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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 8, 2016, to elect Nevada’s four members of the U.S. House. The primaries took place on June 14. Overall, Democrats won 3 seats and Republicans won 1 seat, a gain of two seats for the Democrats compared with the previous election. Nationally, the Democratic vote total in Nevada was 508,113 (47.11%), and the Republican vote total was 498,104 (46.19%).

District results
- District 1 (Las Vegas area): Democrat Dina Titus, the incumbent, won with 61.9% of the vote against Republican Mary Perry and Independent Reuben D’Silva.
- Result: Democratic hold
- District 2 (northern Nevada, including Reno and Carson City): Republican Mark Amodei won with 58.3% of the vote against Democrat Chip Evans.
- Result: Republican hold
- District 3 (south of Las Vegas): Democrat Jacky Rosen won with 47.2% of the vote, narrowly defeating Republican Danny Tarkanian (46.0%).
- Result: Democratic gains
- District 4 (central and northern Clark County area, new district created after the 2010 census): Democrat Ruben Kihuen won with 48.6% of the vote against Republican Cresent Hardy.
- Result: Democratic gains

Context
- Nevada’s 1st district includes the southeastern Las Vegas area; Titus was re-elected there.
- Nevada’s 2nd district covers the northern part of the state and includes Reno and Carson City; Amodei was the incumbent.
- Nevada’s 3rd district covers areas south of Las Vegas; Rosen defeated the sitting Republican challenger in a close race.
- Nevada’s 4th district was a newly created seat largely concentrated in Clark County; Kihuen won this seat for the Democrats after Hardy had won it in 2014.


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