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Nevada's 2nd congressional district is a
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that includes the northern third of the state. It includes most of Lyon County, a small portion of Lincoln County, all of Churchill,
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, Elko,
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,
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, Lander,
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,
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, Washoe, and
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counties, as well as the state capital,
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. The largest city in the district is
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, the state's third largest city. Although the district appears rural, its politics are dominated by Reno and Carson City. As of 2017, over 460,000 people reside in
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alone, totaling about two-thirds of the district's population. It is the richest congressional district in the state of Nevada. With a
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rating of R+7, it is the only Republican-leaning congressional district in Nevada.


Political history

The district was initially created after the redistricting cycle after the
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, when Nevada was split into districts for the first time. From then until 2013, it occupied all of the state outside of
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. From 1993 to 2013, it also included the far northern portion of Clark County. Until 2013, it was the third-largest congressional district by land area that did not cover an entire state. Even though it lost much of its southern portion to the new
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after the 2010 census, it is still the fifth-largest district in the nation that does not cover an entire state. The 2nd district has always leaned Republican. It has been represented by only four people since its creation, all Republicans. Democrats have only made four serious bids for the seat. In
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, the district has historically voted Republican;
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won the district by 20 points in
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and 16 points in
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. However, in the 2008 election
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earned only 88 votes more (out of 335,720 votes) than
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in the district. On April 21, 2011,
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John Ensign John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to ...
(R-Nev.), plagued by scandal and facing an inquiry by the
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, announced his resignation effective May 3. On April 27, Governor
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announced he would appoint
Dean Heller Dean Arthur Heller (born May 10, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator representing Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 15th secretary of state of Nevada ...
, the 2nd district's third-term congressman, to fill out Ensign's term in the Senate. Heller had already planned to run for the seat after Ensign announced a month earlier that he would not run for a third term. To fill the vacancy created by Heller's resignation on May 9, Sandoval was required to call a special election to be held within six months of the occurrence of the vacancy. A special election was held on September 13, 2011. Former Republican state senator
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defeated Democratic State Treasurer
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.


Recent election results from statewide races


Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST32/CD118_NV02.pdf
/ref> Churchill County (2) : Fallon, Fallon Station Douglas County (21) : All 21 communities Elko County (12) : All 12 communities Eureka County (2) :
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,
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Humboldt County (8) : All 8 communities
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(1) :
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Lander County (3) : All 3 communities Lincoln County (0) : Contains unincorporated area of Lincoln County Lyon County (7) :
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, Fernley, Silver City, Silver Springs,
Smith Valley Smith Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,603 at the 2010 census. Geography and name Smith Valley is located in southwestern Lyon County at (38.819204, -119.355912), occupying ...
(part; also
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),
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,
Yerington Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,121 at the 2020 census. It is the current county seat of Lyon County, with the first county seat having been established at Dayton on November 29, 1861. It is nam ...
Pershing County (6) : All 6 communities Storey County (5) : All 5 communities Washoe County (17) : All 17 communities White Pine County (6) : All 6 communities


List of members representing the district


Election results


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1988


1990


1992


1994


1996


1998


2000


2002


2004


2006


2008


2010


2011 (special)


2012


2014


2016


2018


2020


2022


2024


Historical district boundaries


See also

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Nevada's congressional districts Nevada is divided into four congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, Nevada gained a fourth House seat. Current districts and represen ...
*
List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wi ...


Notes


References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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