The Green Papers: Nevada 2011 Off-Year Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Election House CD 2: Tuesday 13 September 2011
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2000 Census:2,002,032 (0.71% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
2010 Census:2,709,432 (0.87% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
Capital:Carson City
Tuesday 13 September 2011 polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 7:00p PDT (0200 UTC).
 

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Nevada State and Local Government

Nevada 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


Nevada gained 1 U.S. House seat in the 2010 Census and will elected 4 Representatives in 2012.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Republican Senator Dean Heller
First appointed: 3 May 2011.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Shelley Berkley
14 April 2011: Announced she is running for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2012.

FEC S2NV00209; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,112,644; Dsb $1,020,427
    Democratic     Byron Georgiou - apparently not a candidate
10 August 2011: Withdrew stating "... I have concluded that I can more effectively contribute ... through my work in the private sector."

FEC S2NV00175; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,712,923; Dsb $1,730,831
  Candidate Republican     Edward "Ed" "Eddie" "Mr. Clean" Hamilton
Also running in the Special Election in CD 2.

FEC S6NV00168
  Candidate Republican     Senator Dean Heller
Congressman from Congressional District 2.
10 March 2011: Media reports state that Congressman Heller will run for the Class 1 Senate seat in 2012. The congressman made it official on 15 March.
23 April 2011: Likely appointee once Senator John Ensign resigns.
27 April 2011: Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (Republican) announced today that he will appoint Congressman Dean Heller (Republican) to fill the seat of Senator John Eric Ensign (Republican) upon Senator Ensign's 3 May resignation.

FEC S2NV00183; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,153,229; Dsb $380,595
    No Party Affiliation     Jonathan Bannon Maher - apparently not a candidate
26 September 2011: Correction: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in New Jersey.
  
Senator John Eric Ensign (Republican) resigned on 3 May 2011. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and re-elected in 2006. He also served in U.S. House being elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1996.
On 7 March 2011, the Senator announced his retirement at the end of his current term.
On 21 April 2011, he announced his resignation effective 3 May 2011-- "While I stand behind my firm belief that I have not violated any law, rule, or standard of conduct of the Senate, and I have fought to prove this publicly, I will not continue to subject my family, my constituents, or the Senate to any further rounds of investigation, depositions, drawn out proceedings, or especially public hearings. For my family and me, this continued personal cost is simply too great."
On 27 April 2011, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (Republican) announced that he would appoint Congressman Dean Heller (Republican, CD 2) to fill the seat of Senator John Eric Ensign (Republican) upon Senator Ensign's 3 May resignation.
The next regular election for this seat is on Tuesday 6 November 2012.


Class 3 Democratic Senator Harry Mason Reid
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor Brian E. Sandoval
First elected: 2010
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian K. Krolicki
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democratic (1 Open);
2 Republican (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1 Democratic Congressman Shelley Berkley
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 14 April 2011: Announced she is running for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2012.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Ruben J. Kihuen
26 September 2011: Filed with the FEC without specifying a CD.

FEC H2NV00050; 30 Sep 11; Tot $101,695; Dsb $6,701
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman Alice "Dina" Titus
FEC H8NV03036; 30 Sep 11; Tot $200,840; Dsb $7,653

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2 Republican Congressman Mark Eugene Amodei
First elected in a Special Election: 13 September 2011 re: appointment of Congressman Dean Heller (Republican) to the U.S. Senate
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer Kate Marshall
FEC H2NV02247; 03 Oct 11; Tot $817,842; Dsb $792,564
  Candidate Republican     former state Assemblywoman Sharron E. Angle
FEC H6NV02172; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,524,920; Dsb $1,471,878
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Greg Brower
FEC H2NV02221; 30 Sep 11; Tot $41,844; Dsb $41,192
  Candidate Republican     Kirk S. Lippold
FEC H2NV02239; 30 Sep 11; Tot $77,530; Dsb $65,968
  

Congressman Dean Heller (Republican) who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2006 was appointed to the Senate Class 1 seat on 3 May 2011 by Governor Brian E. Sandoval (Republican). The congressman had announced he would run for the U.S. Senate on 15 March 2011.

On 29 April 2011, Governor Brian E. Sandoval called a Tuesday 13 September 2011 special election to fill the vacant U.S. House CD 2 seat of Congressman Dean Heller. There will be no primary.

Former state Senator Mark Eugene Amodei (Republican) won the 13 September 2011 special election with 58% of the vote.


Special Election - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
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Seat up for election
Special Election
Republican
Seat up for election: Tuesday 13 September 2011
Special Election - Next regular election: 6 November 2012
  Elected Republican 74,976 57.93% former state Senator Mark Eugene Amodei
18 June 2011: Nevada Republican Party Central Committee chose Mr. Amodei as their nominee with 221 out of 323 votes cast.

FEC H2NV02395; 03 Oct 11; Tot $751,375; Dsb $692,014
  Candidate Democratic 46,669 36.06% Treasurer Kate Marshall
25 June 2011: Nevada Democratic Party Central Committee chose Mrs. Marshall as their nominee with 117 out of 122 votes cast.

