Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NV-02
Teresa Benitez-Thompson
American politician from Nevada (born 1978)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
We missed this one. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +69.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Teresa Francisca Benitez-Thompson is an American politician and former social worker who is the United States representative-elect from Nevada's 2nd congressional district.
More
Previously, she served in the Nevada Assembly from 2010 to 2022, representing the 27th district in Washoe County. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as majority leader of the Assembly from 2016 to 2022.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- July 25, 1978 (age 48)
- Education
- University of Michigan
- University of Nevada, Reno
- Robert McQueen High School
- Occupation
- beauty pageant contestant
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, NV-02. Won.
- Teresa Benitez-Thompson Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +69.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: ELECT TERESA. Covers February 17, 2026 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
20.5% of the $875,997 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)17.0%$179,647
- Individuals, itemized66.0%$696,350
- Other political committees (PACs)15.0%$158,470
- The candidate (own money and loans)1.9%$20,000
Employers donors listed
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS INC$5,5003 contributions
- UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA$5,2008 contributions
- BILL PEARCE MOTORS INC$4,5003 contributions
- STATE OF NEVADA$4,15016 contributions
- GODBE CORP$4,0004 contributions
- ALLIANCE TRUST COMPANY OF NEVADA$3,5001 contribution
- ALSOP LOUIE MANAGEMENT LLC$3,5001 contribution
- ALSOP LOUIE PARTNERS$3,5001 contribution
- ANTHROPIC PBC$3,5001 contribution
- ART ADVISORS LLC$3,5001 contribution
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 09594fc6bbce
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
Not yet on file: committee assignments, bills and votes (this person is not a sitting member in the public dataset). Are you this person? Update your profile
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- electteresa.com via Wikidata
- Campaign email
- info@electteresa.com · source
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 11:13 PM ET
- 2018State House / Assembly, NV District 27 · General · won · 18,410 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2010 to 2022member of the Nevada Assembly Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q16217188). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
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- At the Races: Debate demands and dodges
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nevada&oldid=1384201866
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 11:13 PM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Benitez-Thompson
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16217188
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NV02362/
- photo_full_body https://electteresa.com/
- photo_action https://electteresa.com/
- photo_curated https://electteresa.com/
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