Nevada's 3rd congressional district

Nevada's 3rd congressional district
Nevada's 3rd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Jacky Rosen (D–Henderson)
Population (2016 est.) 779,908
Median income 61,286
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+2[1]

The 3rd Congressional District of Nevada is a congressional district occupying the area south of Las Vegas, including Henderson, and most of unincorporated Clark County. The district was initially created after the 2000 census.

It was intended to be a "fair fight" district, and as originally drawn had a relatively equal balance of registered Republicans and registered Democrats. It is currently represented by Democrat Jacky Rosen.

Cities and Townships

Competitiveness

Election results from presidential races:

Year Office Results
2000 President Al Gore 49 – George W. Bush 48%
2004 President George W. Bush 50 – John Kerry 49%
2008 President Barack Obama 55 – John McCain 43%
2012 President Barack Obama 50 – Mitt Romney 49%
2016 President Donald Trump 48 – Hillary Clinton 47%

List of representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsCongressDistrict HomeElectoral history
District created January 3, 2003
Jon Porter Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2009		 108th Boulder City First elected in 2002

Lost re-election
109th
110th
Dina Titus Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011		 111th Las Vegas Elected in 2008

Lost re-election
Joe Heck Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017		 112th Henderson First elected in 2010

Retired to run for U.S. Senate
113th
114th
Jacky Rosen Democratic January 3, 2017 –
Present		 115th Henderson Elected in 2016

Election results

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[2]
Party 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)
United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[3]
Party 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
United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[4]
Party 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
United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[5]
Party 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
United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[6]
Party 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
United States House of Representatives elections, 2012 [7]
Party 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
United States House of Representatives elections, 2014 [8]
Party 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
United States House of Representatives elections, 2016[9]
Party 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

Historical district boundaries

2003 – 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2002 Election Results
  3. ↑ 2004 Election Results
  4. ↑ 2006 Election Results
  5. ↑ 2008 Election Results
  6. ↑ 2010 Election Results
  7. ↑ "Nevada General Election 2012 – U.S. Congress".
  8. ↑ "Nevada General Election 2014 – U.S. Congress".
  9. ↑ "Silver State Election Night Results 2016". Nevada Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

Coordinates: 35°39′48″N 115°09′15″W / 35.66333°N 115.15417°W / 35.66333; -115.15417

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