1990 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1990 Nevada gubernatorial election
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Nominee Bob Miller Jim Gallaway
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote207,87895,789
Percentage64.8%29.9%

1990 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Miller:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Bob Miller
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bob Miller
Democratic

The 1990 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the next governor of Nevada, alongside an election to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Democratic Governor Richard Bryan resigned in 1989 after being elected to the United States Senate and under the Nevada succession law, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Bob Miller became the next governor. Miller won in a landslide victory to a full term, defeating Republican nominee Jim Gallaway.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Miller (incumbent) 71,537 81.02%
None of These Candidates 7,3948.37%
Democratic Rhinestone Cowboy2,4512.78%
Democratic Knight Allen2,2012.49%
Democratic William Harrison Morrison2,0022.27%
Democratic Robert J. Edwards Sr.1,7071.93%
Democratic Federick George Wilson1,0051.14%
Total votes88,297 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Gallaway 37,467 48.93%
Republican Charlie Brown16,60721.69%
None of These Candidates 16,56521.63%
Republican John Glab1,4901.95%
Republican M.L. "Smokey" Stover1,0951.42%
Republican Vince Lee Thompson1,0541.38%
Republican Loyd Ellis9141.19%
Total votes75,192 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1990 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bob Miller (incumbent) 207,878 64.81% −7.11%
Republican Jim Gallaway95,78929.86%+4.87%
None of These Candidates 9,0172.81%+0.71%
Libertarian James Frye8,0592.51%+1.53%
Majority112,08934.95%
Total votes320,743 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -11.98%

County results

CountyBob Miller
Democratic
Jim Gallaway
Republican
None of These
Candidates
James Frye
Libertarian
MarginTotal votes cast [1]
# %# %# %# %# %
Carson City 9,51763.59%4,67531.24%4322.89%3422.29%4,84232.35%14,966
Churchill 3,31556.91%2,17337.30%2013.45%1362.33%1,14219.61%5,825
Clark 114,68766.14%49,93828.80%4,8352.79%3,9432.27%64,74937.34%173,403
Douglas 6,61161.91%3,50032.78%2752.58%2922.73%3,11129.13%10,678
Elko 3,90846.73%3,83245.82%3354.01%2883.44%760.91%8,363
Esmeralda 25648.95%22142.26%163.06%305.74%356.69%523
Eureka 34750.95%27940.97%304.41%253.67%689.99%681
Humboldt 2,07155.91%1,40637.96%1223.29%1052.83%66517.95%3,704
Lander 79247.88%76546.25%503.02%472.84%271.63%1,654
Lincoln 1,05269.35%37824.92%543.56%332.18%67444.43%1,517
Lyon 4,81567.36%2,00428.04%1421.99%1872.62%2,81139.33%7,148
Mineral 1,71967.60%69127.17%662.60%672.63%1,02840.42%2,543
Nye 3,17254.63%2,12036.51%2293.94%2854.91%1,05218.12%5,806
Pershing 81460.66%42631.74%493.65%533.95%38828.91%1,342
Storey 87468.12%32725.49%473.66%352.73%54742.63%1,283
Washoe 51,74666.32%22,23528.50%1,9402.49%2,1022.69%29,51137.82%78,023
White Pine 2,18266.44%81924.94%1945.91%892.71%1,36341.50%3,284
Totals207,87864.81%95,78929.86%9,0172.81%8,0592.51%112,08934.95%320,743

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "1990 Primary and General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved July 11, 2024.