Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Samuel James Peters
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Nevada District 4
- Filing address
- Las Vegas, NV (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- PETERS, SAMUEL JAMES MR
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Nevada, District 4
FEC candidate ID H0NV04023 · Principal campaign committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT SAM PETERS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Nevada District 4 | $1,964,059.59 | Lost the general election (47.6%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Nevada District 4 | $316,136.00 | Running |
Total raised$1,964,059.59
Total spent$1,930,637.80
Cash on hand$36,958.07
Debts owed by the campaign$101,037.32
Loans from the candidate$5,000.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,558,219.1779%
- PACs and other committees$181,625.009%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$216,751.5011%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,463.920%
Self-funding: $5,000.00 (0% of money raised): $0.00 given and $5,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
76 committees reported giving $180,350.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACPAC$5,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- VOTE TO ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW PAC (VERN PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- RAZOR PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- JAM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- POINT ACTION PAC, INC.Connected PAC$2,500.00
- STOP COLLECTIVISM OR TOTALITARIANISM TRIUMPHS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- PROJECTHEALTHSOLUTIONS PAC - PHSPACPAC$2,000.00
Show all 76 committees
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- AMODEI FOR NEVADACandidate committee$2,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$2,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ELISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BULLDOG PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GOOD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FUNDLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- THE LOOSE GROUPPAC$1,000.00
- ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLAND PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORGPAC$1,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BRETTPAC-THE LEADERSHIP PAC OF U.S.REPRESENATIVE BRETT GUTHRIELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HEARTDOCPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BADLANDS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LOUDERMILK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VALOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BUDDY PACPAC$1,000.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$1,000.00
- RON ESTES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DO RIGHT BAYOU PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, MARKETS AND ENTHUSIASM IN RURAL KENTUCKY PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOWLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DELIVER. EXCEL. BELIEVE. PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NEVER SURRENDER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- COME AND TAKE IT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BYRON DONALDS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HAGEMAN FOR WYOMINGCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FRONTLINE PATRIOTSPAC$1,000.00
- HELLFIRE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DUTY FIRST PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICALeadership PAC$500.00
- COMBAT VETERANS FOR CONGRESS PACConnected PAC$300.00
- NATIONAL WATERMELON ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$250.00
- CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$200.00
- LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$100.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Samuel James Peters$1,334,273.08
- Independent expenditures opposing Samuel James Peters$4,690,644.13
- Company and union communications to members about Samuel James Peters$1,118.95
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$3,188,416.00
- DCCCOpposing$1,072,965.00
- ALL FOR OUR COUNTRYSupporting$571,100.00
- MORNING IN AMERICA PACSupporting$487,821.00
- EDF ACTION VOTESOpposing$203,846.00
- CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEEOpposing$150,000.00
- THE SENTINEL ACTION FUNDSupporting$150,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEOpposing$50,000.00
- GOA VICTORY FUNDSupporting$40,443.00
- POLICE OFFICERS DEFENSE ALLIANCE PACSupporting$20,250.00
- DEFEAT SEDITIONISTSOpposing$19,500.00
- NEVADA FOR FREEDOMSupporting$14,192.00
The race
Nevada U.S. House, District 4, 2022 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel James Peters (R) | $1,964,059.59 | $36,958.07 | 2022-12-31 |
| Steven Alexzander Horsford (D) | $4,956,048.45 | $62,102.42 | 2022-12-31 |
| Annie Black (R) | $367,200.60 | $1,261.14 | 2022-07-09 |
| Jessie Vargas (R) | $104,130.00 | $0.00 | 2022-06-30 |
| Chance Bonaventura (R) | $9,742.72 | $0.00 | 2022-07-02 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 26–29, 2022 | 480 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Steven Horsford 51% · Sam Peters 48% |
| RMG Research | August 2–8, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Steven Horsford 43% · Sam Peters 43% |
| Emerson College | July 7–10, 2022 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.3% | Steven Horsford 42% · Sam Peters 39% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: COMMITTEE TO ELECT SAM PETERS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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