Nevada's 3rd Congressional District

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Susie Lee

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Susie Lee (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Nevada representatives represented an average of 777,116 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 677,358 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 3

Incumbent Susie Lee and Drew Johnson are running in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Susie Lee (D)
		Drew Johnson (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jon Kamerath (Independent American Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

Incumbent Susie Lee defeated RockAthena Brittain in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susie Lee	91.8	33,901
		RockAthena Brittain	8.2	3,036

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,937
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Johnson	29.7	9,482
		Dan Schwartz	23.1	7,351
		Elizabeth Helgelien	21.3	6,784
		Marty O'Donnell	21.1	6,727
		Steve Schiffman	1.9	594
		Steve London	1.6	495
		Brian Nadell	1.4	446

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,879
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Heidi Kasama (R)

2022

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 3

Incumbent Susie Lee defeated April Becker in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susie Lee (D)	52.0	131,086
		April Becker (R)	48.0	121,083

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 252,169
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Bruce Morris (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

Incumbent Susie Lee defeated Randell S. Hynes in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susie Lee	89.7	37,069
		Randell S. Hynes	10.3	4,265

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,334
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

April Becker defeated John Kovacs, Clark Bossert, Noah Malgeri, and Albert Maxwell Goldberg in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April Becker	64.9	28,260
		John Kovacs	11.1	4,857
		Clark Bossert	10.4	4,553
		Noah Malgeri	9.1	3,981
		Albert Maxwell Goldberg	4.4	1,920

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,571
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Reinier Prijten (R)
• Steve Schiffman (R)

2020

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 3

Incumbent Susie Lee defeated Daniel Rodimer, Steven Brown, and Edward Bridges II in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susie Lee (D)	48.8	203,421
		Daniel Rodimer (R)	45.8	190,975
		Steven Brown (L)	3.0	12,315
		Edward Bridges II (Independent American Party)	2.5	10,541

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 417,252
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alex Pereszlenyi (Independent)
• Gary Crispin (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

Incumbent Susie Lee defeated Dennis Sullivan and Tiffany Ann Watson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susie Lee	82.8	49,223
		Dennis Sullivan	9.8	5,830
		Tiffany Ann Watson	7.4	4,411

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,464
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Hart (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Rodimer	49.8	25,143
		Dan Schwartz	27.1	13,667
		Mindy Robinson	13.2	6,659
		Brian Nadell	3.9	1,971
		Corwin Newberry	3.8	1,913
		Victor Willert	2.2	1,116

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,469
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jaylon Calhoun (R)
• Zachary Walkerlieb (R)
• Tiger Helgelien (R)

2018

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 3

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susie Lee (D)	51.9	148,501
		Danny Tarkanian (R)	42.8	122,566
		Steven Brown (L)	1.6	4,555
		David Goossen (Independent)	1.3	3,627
		Harry Vickers (Independent American Party)	1.2	3,481
		Gilbert Eisner (Independent)	0.7	1,887
		Tony Gumina (Independent)	0.5	1,551

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 286,168 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susie Lee	66.9	25,475
		Michael Weiss	8.2	3,115
		Eric Stoltz	7.2	2,759
		Jack Love	5.8	2,208
		Richard Hart	4.9	1,847
		Steve Schiffman	3.5	1,338
		Guy Pinjuv	3.5	1,331

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 38,073
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hermon Farahi (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 3 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Tarkanian	44.1	15,257
		Michelle Mortensen	24.6	8,491
		Scott Hammond	16.8	5,804
		David McKeon	4.9	1,698
		Annette Teijeiro	3.5	1,225
		Patrick Carter	2.7	942
		Stephanie Jones	1.3	450
		Eddie Hamilton	1.0	360
		Thomas Mark La Croix	1.0	345

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 34,572
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jim Murphy (R)
• Victoria Seaman (R)

2016

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent Joe Heck, who began serving in Congress in 2010, chose to seek election to the Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jacky Rosen (D) defeated Danny Tarkanian (R), David Goossen (Independent), and Warren Markowitz (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rosen defeated five other Democrats to win the primary, while Tarkanian defeated six primary opponents. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jacky Rosen	47.2%	146,869
	Republican	Danny Tarkanian	46%	142,926
	Independent American	Warren Markowitz	3.7%	11,602
	Independent	David Goossen	3.1%	9,566
Total Votes				310,963
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Danny Tarkanian	32%	9,002
Michael Roberson	24%	6,759
Michele Fiore	18.2%	5,124
Andy Matthews	14.1%	3,975
Kerry Bowers	5.6%	1,569
Annette Teijeiro	4.7%	1,336
Sami Khal	1.4%	381
Total Votes		28,146
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jacky Rosen	62.2%	14,221
Jesse Sbaih	12.8%	2,928
Barry Michaels	9.7%	2,219
Steven Schiffman	5.4%	1,237
Alex Singer	5.3%	1,208
Neil Waite	4.6%	1,055
Total Votes		22,868
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2014

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Nevada held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Joe Heck (R) defeated Erin Bilbray (D), Randy Kimmick (L), David Goossen (I) and Steven St John (I) in the general election. Bilbray defeated Zachary Campbell in the Democratic primary on June 10, 2014, while the other candidates ran unopposed or did not run in the primary.

