Skip to main content
The Full Record
Menu

U.S. House · Nevada's 4th District

North Las Vegas and a broad swath of rural central and southern Nevada, stretching from the Las Vegas Valley to Pahrump and the state's rural counties.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Steven Horsford, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Horsford152,00860.4%
Cody Whipple94,74137.7%
Russell Best2,5171%
William Johnson2,2710.9%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • The Democratic primary was canceled after incumbent Steven Horsford (D) faced no primary challenger and advanced automatically. Cody Whipple won the Republican primary. Independent American Party candidate Russell Best and no-party candidate William Johnson also qualified for the general-election ballot; Gary Steele (No Political Party) withdrew or was disqualified.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 4 candidates

Steven HorsfordDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2019, previously 2013-2015)Full profile →Cody WhippleRFull profile →Russell BestIndependent American PartyFull profile →William JohnsonNo Political PartyFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[32][33]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[28][29][30]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][24]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][22]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Cody Whipple
    Opposes[2]

    In a Nevada Independent questionnaire he answered "mostly no" to reinstating Affordable Care Act premium subsidies and yes to Medicaid work requirements with existing exemptions.

  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][23][24]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

  • Steven Horsford
    —
  • Cody Whipple
    In their own words[4]
    “He is a strong advocate for school choice, career and technical education, and expanding youth sports opportunities to ensure every child has the chance to succeed.”

    On his campaign website's About section

  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[31]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Continue U.S. military aid to Israel

  • Steven Horsford
    Mixed[2]

    In a Nevada Independent questionnaire he said he supports Israel's defensive systems such as Iron Dome and also supports conditioning or withholding assistance that fails U.S. law, civilian-protection and security tests.

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Cody Whipple
    In their own words[2]
    “This is one of the tools in the President's tool box to restore fairness and protect workers.”

    In his Nevada Independent questionnaire answer on whether Trump's tariffs have harmed Nevada (he answered 'In the middle')

  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[23]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Cody Whipple
    Supports[2]

    In a Nevada Independent questionnaire he answered yes to passing the SAVE America Act.

  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Steven Horsford
    Recorded votes[25][26]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Cody Whipple
    —
  • Russell Best
    —
  • William Johnson
    —

Research notes & limits

Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for Horsford are added separately by script. No campaign website, public statements, or Candidate Connection survey were found for Russell Best or William Johnson beyond their ballot qualification. Cody Whipple: campaign site codyk4congress.com (About and Issues pages) and the Nevada Independent questionnaire were loaded; positions on the SAVE America Act and ACA premium subsidies come from his questionnaire answers, with tariffs and school-choice statements and priorities from the questionnaire and his site. His other answers (immigration, Iran, Israel) are summarized rather than quoted in the questionnaire, so they were not added. Russell Best (Independent American Party; the Nevada Independent lists a campaign link that is a Facebook profile) and William Johnson (no website found): no public issue statements found. Cody Whipple's campaign website and a Nevada Independent profile were used for his biography. No campaign website, public statements, or Candidate Connection survey were found for Russell Best or William Johnson, and no biographical information about Johnson was found.

Sources · 41

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Cody Whipple · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Where do the candidates in Nevada's 4th Congressional District stand on the issues? · The Nevada Independent News report
  3. 3.Issues · Cody K 4 Congress Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Cody K Whipple For Congress · Cody K 4 Congress Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Steven Horsford · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  6. 6.About Steven · Office of Rep. Steven Horsford · 2026-10-21 Official record
  7. 7.Steven Horsford · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  8. 8.Russell Best · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  9. 9.Nevada's 4th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  10. 10.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  34. 34.Cody Whipple · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  35. 35.Cody K Whipple For Congress · Cody K. Whipple for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  36. 36.Cody Whipple does things 'my way.' Can the small-town rancher flip Nevada's bluest House seat? · The Nevada Independent · 2026-10-21 News report
  37. 37.U.S. House · Nevada's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  38. 38.Russell Best · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  39. 39.U.S. House · Nevada's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  40. 40.William Johnson · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  41. 41.U.S. House · Nevada's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report