Nevada's 4th congressional district is a
congressional district
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that was created as a result of the
2010 United States census. 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
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, and
Nye counties.
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
Steven Alexzander Horsford (born April 29, 1973) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district since 2019, previously holding the position from 2013 to 2015. He also served ...
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
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in 2016. Kihuen did not run for reelection in 2018, and the seat was won by Horsford in a rematch against Hardy.
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:
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Clark County (11)
: Bunkerville, Henderson (part; also 1st
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), Indian Springs, Las Vegas
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(part; also 1st
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
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and 3rd), Mesquite
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, Moapa Town, Moapa Valley, Mount Charleston
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, Nellis AFB, North Las Vegas (part; also 1st
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
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* Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array
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), Sunrise Manor (part; also 1st
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
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)
Esmerelda County (3)
: All 3 communities
Lincoln County (11)
: All 11 communities
Lyon County (1)
: Smith Valley (part; also 2nd
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)
Mineral County (4)
: All 4 communities
Nye County (5)
: All 5 communities
List of members representing the district
Election results
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
References
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Clark County, Nevada
Lyon County, Nevada
Esmeralda County, Nevada
Lincoln County, Nevada
Mineral County, Nevada
Nye County, Nevada
White Pine County, Nevada
Constituencies established in 2013
2013 establishments in Nevada