District: Nevada - 1st District Political Highlights: Nev. Senate, 1988-2008; Democratic nominee for governor, 2006; U.S. House of Representatives, 2009-11; defeated for re-election to U.S. House, 2010 Born: May 23, 1950; Thomasville, Ga. Residence: Las Vegas Religion: Greek Orthodox Family: Husband, Thomas C. Wright Education: College of William & Mary, A.B 1970; U. of Georgia, M.A. 1973; Florida State U., Ph.D. 1976 Elected: 2008 Committee Assignments: Foreign Affairs (Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation; Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and Environment); Homeland Security (Oversight, Management, & Accountability; Transportation & Maritime Security); Transportation & Infrastructure (Aviation; Economic Development, Public Buildings & Emergency Management - Chairwoman; Highways & Transit) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 130th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 32,570 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Dina Titus (D) Jon Porter (R) Jeffrey Reeves (I) Joseph Silvestri (LIBERT) Floyd Fitzgibbons (IA) Bob Giaquinta (GREEN)
Votes
165,912 147,940 14,922 10,164 6,937 3,937
%
47.4% 42.3% 4.3% 2.9% 2.0% 1.1%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Joe Heck (R) Dina Titus (D) Barry Michaels (I) Joseph Silvestri (LIBERT) Scott Narter (IA)
Votes
128,916 127,168 6,473 4,026 1,291
%
48.1% 47.5% 2.4% 1.5% 0.5%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Dina Titus (D) Chris Edwards (R) William Pojunis (LIBERT) Stan Vaughan (IA)
Votes
113,967 56,521 4,645 4,145
%
63.6% 31.5% 2.6% 2.3%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Dina Titus (D) Annette Teijeiro (R) Richard Charles (LIBERT) Kamau Bakari (IA)
