2026 midterms · Nevada
Nevada 2nd District
U.S. House · primary Jun 9, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- candidates
- 10
- Democrats
- 6
- Republicans
- 4
candidates in the primary
The primary was held on Jun 9, 2026; no result is recorded yet.
The candidates
10 candidates in the primary. One incumbent and nine challengers.
Status is the FEC’s: an incumbent holds the seat, a challenger runs against one, and an open seat has no incumbent running. No result is recorded for this primary yet, so everyone running is listed.
Democrats
Challenger · no statements on file · $68.3K raised
Challenger · 76 statements classified · $96.4K raised
Challenger · no statements on file · $19.7K raised
Challenger · no statements on file · $0 raised
Challenger · no statements on file · $13.0K raised
Republicans
Incumbent · 2,243 statements classified · official profile
Challenger · 486 statements classified · $2.9M raised
Challenger · no statements on file · $0 raised
Challenger · 935 statements classified · $0 raised
Notes
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings; where a state redrew its map for 2026, a candidate may appear under their old district. A sitting member is placed in the race for the seat they hold now.
What they say
The candidates’ statements differ most on policy discussion: from 24% to 66%. Four of the 10 candidates have 10 or more classified statements.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; each bar is the share of a candidate’s statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do the candidates’ statements compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; grey tick: median of ranked House candidates
Personal attacks
Median 2.5% · axis 0–70%
- Fonken D1.3%
- Amodei R0.8%
- Flippo R3.1%
- Shepherd R10%
Policy criticism
Median 15% · axis 0–70%
- Fonken D43%
- Amodei R21%
- Flippo R7.2%
- Shepherd R3.1%
Policy discussion
Median 58% · axis 0–70%
- Fonken D63%
- Amodei R66%
- Flippo R33%
- Shepherd R24%
Bipartisanship
Median 3.8% · axis 0–70%
- Fonken D2.6%
- Amodei R7.5%
- Flippo R1.2%
- Shepherd R0.2%
Credit claiming
Median 16% · axis 0–70%
- Fonken D21%
- Amodei R26%
- Flippo R20%
- Shepherd R0.5%
Show the data
| Candidate | Party | Statements | Personal attacks | Policy criticism | Policy discussion | Bipartisanship | Credit claiming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Fonken | D | 76 | 1.3% | 43% | 63% | 2.6% | 21% |
| Mark Amodei | R | 2,243 | 0.8% | 21% | 66% | 7.5% | 26% |
| David Flippo | R | 486 | 3.1% | 7.2% | 33% | 1.2% | 20% |
| Rick Shepherd | R | 935 | 10% | 3.1% | 24% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Median, ranked House candidates | 2.5% | 15% | 58% | 3.8% | 16% |
The five kinds of statement
Personal attacks. Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.
Policy criticism. Objects to a specific policy, law or court ruling with fact-based arguments, without personal attacks or emotional appeals.
Policy discussion. Discusses a specific public policy or policy area (health care, taxes, defense, …).
Bipartisanship. Emphasises working across the aisle, compromise or common ground between the parties.
Credit claiming. Claims credit for passing legislation, securing funding or grants, or other accomplishments in office.
Candidates with fewer than 10 classified statements are left out. The grey tick is the median of the ranked House candidates (50 or more statements), for scale.
Money
Reported receipts range from $0 to $2.9M. Nine of the 10 candidates have campaign-finance figures from the FEC.
Totals each campaign reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 cycle: money raised, money spent and cash on hand at the end of the latest filing.
How much has each candidate raised?
Total receipts reported to the FEC, with cash on hand
- David Flippo$2.9M$161.2K on hand
- Matthew Fonken$96.4K-$277 on hand
- Kathy Durham$68.3K$0 on hand
- Joshua Hebert$19.7K$7,902 on hand
- Morgan Wadsworth$13.0K$1,444 on hand
Show the data
| Candidate | Party | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Individuals | PACs | Party committees | Own money | Candidate loans | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Flippo | R | $2.9M | $2.8M | $161.2K | $1.8M | $898.2K | $167.0K | $0 | $30.0K | $1.8M | — |
| Matthew Fonken | D | $96.4K | $96.7K | -$277 | $22.3K | $71.3K | $6,000 | $0 | $4,450 | $0 | — |
| Kathy Durham | D | $68.3K | $68.3K | $0 | $0 | $57.5K | $0 | $0 | $251 | $10.6K | — |
| Joshua Hebert | D | $19.7K | $19.7K | $7,902 | $5,000 | $9,384 | $0 | $0 | $5,347 | $5,000 | — |
| Morgan Wadsworth | D | $13.0K | $11.6K | $1,444 | $0 | $12.4K | $0 | $0 | $0 | $675 | — |
| Mark Jolle | D | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Samuel White | D | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Heath Fulkerson | R | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Rick Shepherd | R | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |