Nevada 2nd District race 2026: Flippo vs. Benitez-Thompson
General election, November 3, 2026 · U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District. Open — Mark Amodei (R) retired (Washoe + rural NV; Trump +14)
David Flippo
Flippo (R) vs. Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D) vs. Lynn Chapman (IAP)
A Conservative Ledger profile for this contest has not been published yet.
The race at a glance
Board data as of . Ratings are the raters' own current calls; polls are the newest public ones with their field dates; money is what the committees reported. Nothing here is a forecast.
- Seat
- Open — Mark Amodei (R) retired (Washoe + rural NV; Trump +14)
- Primary
- (Wikipedia; NV SOS bot-walled): R Flippo 38,174 (46.9%) def. James Settelmeyer 28,131 (34.5%); D Benitez-Thompson 23,706 (45.6%)
- Ratings
- Cook Solid R (); Sabato Safe R (); IE Likely R (, first change since Amodei)
- Newest public polling
- GBAO (D) Aug 31–Sep 3 n=500 LV: Benitez-Thompson 38 / Flippo 37 / Chapman 14; Strategies 360 (D) Aug 22–26 n=400: Flippo 45 / B-T 42; Wedgewood Jul 9–12 n=350: B-T 48 / Flippo 46
- Reported money
- FEC : Flippo $2,275,392 raised ($1.6M personal loan) / $117,883 COH; Benitez-Thompson $257,087 / $140,607
- Notable
- Trump endorsed Flippo ; Amodei said Trump 'made a mistake' and will not endorse Flippo in the general; Gov. Lombardo backs Flippo. No personal financial disclosure filed (Nevada Independent). DCCC Districts in Play.
Questions and answers
Who is running for the U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd District in 2026?
Flippo (R) vs. Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D) vs. Lynn Chapman (IAP) (as of Sep 15, 2026).
When is the election?
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
How do the raters see this race?
Cook Solid R (Sep 11); Sabato Safe R (Sep 10); IE Likely R (Sep 10, first change since Amodei) (as of Sep 15, 2026).
What do the polls show?
GBAO (D) Aug 31–Sep 3 n=500 LV: Benitez-Thompson 38 / Flippo 37 / Chapman 14; Strategies 360 (D) Aug 22–26 n=400: Flippo 45 / B-T 42; Wedgewood Jul 9–12 n=350: B-T 48 / Flippo 46 (as of Sep 15, 2026).
How much money has been reported?
FEC Jun 30: Flippo $2,275,392 raised ($1.6M personal loan) / $117,883 COH; Benitez-Thompson $257,087 / $140,607 (as of Sep 15, 2026).