Nevada District 2

NV-02 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held June 9, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Teresa Benitez-Thompson 23,706 45.6%
Greg Kidd 11,714 22.5%
Kathy Durham 5,973 11.5%
Morgan Wadsworth 4,877 9.4%
Matthew Fonken 3,204 6.2%
Gamaliel Zavala Enriquez 863 1.7%
Josh Hebert 421 0.8%
Johnny E. Kerns 375 0.7%
Mark Jolle 357 0.7%
Samuel White 320 0.6%
Gerold Gorman 221 0.4%

Republican Primary

Held June 9, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
David Flippo 38,174 46.9%
James Settelmeyer 28,131 34.5%
George Forbush 3,337 4.1%
Mike Smith 2,762 3.4%
Tom Doyle 1,717 2.1%
Fred Simon 1,616 2.0%
Jennifer Billat 1,464 1.8%
Jesse Watts 1,264 1.6%
Andrea Lowe 1,130 1.4%
Rick Shepherd 720 0.9%
Jerry Olsen 608 0.7%
Sherman Tylawsky 278 0.3%
Bruce Grego 223 0.3%

Full calendar and every race: Nevada primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Mark Amodei)
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
Yes
Cook PVI
R+10

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Teresa Benitez-Thompson Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $257,087
Cash on Hand: $140,607

David Flippo Nominee

Republican

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

PollsterDateSampleMoEDemRep
Wedgewood Polls 2026-07-12 350 LV ±5.20 Teresa Benitez-Thompson 48.00% David Flippo 46.00%

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 NV-02 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

What does the latest poll of the 2026 NV-02 House race say?

The most recent public poll, from Wedgewood Polls (completed July 12, 2026), found Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D) at 48% and David Flippo (R) at 46%.

When is the 2026 NV-02 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

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