Russell Best

Russell Best (Independent American Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 4th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Biography

Best was born in Texas and joined the Navy as a storekeeper. He was honorably discharged for medical reasons. After graduating from Moorepark College, he worked for several companies, including Gulf Oil, Taco Bell and Meritor Mortgage. He is the owner and operator of an independent mortgage company in northern Nevada.^[1]

Elections

2024

Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Democratic primary)

Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford, John J. Lee, Russell Best, and Timothy Ferreira are running in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Steven Horsford (D)
		John J. Lee (R)
		Russell Best (Independent American Party)
		Timothy Ferreira (L)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Incumbent Steven Horsford defeated Levy Shultz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 11, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steven Horsford	90.4	25,477
	Levy Shultz	9.6	2,719

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 28,196
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

John J. Lee defeated David Flippo and Bruce Frazey in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4 on June 11, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John J. Lee	48.4	16,384
	David Flippo	45.1	15,266
	Bruce Frazey	6.4	2,179

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 33,829
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Alberto Orozco (R)

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2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Elizabeth Mercedes Krause, Russell Best, and Darryl Baber in the general election for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Amodei (R)	59.7	185,467
	Elizabeth Mercedes Krause (D)	37.8	117,371
	Russell Best (Independent American Party)	1.4	4,194
	Darryl Baber (L)	1.1	3,466

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,498
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 14, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth Mercedes Krause	49.0	22,072
	Timothy Hanifan	14.3	6,440
	Michael Doucette	12.2	5,478
	Rahul Joshi	8.0	3,613
	Brian Hansen	7.3	3,276
	Joseph Afzal	6.9	3,117
	Gerold Lee Gorman	2.3	1,034

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,030
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Aaron Sims (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Incumbent Mark Amodei defeated Danny Tarkanian, Joel Beck, Catherine Sampson, and Brian Nadell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2 on June 14, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Amodei	54.9	49,779
	Danny Tarkanian	32.6	29,563
	Joel Beck	7.4	6,744
	Catherine Sampson	3.3	3,010
	Brian Nadell	1.8	1,614

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,710
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2018

See also: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Nevada

Steve Sisolak defeated Adam Laxalt, Ryan Bundy, Russell Best, and Jared Lord in the general election for Governor of Nevada on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steve Sisolak (D)	49.4	480,007
	Adam Laxalt (R)	45.3	440,320
	Ryan Bundy (Independent)	1.4	13,891
	Russell Best (Independent American Party)	1.0	10,076
	Jared Lord (L)	0.9	8,640
	Other/Write-in votes	1.9	18,865

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 971,799 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada on June 12, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steve Sisolak	51.8	72,749
	Chris Giunchigliani	40.3	56,511
	John Bonaventura	3.1	4,351
	Henry Thorns	2.0	2,761
	David Jones	1.8	2,511
	Asheesh Dewan	1.0	1,468

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 140,351
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Nevada

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Nevada on June 12, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adam Laxalt	74.7	101,651
	Dan Schwartz	9.5	12,919
	Jared Fisher	4.9	6,696
	Stephanie Carlisle	4.7	6,401
	Bill Boyd	4.4	6,028
	Stan Lusak	0.7	1,011
	Frederick Conquest	0.6	766
	Edward Dundas	0.4	576

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 136,048
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2014

See also: Nevada's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

Best ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 4th District. Best was defeated by Cresent Hardy (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.^[2]

**U.S. House, Nevada District 4 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steven Horsford Incumbent	45.8%	59,844
	Republican	Cresent Hardy	48.5%	63,466
	Libertarian	Steve Brown	3.1%	4,119
	Independent American	Russell Best	2.6%	3,352
Total Votes				130,781
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

2012

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Best ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 2nd District. Best ran on the Independent American Party ticket.

**U.S. House, Nevada District 2 General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Samuel Koepnick	36.2%	102,019
	Republican	Mark Amodei Incumbent	57.6%	162,213
	Independent	Michael L. Haines	4%	11,166
	Independent American Party of Nevada	Russel Best	2.1%	6,051
Total Votes				281,449
Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. House of Representatives Results"

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Russell Best campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	U.S. House Nevada District 2	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Campaign donor

2012

Breakdown of the source of Best's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Best was defeated by Mark Amodei in 2012. During that election cycle, Best's campaign committee raised a total of $7,617 and spent $7,617.^[3]

U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada's 2nd Congressional District, 2012 - Russell Best Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$7,617
Total Spent	$7,617
Total Raised by Election Winner	$1,313,852
Total Spent by Election Winner	$1,129,926
Top contributors to Russell Best's campaign committee
Randall Terry for US House	$2,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$2,500
Former candidate Committees	$2,000
Accountants	$300

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Footnotes

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Nevada's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Catherine Masto (D)

Jacky Rosen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Dina Titus (D)

District 2

Mark Amodei (R)

District 3

Susie Lee (D)

District 4

Steven Horsford (D)

Democratic Party (5)

Republican Party (1)

[1] Best 4 Congress, "About Me," March 25, 2012

[huffpost14-2] The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014

[3] Open Secrets, "Russell Best 2012 Election Cycle," accessed March 21, 2013

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Russell Best

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 4

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Nevada District 2

2018

General election

General election for Governor of Nevada

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Nevada

2014

2012

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

Campaign finance summary

Campaign donor

2012

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