Nevada's 1st congressional district

Nevada's 1st congressional district
Current Representative Shelley Berkley (D–Las Vegas)
Distribution 99.90% urban, 0.10% rural
Population (2000) 666,088
Median income $39,480
Ethnicity 65.9% White, 12.2% Black, 4.7% Asian, 28.2% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American, 1.3% other
Cook PVI D+10

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, the 1st and 2nd congressional districts were created due to Nevada's population growth relative to the rest of the country. Following the 2000 Census, further population growth resulted in the creation of the 3rd congressional district, which included much of Las Vegas suburbs of Henderson, North Las Vegas, Summerlin, and much of unincorporated Clark County. Redistricting after the 2000 Census also made the 1st district smaller (and more population-dense), more urban, and more Democratic-leaning.

Contents

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%

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 –
present		 106th Las Vegas First elected in 1998
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th

Election results

1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010

1982

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

1984

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

1986

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

1988

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

1990

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

1992

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

1994

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

1996

United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[9]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
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%
Totals 172,593 100.0%
Republican hold

1998

United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[10]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
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%
Totals 161,082 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

2000

United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[11]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
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%
Totals 229,235 100.0%
Democratic hold

2002

United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[12]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
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%
Totals 119,714 100.0%
Democratic hold

2004

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

2006

United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[14]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
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%
Totals 131,124 100.0%
Democratic hold

2008

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[15]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
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%
Totals 228,922 100.0%
Democratic hold

2010

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[16]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
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%
Totals 167,306 100.0%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Presidential Election Results, by district, swingstateproject.com
  2. ^ 1982 Election Results
  3. ^ 1984 Election Results
  4. ^ 1986 Election Results
  5. ^ 1988 Election Results
  6. ^ 1990 Election Results
  7. ^ 1992 Election Results
  8. ^ 1994 Election Results
  9. ^ 1996 Election Results
  10. ^ 1998 Election Results
  11. ^ 2000 Election Results
  12. ^ 2002 Election Results
  13. ^ 2004 Election Results
  14. ^ 2006 Election Results
  15. ^ 2008 Election Results
  16. ^ 2010 Election Results
All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4
The Territory and At-large seats are obsolete. The 4th district to be seated in the 113th Congress in 2013.
See also: Nevada's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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