FEC H2NV02247; 03 Oct 11; Tot $817,842; Dsb $792,564
  Candidate Independent 5,354 4.14% Helmuth Lehmann
  Candidate Independent American 2,415 1.87% Timothy "Tim" Fasano
    Democratic     George S. Bay - apparently not a candidate
5 July 2011: Withdrew
    Democratic     Chad Dehne - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Jill Derby - apparently not a candidate
27 May 2011: Announced she is not a candidate: "I've decided that this isn't the right time ...".
    Democratic     Blake Franzman - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     R. J. Gillum - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Joe Hunt - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Zach Jones - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Jacques Clement Maye, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
FEC H2NV02288; 06 Jul 11; Tot $0; Dsb $0
    Democratic     Nancy Price - apparently not a candidate
24 June 2011: Withdrew

FEC H0NV02191; 24 Jun 11; Tot $275; Dsb $297
    Democratic     Rex Ricks - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     former state Assemblywoman Sharron E. Angle - apparently not a candidate
25 May 2011: Media reports indicate she is not running.

FEC H6NV02172; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,524,920; Dsb $1,471,878
    Republican     state Senator Greg Brower - apparently not a candidate
18 June 2011: Withdrew after the Central Committee chose Mr. Amodei as their nominee.

FEC H2NV02221; 30 Sep 11; Tot $41,844; Dsb $41,192
    Republican     Hal Carmack - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Guy Felton - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     William R. Graves - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Edward "Ed" "Eddie" "Mr. Clean" Hamilton - apparently not a candidate
Also running for the Senate Class 1 Seat in 2012.

FEC S6NV00168
    Republican     Ryan Henderson - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Eric Hintermeyer - apparently not a candidate
26 May 2011: Withdrew
    Republican     Greg Hudson - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     James R. "Jim Bob" Kohn - apparently not a candidate
6 June 2011: Withdrew
    Republican     Robert X. Leeds - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Kirk S. Lippold - apparently not a candidate
FEC H2NV02239; 30 Sep 11; Tot $77,530; Dsb $65,968
    Republican     Daniel Miller - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Troy "Gunny" Orosco - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Phillip D. Telander - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Busch Voigts, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Jonathan M. Yuspa - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Sidney "Sid" Zeller - apparently not a candidate
    Green     Billy Howard - apparently not a candidate
3 July 2011: "The Howard for Nevada campaign has been suspended."
    Libertarian     B. Dale Gremban - apparently not a candidate
6 July 2011: Disqualified
    Independent     Earl Ammerman, IV - apparently not a candidate
6 July 2011: Disqualified
    Independent     Roland Lee - apparently not a candidate
6 July 2011: Disqualified
    Independent     Christopher Simon - apparently not a candidate
6 July 2011: Disqualified
Total 129,414 100.00%  
  

29 April 2011: Governor Brian E. Sandoval called a Tuesday 13 September 2011 special election to fill the soon to be vacant U.S. House CD 2 seat of Congressman Dean Heller. There will be no primary. The winner of the special election (the candidate receiving the most votes) will serve the remainder of current term which ends in January 2013.

On 19 May 2011, District Judge James Russell ruled that ballot qualified parties (Democratic, Independent American, Libertarian, and Republican) have until 30 June 2011 to choose a nominee. Other candidates must submit 250 signatures to appear on the ballot. The ruling was confirmed, 6-1, by the Nevada Supreme Court on 5 July 2011.

Nevada Secretary of State 2011 Special Election: Filed Candidates and Certified List of Candidates.


Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3 Republican Congressman Joseph John "Joe" Heck
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     James Franklin Haning, II
FEC H2NV03096
  Candidate Democratic     state Assemblyman John Oceguera
FEC H2NV00035; 30 Sep 11; Tot $109,936; Dsb $14,960
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Joseph John "Joe" Heck
FEC H0NV03058; 30 Sep 11; Tot $778,392; Dsb $316,844

No Incumbent - New Seat in 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment - First election in 2012
CD 4  
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Steven Alexzander Horsford
FEC H2NV04011
    Democratic     state Senator John Jay Lee - apparently not a candidate
25 July 2011: Seat unknown until redistricting is complete.
12 October 2011: Filed with the FEC for U.S. House CD 4.
21 November 2011: Dropped out to avoid a primary battle. Will seek re-election in the state Senate.

FEC H2NV00043; 30 Sep 11; Tot $43,232; Dsb $25,803
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Barbara K. Cegavske
FEC H2NV04037
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Mark "Dan" Schwartz
FEC H2NV04029

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Secretary of State Ross Miller
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Treasurer Kate Marshall
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Candidate for the Tuesday 13 September 2011 Special Election in U.S. House CD 2.

Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

  Democratic Controller Kim R. Wallin
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Controller is unaffected by the State's term limit.
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 8 candidates
  Republican: 6 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
  No Party Affiliation
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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