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Candidate profile: Mark Eugene Amodei in Nevada’s 2nd District

Republican incumbent Mark Eugene Amodei is running in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District race in the 2026 election.

Candidate profile: Mark Eugene Amodei in Nevada’s 2nd District

Key takeaways

  • Amodei is the Republican incumbent in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
  • The race currently lists 21 candidates.
  • No documented policy positions are on file for any candidate.
  • No campaign-finance figures are on file for any candidate.

Amodei and the 2026 race

Mark Eugene Amodei is running as a Republican incumbent for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District. An incumbent is the person who currently holds the office being contested.

The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The contest currently includes 21 candidates: 14 Republicans and seven Democrats. The candidate list includes Amodei and 20 challengers.

Amodei’s entry identifies his name, Republican affiliation and incumbent status. No biography, documented policy position, fundraising total, spending total or cash-on-hand figure is on file for his campaign.

Candidates in Nevada’s 2nd District

Each person below is listed as a candidate in the same U.S. House race. They are presented alphabetically so no candidate is given priority based on list order.

  • Mark Eugene Amodei — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Teresa Benitez-thompson — Listed as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Jennifer Ann Mrs. Billat — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Kathy L Durham — Listed as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Thomas Patrick Doyle — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • David Flippo — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Matthew William Fonken — Listed as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • George Forbush — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Heath Vincent Fulkerson — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Joshua Russell Dr. Hebert — Listed as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Mark Jolle — Listed as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Greg Kidd — Listed as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Andrea Lowe — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Rick Shepherd — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Fred Simon — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Mike Smith — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Monica Jaye Stabbert — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • James Arnold Settelmeyer — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Morgan Leigh Wadsworth — Listed as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Jesse James Watts — Listed as a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.
  • Samuel White — Listed as a Democrat candidate for U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District.

Policy positions and campaign money

No documented policy positions are on file for any of the 21 candidates. A candidate’s party label identifies a political affiliation, but it does not establish that person’s position on a specific issue. No issue stance should be assigned to Amodei or another candidate without an official position from that candidate.

No biographies are on file for the candidates. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures also are not on file for any campaign in the race. Those financial categories measure different things: money collected, money spent and money remaining at the end of a reporting period.

What comes next

The candidate field may change as the 2026 election process continues. Official updates can establish which candidates complete the required steps to advance and appear on the general-election ballot.

Candidate statements, policy pages and campaign-finance reports could also add details about the contenders before Election Day. Until then, the documented distinctions are the candidates’ names, party affiliations and Amodei’s status as the incumbent. The general election remains scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

What to watch

  • Updates to the official candidate list
  • Which candidates advance to the general-election ballot
  • Publication of candidate policy positions
  • Future campaign-finance reports

Who's running: U.S. House, District 2

Election day: November 3, 2026

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