The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the four U.S. Representatives from Nevada, one from each of the state's four congressional districts, an increase of one seat in reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on June 12, 2012. Overview District 1 Democrat Shelley Berkley, who had represented Nevada's 1st congressional district since 1999, ran for the U.S. Senate. Stan Vaughan ran as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada. Bill Pojunis ran as the nominee of the Libertarian Party of Nevada. Democratic primary Former U.S. Representative Dina Titus, who represented the 3rd district from 2009 until 2011, sought and received the Democratic nomination to succeed Berkley. State Senator Ruben Kihuen had also planned to seek the Democratic nomination, but ended his campaign in February 2012. Republican primary Chris Edwards, a security strategic planner and Navy officer, sought and received the Republican nomination to challenge Titus. He defeated Charmaine Guss, an anti-abortion activist and former real estate broker; Brian Landsberger, a retired mechanical engineer and former Air Force fighter pilot; Herb Peters, a retired aerospace engineer and seven-time Libertarian candidate for Congress in California; and Miguel "Mike" Rodrigues, an elementary school principal, in the Republican primary. Primary results General election Results District 2 Republican Mark Amodei, who has represented Nevada's 2nd congressional district since being elected in a special election in September 2011, is running for re-election. Former state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, who unsuccessfully ran as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010, decided not to challenge Amodei in a primary. Russell Best, a real estate broker and Navy veteran, is running as the nominee of the Independent American Party of Nevada. Democratic primary Samuel Koepnick, an information technology employee for the state of Nevada, sought and received the Democratic nomination to challenge Amodei. He defeated Sam Dehne, a retired pilot, and Xiomara Rodriguez, a retired businesswoman, in the Democratic primary. Primary results General election Results District 3 Republican Joe Heck, who has represented Nevada's 3rd congressional district since January 2011, is running for re-election. Tom