2011 Nevada's 2nd congressional district special election

2011 Nevada's 2nd congressional district special election

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Nominee Mark Amodei Kate Marshall
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 75,180 46,818
Percentage 57.92% 36.07%

County results
Amodei:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Representative before election

Dean Heller
Republican

Elected Representative

Mark Amodei
Republican

On September 13, 2011, a special election was held in Nevada's 2nd congressional district to fill the vacancy[1] created by the resignation of Republican Dean Heller, who was appointed to the United States Senate.[2]

The race was called for Mark Amodei by the Associated Press just after 10 p.m. local time with 44% of precincts reporting and Amodei leading Marshall 57% to 37%.[3] Amodei easily won the election by a margin of 58% to 36%.

  1. ^ Clifton, Guy (April 29, 2011). "Nevada special election date September 13". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Demirjian, Karoun (April 27, 2011). "Sandoval chooses Dean Heller for John Ensign replacement". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Elections 2011 ap.org Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine