R)	46.0	103,115
		Ken Cavanaugh (L)	2.5	5,534

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 224,349
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Comiesha Lenoir (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1

Incumbent Dina Titus defeated Amy Vilela in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dina Titus	79.8	33,565
		Amy Vilela	20.2	8,482

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,047
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 1 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Robertson	30.1	12,375
		David Brog	17.6	7,226
		Carolina Serrano	17.1	7,050
		Cresent Hardy	11.6	4,790
		Cynthia Dianne Steel	11.6	4,782
		Jane Adams	5.1	2,081
		Morgun Sholty	4.9	1,998
		Jessie Turner	2.1	845

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,147
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2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford (D)	51.9	121,962
		Cresent Hardy (R)	43.7	102,748
		Warren Markowitz (Independent American Party)	1.4	3,180
		Rodney Smith (Independent)	1.2	2,733
		Gregg Luckner (L)	0.9	2,213
		Dean McGonigle (Independent)	0.9	2,032

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 234,868 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Horsford	61.7	22,730
		Patricia Spearman	15.2	5,613
		Amy Vilela	9.2	3,388
		Allison Stephens	6.0	2,216
		John Anzalone	5.8	2,134
		Sid Zeller	2.0	736

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 36,817
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cresent Hardy	47.4	15,257
		David Gibbs	19.0	6,102
		Bill Townsend	11.4	3,659
		Kenneth Wegner	11.3	3,626
		Jeff Miller	8.0	2,563
		Mike Monroe	3.0	973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 32,180
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Independent primary election

No Independent candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eduardo Hurt (Independent)

Campaign themes

2022

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Noteworthy events

Netflix documentary about 2018 campaign

Netflix aired a documentary on May 1, 2019, called "Knock Down the House," which follows the campaigns of four women who ran for Congress in 2018. The women profiled are Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and former House candidates Amy Vilela (Nevada) and Cori Bush (Missouri), as well as former Senate candidate Paula Jean Swearengin (West Virginia). The documentary also shows how the political action committees Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress operate when they recruit and help candidates run for office.

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Footnotes

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Nevada's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Catherine Masto (D)

Jacky Rosen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Dina Titus (D)

District 2

Mark Amodei (R)

District 3

Susie Lee (D)

District 4

Steven Horsford (D)

Democratic Party (5)

Republican Party (1)