1986 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1986 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1982 November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) 1990  
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Nominee Richard Bryan Patty Cafferata
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote187,26865,081
Percentage73.5%25.5%

1986 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bryan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Richard Bryan
Democratic

Elected Governor

Richard Bryan
Democratic

The 1986 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democrat Richard Bryan won re-election to a second term as Governor of Nevada, defeating Republican nominee Patty Cafferata.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Bryan (incumbent) 71,920 79.95
Democratic Herb Tobman13,77615.31
None of These Candidates 4,2644.74
Total votes89,960 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patty Cafferata 31,430 46.03
None of These Candidates 15,11622.15
Republican Jim Stone12,29618.02
Republican Joni Wines5,5998.21
Republican M.L. "Smokey" Stover2,2363.28
Republican Robert A. Swartz1,5592.29
Total votes68,236 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1986 Nevada gubernatorial election result [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Bryan (incumbent) 187,268 73.5%
Republican Patty Cafferata 65,08125.5%
None of These Candidates 5,4712.10%
Libertarian Lou Tomburello2,5550.98%
N/A Undervotes1,5570.59%
Total votes261,932 100
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "1986 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.