Stub record Last verified 2026-05-17 Data last changed 2026-05-17
Electoral history
| Year | Type | Office | Result | Vote % | Opponents |
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| 1982 | General | H | Lost [source] | — | — |
Campaign finance
Source: Nevada Secretary of State Aurora campaign-finance dataset.
Aggregates from gnomey.cf_contributions and cf_expenditures.
| Total raised | $47,460 |
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| Contributions on file | 64 |
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| Total spent | $0 |
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| Burn rate (spent / raised) | 0.00 (banking cash) |
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Vs state median
Benchmark group: federal peers (n=301).
| Metric | This politician | Peer median | Comparison |
|---|
| Total raised | $47,460 | peer median $39,982 | near the office-level median |
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| Total spent | $0 | peer median $10,163 | 100% below the office-level median |
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Top donors
| Donor | Total | # |
|---|
| Republican National Committee - Rnc | $5,000 | 1 |
| Citizens For The Republic | $4,025 | 2 |
| National Conservative Political Action Committee | $1,375 | 5 |
| Republican Congressional Boosters Club | $1,000 | 1 |
| Carpenters Legislative Improvement Comm, United Brotherhood Of Carpenters & Joiners Of Ame | $500 | 1 |
| Coors Brewing Co-Political Action Coors Employees | $500 | 1 |
| American Podiatric Medical Association Inc Podiatry Political Action Committee | $500 | 1 |
| Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union Cmte On Political Educ Fund (Ocaw-Cope) | $500 | 1 |
| Southwest Gas Corporation Political Action Committee | $250 | 1 |
| Save Social Security Political Action Committee | $100 | 1 |
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.
| Client | Donated to this legislator | # contributions |
Client's total NV political $ | # registered lobbyists |
|---|
| Southwest Gas | $250 | 1 | $2,276,077 | 11 |
District demographic context
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-year (2019–2023). District: Nevada US House District 1.
| Population | 763,217 |
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| Median household income | $67,470 |
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| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 25.2% |
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| Unemployment rate | 7.8% |
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| Below poverty line | 14.6% |
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| Foreign-born residents | 22.4% |
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References
- FEC bulk data — candidate H2NV01058 (LYMAN, JAMES HAROLD MD) (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-05-17]
- Nevada Campaign Contributions — federal page (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-05-17]