Stub record Last verified 2026-05-17 Data last changed 2026-05-17

Electoral history

YearTypeOfficeResultVote %Opponents
2006GeneralHLost [source]
2004GeneralHLost [source]
2002GeneralHLost [source]
2000GeneralHLost [source]
1998GeneralHLost [source]
1996GeneralHLost [source]

Campaign finance

Source: Nevada Secretary of State Aurora campaign-finance dataset. Aggregates from gnomey.cf_contributions and cf_expenditures.

Total raised$3,368,896
Contributions on file4,009
Total spent$1,473,547
Burn rate (spent / raised)0.44 (banking cash)

Vs state median

Benchmark group: federal peers (n=301).

MetricThis politicianPeer medianComparison
Total raised$3,368,896peer median $39,98284.3× the office-level median
Total spent$1,473,547peer median $10,163145.0× the office-level median

Top donors

DonorTotal#
National Republican Congressional Committee Expenditures$70,21239
Nevada State Republican Central Committee$67,84910
Dealers Election Action Committee Of The National Automobile Dealers Association (Nada)$39,50010
Mgm Grand Inc Pac (Aka: Mgm Fed-Pac)$38,58422
Boyd Gaming Political Action Committee$36,0009
Realtors Political Action Committee$34,50018
Newmont Mining Corp Political Action Committee$32,10011
National Beer Wholesalers' Association Political Action Committee (Nbwa Pac)$30,00012
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc Political Action Committee "Barrick Goldstrike Pac"$29,67515
Harrah'S Entertainment Inc Employees' Political Action Committee F/K/A Promus/Harrah'S Pac$27,29311

Donors who are also registered lobbying clients

1 of this legislator's donors are NRS 218H–registered Carson City lobbying clients (83rd 2025 Session). Cross-referenced from NPE's lobbyist-client registry. When a donor also pays a lobbyist, the contribution becomes one surface of a multi-channel influence relationship.

ClientDonated to this legislator# contributions Client's total NV political $# registered lobbyists
Nevada Realtors$34,50018$7,274,5269

District demographic context

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-year (2019–2023). District: Nevada US House District 2.

Population783,965
Median household income$82,815
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)28.8%
Unemployment rate4.9%
Below poverty line10.6%
Foreign-born residents11.9%

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References

  1. FEC bulk data — candidate H6NV02032 (GIBBONS, JAMES A) (campaign finance)link [archived] [accessed 2026-05-17]
  2. Nevada Campaign Contributions — federal page (campaign finance)link [archived] [accessed 2026-05-17]