Nevada's 3rd was considered a battleground district in 2014. Heck had only been in office since 2011, and although he won re-election in 2012 with a 7.5 percent margin of victory, the district voted Democratic in the 2012 presidential election. President Barack Obama won the district by just 0.8 percent.

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joe Heck Incumbent	60.8%	88,528
	Democratic	Erin Bilbray	36.1%	52,644
	Libertarian	Randy Kimmick	1.1%	1,566
	Independent	David Goossen	1.1%	1,637
	Independent	Steven St John	0.9%	1,344
Total Votes				145,719
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2012

See also: Nevada's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Nevada held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Joe Heck (R) won re-election. He defeated John Oceguera (D), Tom Jones (AI) and Jim Murphy (I) in the general election. The primary was held on June 12.

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Oceguera	42.9%	116,823
	Republican	Joe Heck Incumbent	50.4%	137,244
	Independent American Party of Nevada	Tom Jones	2.1%	5,600
	Independent	Jim Murphy	4.7%	12,856
Total Votes				272,523
Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. House of Representatives Results"

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Oceguera	50.4%	7,966
Stephen H. Frye	16.8%	2,659
Jesse "Jake" Holder	13.3%	2,099
Barry Michaels	8.5%	1,346
Gerald Sakura	6.3%	989
James F. Haning II	4.7%	736
Total Votes		15,795

Nevada's 3rd Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joe Heck	90.1%	20,798
Chris Dyer	9.9%	2,298
Total Votes		23,096

2010
On November 2, 2010, Joseph Heck won election to the United States House. He defeated incumbent Dina Titus (D), Barry Michaels (I), Scott David Narter (Independent American) and Joseph P. Silvestri (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joseph Heck	48.1%	128,916
	Democratic	Dina Titus incumbent	47.5%	127,168
	Independent	Barry Michaels	2.4%	6,473
	Independent American	Scott David Narter	0.5%	1,291
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	1.5%	4,026
Total Votes				267,874

2008
On November 4, 2008, Dina Titus won election to the United States House. She defeated incumbent Jon C. Porter (R), Jeffrey C. Reeves (I), Floyd Fitzgibbons (Independent American), Joseph P. Silvestri (L) and Bob Giaquinta (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dina Titus	47.4%	165,912
	Republican	John C. Porter incumbent	42.3%	147,940
	Independent	Jeffrey C. Reeves	4.3%	14,922
	Independent American	Floyd Fitzgibbons	2%	6,937
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	2.9%	10,164
	Green	Bob Giaquinta	1.1%	3,937
Total Votes				349,812

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jon C. Porter won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tessa M. Hafen (D), Joshua Hansen (Independent American) and Joseph P. Silvestri (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon C. Porter incumbent	48.5%	102,232
	Democratic	Tessa M. Hafen	46.6%	98,261
	Independent American	Joshua Hansen	2.5%	5,329
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	2.4%	5,157
Total Votes				210,979

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jon C. Porter won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Gallagher (D), Joseph P. Silvestri (L) and Richard Wayne O'Dell (Independent American) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon C. Porter incumbent	54.5%	162,240
	Democratic	Tom Gallagher	40.4%	120,365
	Libertarian	Joseph P. Silvestri	3.1%	9,260
	Independent American	Richard Wayne O'Dell	2%	6,053
Total Votes				297,918

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jon C. Porter won election to the United States House. He defeated Dario Herrera (D), Pete O'Neil (I), Richard Wayne Odell (Independent American) and Neil Scott (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Nevada, District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jon C. Porter	56.1%	100,378
	Democratic	Dario Herrera	37.2%	66,659
	Independent	Pete O'Neil	3.8%	6,842
	Independent American	Richard Wayne O'Dell	0.9%	1,694
	Libertarian	Neil Scott	1.9%	3,421
Total Votes				178,994

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Nevada after the 2020 census

Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed the congressional map into law on November 16, 2021. This map took effect for Nevada's 2022 congressional elections. On November 14, 2021, the Nevada State Senate voted 12-9 to approve the Democratic congressional and legislative map proposals. In a press release, Democratic lawmakers said they planned to issue an amendment to the draft maps in the Nevada State Assembly that would aim to address requests from tribal communities in the state and the allocation of incarcerated individuals. On November 16, the Nevada State Assembly voted 25-17 to approve the amended maps.

How does redistricting in Nevada work? In Nevada, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. The lines are subject to veto by the governor.

Under a state law enacted in 2019, state prison inmates are counted as residents of their home addresses for redistricting purposes.

Nevada District 3
until January 2, 2023

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Nevada District 3
starting January 3, 2023

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2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.

See also: Redistricting in Nevada after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Nevada State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Nevada's 3rd the 202nd most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 52.4%-45.7%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Nevada's 3rd the 201st most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 52.4% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 45.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Nevada's 3rd Congressional District the 224th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Nevada
• Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

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)