Russell Best
Independent American Party
Independent American Party nominee who has run before for governor and for Congress
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
U.S. House race in Nevada’s 4th district
Incumbent: Steven Horsford, running for re-election.
Candidates are listed in ballot order from Clark County's official list of general-election contests and candidates (the district also covers all or parts of six other counties).
The 4 candidates
Steven Horsford
DemocraticIncumbentU.S. Representative for Nevada's 4th district since 2019 (also 2013–2015); former Nevada Senate majority leader
William Johnson
No Political PartyCody Whipple
RepublicanRancher and small business owner who runs a digital two-way communications network
Where they stand
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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Jobs & labor
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
Introduced the TIPS Act and TIP Improvement Act, which he says would eliminate the federal $2.13 subminimum wage for tipped workers, stop federal taxation of tips, raise the tip deduction cap for joint filers and make that relief permanent.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
Supports eliminating taxes on tips and defending overtime pay for working families.
Trade
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
Introduced the RELIEF Act to refund families and small businesses for tariffs the courts have found unlawful; says tariffs are a tax paid by Nevada families.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
Calls tariffs one of the president's tools to restore fairness and protect workers; says he believes in the free market and will judge tariffs case by case.
Health care
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
Supports protecting and expanding access to affordable care; cites the $2,000 annual cap on Medicare out-of-pocket drug costs and Medicare drug price negotiation, which he supported.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
Supports the 80-hour monthly Medicaid work requirements with existing exemptions; mostly opposes reinstating ACA premium subsidies and would shift 15% of Medicaid spending away from healthy, single, working-age men to other safety-net needs.
Social Security & Medicare
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
Opposes proposals to cut or privatize Social Security; cosponsored the Social Security 2100 Act to increase benefits and keep the program solvent.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
Supports protecting Medicaid and Social Security by eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.
Immigration
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
Supports comprehensive immigration reform with legal pathways, fewer backlogs and accountable enforcement; voted against ICE expansion he says lacked congressional oversight.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
Is in the middle on deporting all undocumented immigrants: supports exceptions for minors, college students with good records and people with a spouse or minor children here legally, and says those with felonies, especially violent ones, should be deported first.
Elections & democracy
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
Is an original cosponsor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and voted for the Freedom to Vote Act.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
Supports the SAVE America Act, saying voting should be easy and cheating impossible.
Housing
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
Introduced the HOME Act, which he says takes on Wall Street's role in Nevada's housing crisis; has sought an investigation and hearings on corporate price manipulation of home rents and sales.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
No published position found.
Taxes
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
Supports higher taxes on billionaires and large corporations; opposes across-the-board tax increases and says working families and small businesses should pay less.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
No published position found.
Education
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
No published position found.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
Supports school choice, career and technical education and more youth sports opportunities; says education decisions should be made by parents and teachers.
Foreign policy
Independent American PartyRussell Best
No published position found.
DemocraticSteven Horsford
No published position found.
No Political PartyWilliam Johnson
No published position found.
RepublicanCody Whipple
Mostly disagrees that the war in Iran is worth the costs, calling for a conservative approach to using U.S. troops overseas while supporting allies; opposes reducing U.S. support for Israel.
Russell Best and William Johnson haven’t published positions we could find.
Who’s on the ballot: sources
- ListClark County Election Department: All Contests and Candidates in the November 3 2026, General Election in Clark County, Nevada(opens in a new tab)
- ListClark County Registrar of Voters: Notice of General Election, November 3, 2026(opens in a new tab)
- ListThe Nevada Independent: Where do the candidates in Nevada's 4th Congressional District stand on the issues?(opens in a new tab)
- ListWikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada(opens in a new tab)