Who's running in Nevada's 4th congressional district
4 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
4 candidates · ballot order · Steven Horsford currently holds this seat
Medium confidenceMedium confidenceThe candidate's stated positions and basic record are documented, but coverage is thin — often little independent reporting, or criticism from only one side.What would raise it: More independent reporting, a documented voting record, or published criticism from a named opponent would raise this.
What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Nothing documented in the sources reviewed.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Has not held elected office.
Independent American Party nominee for Nevada's 2nd District in 2012 and the 4th District in 2014 and 2024.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
Best's 2026 positions could not be found in a loaded source. No argument for or against him was found.
His RELIEF Act, which would refund tariff costs to small businesses within 90 days.
Higher taxes 'on billionaires and mega-corporations', but no across-the-board increases.
Expanding Social Security through the Social Security 2100 Act, including lifting the payroll tax cap; opposing a higher retirement age.
Opposing Medicaid work requirements and supporting extension of ACA subsidies.
Securing the border and removing dangerous criminals, but opposing 'indiscriminate mass deportation'; supports pathways to legal status.
Conditioning or withholding military aid to Israel that fails US legal and civilian-protection tests; co-sponsoring the Clark County lands bill.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
US Representative for Nevada's 4th District 2013–2015 and since 2019; Nevada Senate majority leader before Congress.
Unopposed in the 2026 Democratic primary.
Endorsed by the AFL-CIO, Culinary Workers Union, Laborers, Nevada State Education Association and Teamsters.
Voted in July 2026 for a measure to cut aid to Israel, per the NRCC.
Arguments in favor
Horsford is 'taking on the corporate landlords driving up rents, the tariffs raising prices at the checkout line, and the special interests trying to gut the programs working families depend on.'
— Steven Horsford campaign
Nevada's major labour organisations — the AFL-CIO, Culinary Workers Union, Laborers, Teamsters and the Nevada State Education Association — have endorsed Horsford.
— Listed endorsements, The Nevada Independent voter guide
Arguments against
'Radical Steven Horsford has spent years rubber-stamping the failed agenda that fueled inflation, weakened border security, and made life harder for working families.'
— NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez
By voting to cut aid to Israel, Horsford showed he is 'beholden to the radical, antisemitic wing of' his party.
— NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez
Horsford voted against the Stop Insider Trading Act, 'voting to protect congressional insider trading', and has '87% out-of-state funding and loyalty to Washington, D.C. special interests.'
The SAVE America Act: 'Voting should be easy, but cheating should be impossible.'
Deporting undocumented immigrants who have committed felonies first, with exceptions for minors, college students in good standing and families with legal members.
Tariffs as one tool to protect workers and fair trade, while saying 'we have all felt the pressure.'
Caution on using troops overseas; he is 'mostly' against the Iran war.
Medicaid work requirements with existing exemptions, and shifting Medicaid spending toward children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with disabilities.
Prioritising American beef over foreign imports, and protecting women's sports based on biological sex.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Has not held elected office.
Won the June 9, 2026 Republican primary.
Endorsed by Senate Minority Leader Robin Titus, the Nye County Law Enforcement Association and Henderson Township Constable Kenny Taylor, per his campaign.
Arguments in favor
'Republican Cody Whipple represents the next generation of conservative leadership Nevada needs' and 'will fight to lower costs, support law enforcement, strengthen Nevada's economy, and put Nevadans first.'
— NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez
Arguments against
Whipple should withdraw 'for the good of the Republican Party, the cause of election integrity, and the trust of Nevada voters': his wife and children are registered at the family home in Summerlin, outside the district, and he acknowledged sleeping in Las Vegas nightly while registered in Hiko.
— Nye County Republican Central Committee resolution, December 2025 (Silver State Chronicle)
What we couldn’t verify
Whipple's response to the Nye County GOP's residency resolution was not found in a loaded source. Members of Congress need only live in the state, not the district.
No DCCC or Horsford campaign criticism of Whipple by name was found. Searched: 'Cody Whipple' with DCCC, Horsford, Nevada Democrats and criticism; Nevada Current, Review-Journal and Nevada Independent coverage.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
November 3, 2026 is Nevada's general election, decided by plurality; there is no runoff. Nevada's 'None of these candidates' ballot line applies only to statewide and presidential races, not to US House. The map did not change for 2026: the districts enacted by the Legislature in 2021 remain in use, and no 2026 redraw or pending congressional map case was found. Party primaries were held June 9, 2026; Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford was unopposed, so his primary was cancelled, and Cody Whipple won the Republican primary over Ronda Kennedy and Anthony Snowden. Roster confirmed against Clark County's official contests-and-candidates list, Ballotpedia and The Nevada Independent's general election voter guide: Horsford, Whipple, Independent American Party candidate Russell Best and No Political Party candidate William Johnson. A second independent filer, Gary Steele, did not make the ballot. The district spans North Las Vegas and a large rural area including Nye, Mineral and Esmeralda counties and parts of Clark, Churchill, Lincoln and Lyon. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname, the order Nevada ballots use.
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