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2012 Nevada U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2012 Nevada U.S. House District 3 Election?

Joseph J. Heck won the 2012 Nevada U.S. House District 3 Election. Joseph J. Heck received 137,244 popular votes (50.36%). The main challenger was John Oceguera (42.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Heck and Oceguera

Heck +7.5 pts · won by 20,421 votes
Joseph J. HeckRepublicanWINNER50.36%
137,244 votes
John OcegueraDemocratic42.87%
116,823 votes
Jim MurphyIndependent4.72%
12,856 votes
Tom JonesIndependent2.05%
5,600 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.