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Nevada's 3rd congressional district 
Current Representative Joe Heck (R–Henderson) Distribution 96.18% urban, 3.82% rural Population (2000) 666,088 Median income $50,749 Ethnicity 77.7% White, 5.6% Black, 6.0% Asian, 15.6% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American, 0.9% other Cook PVI D+2 The 3rd Congressional District of Nevada is a congressional district occupying the suburbs of Las Vegas, including Henderson, parts of North Las Vegas and Summerlin, and much of unincorporated Clark County. The district was created after the 2000 census and was drawn so as to balance registered Republicans and registered Democrats, though it has since gained a modest Democratic advantage in registration. It is currently represented by Republican Joe Heck.
Voting
Election results from presidential races[1]
Year Office Result 2004 President Bush 50 - 49% 2008 President Obama 55 - 43% List of representatives
Representative Party Years Congress District Home Electoral history District created January 3, 2003 
Jon PorterRepublican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2009108th Boulder City First elected in 2002
Lost re-election109th 110th 
Dina TitusDemocratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011111th Las Vegas Elected in 2008
Lost re-election
Joe HeckRepublican January 3, 2011 –
Present112th Henderson Elected in 2010 Election results
United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[2] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Republican Jon Porter 100,378 56.08% Democratic Dario Herrera 66,659 37.24% Independent Pete O'Neil 6,842 3.82% Libertarian Neil Scott 3,421 1.91% Independent American Richard Wayne O'Dell 1,694 0.95% Totals 178,994 100.0% Republican win (new seat) United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[3] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Republican Jon Porter (incumbent) 162,240 54.46% Democratic Tom Gallagher 120,365 40.40% Libertarian Joseph P. Silvestri 9,260 3.11% Independent American Richard Wayne O'Dell 6,053 2.03% Totals 297,918 100.0% Republican hold United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[4] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Republican Jon Porter (incumbent) 102,232 48.46% Democratic Tessa M. Hafen 98,261 46.57% Independent American Joshua Hansen 5,329 2.53% Libertarian Joseph P. Silvestri 5,157 2.44% Totals 210,979 100.0% Republican hold United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[5] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Dina Titus 165,912 47.43% Republican Jon Porter (incumbent) 147,940 42.29% Independent Jeffrey C. Reeves 14,922 4.27% Libertarian Joseph P. Silvestri 10,164 2.91% Independent American Floyd Fitzgibbons 6,937 1.98% Green Bob Giaquinta 3,937 1.13% Totals 349,812 100.0% Democratic gain from Republican United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[6] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Republican Joe Heck 128,916 48.13% Democratic Dina Titus (incumbent) 127,168 47.47% Independent Barry Michaels 6,473 2.42% Libertarian Joseph P. Silvestri 4,026 1.50% Independent American Scott David Narter 1,291 0.48% Totals 267,874 100.0% Republican gain from Democratic References
Nevada's congressional districts 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
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of Nevada
- Clark County, Nevada
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