Nevada Political Establishment
Stub record Last verified 2026-09-17 Data last changed 2026-05-02

Biography

Danny Tarkanian (R) is the Douglas County Commissioner, District 1 of Douglas County.

Education: Bachelor's from University of Nevada, Las Vegas1. By profession: Business1.

Most recent election: June 14, 20221.

NV SOS Aurora records show 389 campaign contributions to Danny Tarkanian totaling $738,503, spanning 2020-03-16 to 2026-05-132.

Public-facing pages: campaign website3.

  1. Ballotpedia — Danny Tarkanian — https://ballotpedia.org/Danny_Tarkanian (accessed 2026-06-24).
  2. NV SOS Aurora — campaign filings for Danny Tarkanian — https://www.nvsos.gov/SoSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearchUU/Search.aspx?type=cefd&candidateId=6604 (accessed 2026-06-24).
  3. Campaign website — https://www.tarkfornevada.com (accessed 2026-06-24).
  • Education: Bachelor's, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Career: Business
  • Religion: Christian: Catholic

Electoral history

Vote share across general elections (2006–2018)
50% 2006: 40.57%2012: 42.11%2016: 45.96%2018: 42.83% 2006 2018
YearTypeOfficeResultVote %Opponents
2022PrimaryU.S. Representative in Congress, District 2 (Republican)Lost [source] Race page32.59% (29,563)AMODEI, MARK E. (54.88%); BECK, JOEL (7.43%); SAMPSON, CATHERINE MARIE (3.32%); NADELL, BRIAN (1.78%)
2018PrimaryU.S. Representative in Congress, District 3 (Republican)Won [source] Race page44.13% (15,257)MORTENSEN, MICHELLE (24.56%); HAMMOND, SCOTT (16.79%); MCKEON, DAVID (4.91%); TEIJEIRO, ANNETTE (3.54%); CARTER, PATRICK (2.72%); JONES, STEPHANIE "BDYBYSTEPH" (1.3%)
2018GeneralU.S. Representative in Congress, Dist. 3Lost [source] Race page42.83% (122,566)LEE, SUSIE (51.89%); BROWN, STEVE (1.59%); GOOSSEN, DAVID (1.27%); VICKERS, HARRY L. (1.22%); EISNER, GIL (0.66%); GUMINA, TONY (0.54%)
2016PrimaryU.S. Representative in Congress, District 3 (Republican)Won [source] Race page31.98% (9,002)ROBERSON, MICHAEL (24.01%); FIORE, MICHELE (18.21%); MATTHEWS, ANDY (14.12%); BOWERS, KERRY (5.57%); TEIJEIRO, ANNETTE (4.75%); KHAL, SAMI (1.35%)
2016GeneralU.S. Representative in Congress, Dist. 3Lost [source] Race page45.96% (142,926)ROSEN, JACKY (47.23%); MARKOWITZ, WARREN (3.73%); GOOSSEN, DAVID (3.08%)
2012PrimaryU.S. Representative in Congress, District 4 (Republican)Won [source] Race page31.51% (7,605)CEGAVSKE, BARBARA K. (27.65%); WEGNER, KENNETH A. (21%); SCHWARTZ, DAN (11.3%); HILL, KIRAN (2.76%); ANDERSON, DIANA R. (2.51%); DELAROSA, MIKE (1.53%)
2012GeneralU.S. Representative in Congress, District 4Lost [source] Race page42.11% (101,261)HORSFORD, STEVEN A. (50.11%); FITZGIBBONS, FLOYD (3.9%); SILVESTRI, JOSEPH P. (3.88%)
2010PrimaryUnited States Senator (Republican)Lost [source] Race page23.3% (40,926)ANGLE, SHARRON (40.09%); LOWDEN, SUE (26.11%); CHACHAS, JOHN (3.94%); CHRISTENSEN, CHAD (2.73%); NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES (1.76%); PARSON, BILL (0.84%)
2006PrimarySecretary Of State (Republican)Won [source] Race page47.2% (64,235)SCROGGINS, BRIAN (41.67%); NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES (11.14%)
2006GeneralSecretary Of StateLost [source] Race page40.57% (232,705)MILLER, ROSS (48.73%); HANSEN, JANINE (6.76%); NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES (3.95%)

Campaign finance

Source: Nevada Secretary of State Aurora campaign-finance dataset. Aggregates from gnomey.cf_contributions and cf_expenditures. [verify on NV SOS]

Total raised$738,503
Contributions on file389
Date range2020-03-16 – 2026-05-13
Total spent$1,035,690
Donor concentration (HHI)0.0315
Top-1 donor share15.73%
Burn rate (spent / raised)1.40 (spending more than raising)
Per-year contributions (2020–2026) — peak $390,104
2020: $86,1332021: $3,9592022: $22,0402023: $2,8682024: $97,0502025: $390,1042026: $175,950 20202026

Vs state median

Benchmark group: county peers (n=315).

MetricThis politicianPeer medianComparison
Total raised$738,503peer median $3,044242.6× the office-level median
Total spent$1,035,690peer median $6,365162.7× the office-level median
Donor concentration (HHI)0.0315peer median 0.064051% below the office-level median
Top-1 donor share15.73%peer median 13.50%near the office-level median

Top donors

DonorTotal#
Danny Tarkanian$50,6158
Danny Tarkanian$42,8312
Danny Tarkanian$21,80015
Frank and Jill Ann Fertitta$20,0002
Transfer from TarkforDouglas Campaign Account$14,2921
Old Toll Road Managers, LLC$10,0001
Charles and Cynthia Bluth$10,0001
Frank Fertitta IV$10,0001
Jett Gaming LLC$10,0001
Bentar Development, Inc.$10,0001

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References

  1. Ballotpedia — Danny Tarkanian officeholder profile (press) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-09-17]
  2. NV SOS Aurora — campaign filing for Danny Tarkanian (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-09-17]
  3. FEC candidate registration H2NV02544 — U.S. Representative, Nevada District 2 (2022) (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-06-29]
  4. Nevada Campaign Contributions — federal page (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-06-29]
  5. FEC candidate registration H2NV04045 — U.S. Representative, Nevada District 3 (2012, 2016, 2018) (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-06-29]
  6. Nevada Campaign Contributions — federal page (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-06-29]
  7. FEC candidate registration S0NV00203 — U.S. Senator (2010, 2012, 2018) (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-06-29]
  8. Nevada Campaign Contributions — federal page (campaign finance) — link [archived] [accessed 2026-06-29]