1982 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1982 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1978 November 2, 1982 (1982-11-02) 1986  
  Richard Bryan.jpg Robert List (NV) (cropped).jpg
Nominee Richard Bryan Robert List
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote128,132100,104
Percentage53.3%41.6%

1982 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bryan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
List:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Robert List
Republican

Elected Governor

Richard Bryan
Democratic

The 1982 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982 to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Robert List ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term. He lost to Democratic nominee Richard Bryan by a small margin.

Contents

This was the most recent election in which Nevada's incumbent governor lost re-election until Democrat Steve Sisolak's defeat in 2022.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Bryan 55,262 51.06
Democratic Myron E. Leavitt 34,78332.14
Democratic Stan Colton10,83010.01
None of These Candidates 4,4184.08
Democratic June Carr1,7711.14
Democratic Cher Volin6210.57
Democratic Carl Hunt5570.51
Total votes108,242 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert List (incumbent) 39,319 57.00
Republican Michael Moody13,84920.08
None of These Candidates 13,25219.21
Republican Edward "Ned" Eyre Jr.2,5663.72
Total votes68,986 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1982 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Bryan 128,132 53.30%
Republican Robert List (incumbent)100,10441.65%
None of These Candidates 6,8942.87%
Libertarian Dan Becan4,6211.93%
N/A Undervotes6430.27
Total votes240,394 100
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

  1. "1982 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.