1998 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1998 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2002  
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Nominee Kenny Guinn Jan Laverty Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote223,892182,281
Percentage51.6%42.0%

1998 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Guinn:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Jones:      40–50%

Governor before election

Bob Miller
Democratic

Elected Governor

Kenny Guinn
Republican

The 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat Bob Miller was term limited. Republican nominee Kenny Guinn defeated Democratic nominee Jan Laverty Jones to become Governor of Nevada. This was the first open seat Nevada gubernatorial election since 1978.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jan Laverty Jones 62,495 59.62
Democratic Joe Neal16,64615.88
None of These Candidates None of These Candidates 12,85712.27
Democratic Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick3,4683.31
Democratic Barbara Scott3,2133.07
Democratic Jim Champagne1,9641.87
Democratic Burvle "Ed" Swindle1,5911.52
Democratic Caeser D. Adamson1,1781.12
Democratic John Geremia7810.75
Democratic Carlo Poliak6300.60
Total votes104,823 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kenny Guinn 76,953 58.14
Republican Aaron Russo34,25125.88
Republican Lonnie Hammargren13,41010.13
None of These Candidates None of These Candidates 5,7834.37
Republican Bruce Westcott1,9561.48
Total votes132,353 100.00

General election

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1998 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kenny Guinn 223,892 51.63%
Democratic Jan Laverty Jones 182,28142.04%
None of These Candidates None of These Candidates 12,6412.92%
Independent American Chuck Horne7,5091.73%
Libertarian Terry C. Savage7,3071.69%
Total votes433,630 100
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "1998 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. "1998 Official General Election Returns" (PDF). Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2018.