2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Nevada's 3rd District
U.S. House · Nevada
Dina Titus (D) won with 47.4% of the vote, defeating Jon Porter (R) by 5.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dina TitusDemocrat · winner
47.4%165,912
Jon PorterRepublican
42.3%147,940
Jeffrey C. ReevesIndependent
4.3%14,922
Joseph P. SilvestriLibertarian
2.9%10,164
Floyd FitzgibbonsIndependent
2.0%6,937
Bob GianquintaGreen
1.1%3,937
349,812 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Dina TitusJon Porter
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$3.1M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$3.2M
$79.1K
Cash on hand
$26.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008
The candidates
Dina Titus (D)Jon Porter (R)
Also on the ballot: Jeffrey C. Reeves (Independent), 4.3%; Joseph P. Silvestri (Libertarian), 2.9%; Floyd Fitzgibbons (Independent), 2.0%; Bob Gianquinta (Green), 1.1%