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2020Final results

2020 election for Nevada's 2nd District

U.S. House · Nevada

Mark E. Amodei (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Patricia Ackerman (D) by 15.7 points.

Mark E. AmodeiRepublican · winner
56.5%215,948
40.7%155,711
Janine HansenIndependent
2.8%10,812
382,471 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+37.82014R+21.42016R+16.52018R+15.72020R+21.92022D+5.92026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Patricia AckermanMark E. Amodei
$460.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$460.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$44
Cash on hand
$324.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Mark E. Amodei (R)Patricia Ackerman (D)

Also on the ballot: Janine Hansen (Independent), 2.8%