Nevada's 4th congressional district

Nevada's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that was created as a result of the 2010 United States census.[3] Located in the central portion of the state, it includes most of northern Clark County, southern Lyon County, most of Lincoln County, a sliver of Churchill County and all of Esmeralda, Mineral, and Nye counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+3, it is the equal most Democratic districts in Nevada, along with Nevada’s 1st congressional district.[2]

Nevada's 4th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
 Steven Horsford
DLas Vegas
Population (2022)821,679
Median household
income
$70,338[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+3[2]

Although the district appears rural, over 80% of its population lives in the heavily Democratic northern portion of Clark County. As a result, the district leans Democratic.

The district has flipped between Democratic and Republican representation since it was created. Democrat Steven Horsford won the election for this seat in the 2012 House elections. He was seated for the 113th U.S. Congress in 2013 as the district's first congressman, serving just one term before he was defeated by Republican Cresent Hardy in November 2014. In turn, Hardy lost to Democrat Ruben Kihuen in 2016. Kihuen did not run for reelection in 2018, and the seat was won by Horsford in a rematch against Hardy.

Recent statewide election results

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Election results from presidential races:

Results under current lines (since 2023)
YearOfficeResult
2016PresidentClinton 52.3% – 41.8%
SenatorCortez Masto 51.4% – 39.5%
2018GovernorSisolak 54.0% – 41.4%
SenatorRosen 52.7% – 41.2%
Lieutenant GovernorMarshall 53.6% – 40.1%
Attorney GeneralFord 51.8% – 42.5%
2020PresidentBiden 53.0% – 44.8%
Results under old lines (2013-2023)

List of members representing the district

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Member
(Residence)
PartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District established January 3, 2013

Steven Horsford
(Las Vegas)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
113thElected in 2012.
Lost re-election.
2013–2023

Esmeralda, Lincoln, Mineral, Nye, and White Pine; parts of Clark and Lyon

Cresent Hardy
(Mesquite)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
114thElected in 2014.
Lost re-election.

Ruben Kihuen
(Las Vegas)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019
115thElected in 2016.
Retired.[4]

Steven Horsford
(Las Vegas)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present

Esmeralda, Mineral, and Nye; parts of Clark, Churchill, Lincoln, and Lyon

Election results

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2012

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSteven Horsford 120,501 50.11
RepublicanDanny Tarkanian101,26142.11
Independent AmericanFloyd Fitzgibbons9,3893.90
LibertarianMichael Haines9,3413.88
Total votes240,492 100.0
Democratic win (new seat)

2014

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCresent Hardy 63,466 48.53
DemocraticSteven Horsford (Incumbent)59,84445.76
LibertarianSteve Brown4,1193.15
Independent AmericanRussell Best3,3522.56
Total votes130,781 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRuben Kihuen 128,985 48.52
RepublicanCresent Hardy (Incumbent)118,32844.51
LibertarianSteve Brown10,2063.84
Independent AmericanMike Little8,3273.13
Total votes265,846 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSteven Horsford 121,936 51.93
RepublicanCresent Hardy102,74043.75
Independent AmericanWarren Markowitz3,1801.35
IndependentRodney Smith2,7311.16
LibertarianGreg Luckner2,2130.94
IndependentDean McGonigle2,0310.86
Total votes234,831 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSteven Horsford (incumbent) 168,457 50.7
RepublicanJim Marchant152,28445.8
LibertarianJonathan Royce Esteban7,9782.4
Independent AmericanBarry Rubinson3,7501.1
Total votes332,469 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSteven Horsford (incumbent) 116,617 52.4
RepublicanSam Peters105,87047.6
Total votes222,487 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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