Nevada's 1st congressional district

Nevada's 1st congressional district
Nevada's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Dina Titus (DLas Vegas)
Distribution 99.90% urban, 0.10% rural
Population (2010) 659,962
Median income $36,447
Ethnicity 22.9% White, 9.9% Black, 8.6% Asian, 42.9% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American, 15% other
Cook PVI D+11

Nevada's 1st congressional district occupies most of Nevada's largest city, Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County. The district now leans Democratic.

Before the 1980 Census, Nevada was represented by a single at-large congressional district. After the 1980 Census, Nevada was split into two districts due to its high population growth relative to the rest of the country. From 1983 to 2003, the 1st district included nearly all of Las Vegas and most of its inner-ring suburbs. A tiny sliver of northern Las Vegas, as well as far northern Clark County, was in the 2nd district, which covered the rest of the state. Following the 2000 Census, further population growth resulted in the creation of the 3rd congressional district, which included most of Henderson, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, and much of unincorporated Clark County. At the same time, the 1st district became smaller (and more population-dense), more urban, and more Democratic-leaning. It contracted even further after the 2010 Census, which made it a majority-minority district; Hispanics now make up a plurality of its voters.

Voting

Election results from presidential races[1]

Year Office Result
2000 President Gore 56 - 41%
2004 President Kerry 57 - 42%
2008 President Obama 64 - 34%
2012 President Obama 66 - 32%

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress District Home Electoral history
District created January 3, 1983 Districts were created from the former at-large district
Harry Reid Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1987
98th Searchlight First elected in 1982

Retired to run for U.S. Senate
99th
James Bilbray Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1995
100th Las Vegas First elected in 1986

Lost re-election
101st
102nd
103rd
John Ensign Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1999
104th Las Vegas First elected in 1994

Retired to run for U.S. Senate
105th
Shelley Berkley Democratic January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2013
106th Las Vegas First elected in 1998

Retired to run for U.S. Senate
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
Dina Titus Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present
113th Las Vegas First elected in 2012
114th

Election results

19821984198619881990199219941996199820002002200420062008201020122014

1982

United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Reid 61,901 57.54
Republican Peggy Cavnar 45,675 42.46
Total votes 107,576 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

1984

United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry Reid (incumbent) 73,242 56.12
Republican Peggy Cavnar 55,391 42.44
Libertarian Joe Morris 1,885 1.44
Total votes 130,518 100.0
Democratic hold

1986

United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bilbray 61,830 54.09
Republican Bob Ryan 59,433 44.04
Libertarian Gordon Michael Morris 2,145 1.88
Total votes 114,317 100.0
Democratic hold

1988

United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bilbray (incumbent) 101,764 63.97
Republican Lucille Lusk 53,588 33.69
Libertarian Patrick O'Neill 3,724 2.34
Total votes 159,076 100.0
Democratic hold

1990

United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bilbray (incumbent) 84,650 61.41
Republican Bob Dickinson 47,377 34.37
Libertarian William Moore 5,825 4.23
Total votes 137,852 100.0
Democratic hold

1992

United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bilbray (incumbent) 128,178 57.87
Republican J. Coy Pettyjohn 84,217 38.02
Libertarian Scott A. Kjar 8,993 4.06
Total votes 221,488 100.0
Democratic hold

1994

United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Ensign 73,769 48.48
Democratic James Bilbray (incumbent) 72,333 47.54
Libertarian Gary Wood 6,065 3.99
Total votes 152,167 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Ensign (incumbent) 86,472 50.10
Democratic Bob Coffin 75,081 43.50
Independent American Ted Gunderson 4,572 2.65
Libertarian James Dan 3,341 1.94
Natural Law Richard Eidson 3,127 1.81
Total votes 172,593 100.0
Republican hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley 79,315 49.24
Republican Don Chairez 73,540 45.65
Libertarian Jim Burns 5,292 3.29
Independent American Jess Howe 2,935 1.82
Total votes 161,082 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (incumbent) 118,469 51.68
Republican Jon Porter 101,276 44.18
Libertarian Charles Schneider 4,011 1.75
Independent American Christopher H. Hansen 3,933 1.72
Citizens First W.G. Swenson 1,546 0.67
Total votes 229,235 100.0
Democratic hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (incumbent) 64,312 53.72
Republican Lynette Boggs-McDonald 51,148 42.73
Independent American Steven Dempsey 2,861 2.39
Green W. Lane Startin 1,393 1.16
Total votes 119,714 100.0
Democratic hold

2004

United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (incumbent) 133,569 65.98
Republican Russ Mickelson 63,005 31.12
Libertarian Jim Duensing 5,862 2.90
Total votes 202,436 100.0
Democratic hold

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (incumbent) 85,025 64.84
Republican Kenneth Wegner 40,917 31.20
Libertarian Jim Duensing 2,843 2.17
Independent American Darnell Roberts 2,339 1.78
Total votes 131,124 100.0
Democratic hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (incumbent) 154,860 67.65
Republican Kenneth Wegner 64,837 28.32
Independent American Caren Alexander 4,697 2.05
Libertarian Jim Duensing 4,528 1.98
Total votes 228,922 100.0
Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelley Berkley (incumbent) 103,246 61.75
Republican Kenneth Wegner 58,995 35.28
Independent American Jonathan J. Hansen 2,847 1.70
Libertarian Ed Klapproth 2,118 1.27
Total votes 167,306 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus 113,967 63.57
Republican Chris Edwards 56,521 31.53
Independent American Stan Vaughan 4,145 2.31
Libertarian William "Bill" Pojunis 4,645 2.59
Total votes 179,278 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

Nevada's 1st Congressional District, 2014[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus (inc.) 45,643 56.84
Republican Annette Teijeiro 30,413 37.87
Libertarian Richard Charles 2,617 3.26
Independent American Kamau Bakari 1,626 2.03
Total votes 80,299 100
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

Coordinates: 36°08′01″N 115°09′05″W / 36.13361°N 115.15139°W / 36.13361; -115.15139

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