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Results: Democratic Rep. Steve Horsford defeats Republican Sam Peters in Nevada's 4th Congressional District election

Nov 12, 2022, 07:33 IST
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  • Rep. Steve Horsford defeated Republican Sam Peters in Nevada's 4th Congressional District.
  • The 4th District covers most of northern Clark County and southern Lyon County.
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Democratic Rep. Steve Horsford defeated Republican Sam Peters in Nevada's 4th Congressional District.

Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 10 p.m. EST.

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Nevada's 4th Congressional District candidates

Horsford has been an elected official in Nevada for more than 15 years. In 2004, he was elected to the Nevada State Senate and, five years later, became Nevada's youngest and first Black majority leader of the state's Senate. In 2012, the now-49-year-old congressman ran for Congress and defeated Republican businessman Danny Tarkanian, making him the first Black person to represent Nevada in Congress.

A member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Horsford has spoken out against former President Donald Trump's immigration policies, has shown support for universal healthcare, and is for an increase in the federal minimum wage.

Peters, Horsford's challenger, is a retired US Air Force major and Bronze Star recipient.

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He won a three-way GOP primary, narrowly defeating second-place finisher Annie Black, by securing 48% of the vote to her 41.1.%.

Voting history for Nevada's 4th Congressional District

Nevada's 4th Congressional District covers most of northern Clark County and southern Lyon County, but over 80% of its population resides in Clark County, which is heavily Democratic.

President Joe Biden had a near 4 percentage point margin of victory under the district's previous boundaries in 2020 before it was redrawn to concede largely rural White Pine County to the 2nd Congressional District in redistricting following the 2020 Census, making it more Democratic.

The money race

According to OpenSecrets, Horsford raised $4.6 million, spent $4.5 million, and had $621,206 of cash on hand, as of October 19. His opponent, Peters, raised $1.8 million, spent $1.7 million, and had $113,987 of cash still left to spend, as of October 19.

Through early November, super PACs, national party committees, and other non-candidate groups together spent about $8 million to advocate for or against the candidates. More than 40% of that spending has come from one source: Democrat-backing hybrid PAC House Majority PAC.

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What experts say

The race between Horsford and Peters was rated as "lean Democratic" by Inside Elections, "lean Democratic" by The Cook Political Report, and "leans Democratic" by Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

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