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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jan Laverty Jones | 62,495 | 59.62 | |
Democratic | Joe Neal | 16,646 | 15.88 | |
None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 12,857 | 12.27 | |
Democratic | Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick | 3,468 | 3.31 | |
Democratic | Barbara Scott | 3,213 | 3.07 | |
Democratic | Jim Champagne | 1,964 | 1.87 | |
Democratic | Burvle "Ed" Swindle | 1,591 | 1.52 | |
Democratic | Caeser D. Adamson | 1,178 | 1.12 | |
Democratic | John Geremia | 781 | 0.75 | |
Democratic | Carlo Poliak | 630 | 0.60 | |
Total votes | 104,823 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kenny Guinn | 76,953 | 58.14 | |
Republican | Aaron Russo | 34,251 | 25.88 | |
Republican | Lonnie Hammargren | 13,410 | 10.13 | |
None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 5,783 | 4.37 | |
Republican | Bruce Westcott | 1,956 | 1.48 | |
Total votes | 132,353 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kenny Guinn | 223,892 | 51.63% | ||
Democratic | Jan Laverty Jones | 182,281 | 42.04% | ||
None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | 12,641 | 2.92% | ||
Independent American | Chuck Horne | 7,509 | 1.73% | ||
Libertarian | Terry C. Savage | 7,307 | 1.69% | ||
Total votes | 433,630 | 100 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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