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The 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Kenny Guinn could not run due to term limits. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons defeated Democratic State Senator Dina Titus. As of 2023, this is the most recent election in which Nevada voted for a gubernatorial candidate of the same party as the incumbent president.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dina Titus | 63,999 | 53.76% | |
| Democratic | James B. Gibson | 42,966 | 36.09% | |
| None of These Candidates | 7,062 | 5.93% | ||
| Democratic | Leola McConnell | 5,019 | 4.22% | |
| Total votes | 119,046 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Gibbons | 67,717 | 48.19% | |
| Republican | Bob Beers | 40,876 | 29.09% | |
| Republican | Lorraine Hunt | 25,161 | 17.91% | |
| None of These Candidates | 4,316 | 3.07% | ||
| Republican | Mimi Miyagi Damayo | 1,651 | 1.17% | |
| Republican | Stan Lusak | 794 | 0.57% | |
| Total votes | 140,515 | 100.00% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report [3] | Tossup | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] | Lean R | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report [5] | Tossup | November 2, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics [6] | Lean R | November 6, 2006 |
| Source | Date | Dina Titus (D) | Jim Gibbons (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zogby/WSJ | October 31, 2006 | 48% | 47% |
| Research 2000 | October 23, 2006 | 41% | 47% |
| Rasmussen | October 17, 2006 | 43% | 51% |
| Zogby/WSJ | October 10, 2006 | 43% | 48% |
| Rasmussen | September 22, 2006 | 35% | 49% |
| Research 2000 | September 22, 2006 | 38% | 45% |
| Zogby/WSJ | September 11, 2006 | 39% | 47% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research | September 10, 2006 | 46% | 45% |
| Zogby/WSJ | August 28, 2006 | 47% | 44% |
| Mason-Dixon | August 10, 2006 | 35% | 46% |
| Rasmussen Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine | August 7, 2006 | 37% | 46% |
| Zogby/WSJ | July 24, 2006 | 40% | 45% |
| Zogby/WSJ | June 21, 2006 | 37% | 45% |
| Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 Poll | May 19, 2006 | 36% | 46% |
| Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon Poll | April 3–5, 2006 | 33% | 50% |
| Rasmussen | February 2, 2006 | 41% | 46% |
| Rasmussen Archived 2012-09-08 at the Wayback Machine | December 1, 2005 | 39% | 45% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Gibbons | 279,003 | 47.93% | −20.32% | |
| Democratic | Dina Titus | 255,684 | 43.92% | +21.91% | |
| None of These Candidates | 20,699 | 3.56% | −1.14% | ||
| Independent American | Christopher H. Hansen | 20,019 | 3.44% | +2.04% | |
| Green | Craig Bergland | 6,753 | 1.16% | +0.21% | |
| Plurality | 23,319 | 4.01% | |||
| Total votes | 582,158 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -42.23% | |||
| County | Jim Gibbons Republican | Dina Titus Democratic | None of These Candidates | Christopher H. Hansen Independent American | Craig Bergland Green | Margin | Total votes cast [8] | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Carson City | 9,716 | 53.46% | 6,989 | 38.46% | 717 | 3.95% | 565 | 3.11% | 186 | 1.02% | 2,727 | 15.01% | 18,173 |
| Churchill | 5,627 | 69.37% | 1,806 | 22.26% | 262 | 3.23% | 349 | 4.30% | 68 | 0.84% | 3,821 | 47.10% | 8,112 |
| Clark | 153,876 | 42.78% | 177,300 | 49.29% | 12,862 | 3.58% | 11,810 | 3.28% | 3,854 | 1.07% | -23,424 | -6.51% | 359,702 |
| Douglas | 11,918 | 61.65% | 5,929 | 30.67% | 630 | 3.26% | 591 | 3.06% | 265 | 1.37% | 5,989 | 30.98% | 19,333 |
| Elko | 7,938 | 67.21% | 2,873 | 24.32% | 343 | 2.90% | 564 | 4.78% | 93 | 0.79% | 5,065 | 42.88% | 11,811 |
| Esmeralda | 297 | 68.43% | 92 | 21.20% | 18 | 4.15% | 21 | 4.84% | 6 | 1.38% | 205 | 47.24% | 434 |
| Eureka | 515 | 71.43% | 121 | 16.78% | 27 | 3.74% | 54 | 7.49% | 4 | 0.55% | 394 | 54.65% | 721 |
| Humboldt | 3,119 | 69.26% | 987 | 21.92% | 168 | 3.73% | 184 | 4.09% | 45 | 1.00% | 2,132 | 47.35% | 4,503 |
| Lander | 1,291 | 72.04% | 369 | 20.59% | 54 | 3.01% | 73 | 4.07% | 5 | 0.28% | 922 | 51.45% | 1,792 |
| Lincoln | 1,165 | 63.08% | 465 | 25.18% | 92 | 4.98% | 107 | 5.79% | 18 | 0.97% | 700 | 37.90% | 1,847 |
| Lyon | 9,329 | 61.88% | 4,310 | 28.59% | 507 | 3.36% | 746 | 4.95% | 184 | 1.22% | 5,019 | 33.29% | 15,076 |
| Mineral | 1,188 | 56.46% | 676 | 32.13% | 102 | 4.85% | 101 | 4.80% | 37 | 1.76% | 512 | 24.33% | 2,104 |
| Nye | 5,950 | 50.24% | 4,446 | 37.54% | 480 | 4.05% | 844 | 7.13% | 122 | 1.03% | 1,504 | 12.70% | 11,842 |
| Pershing | 976 | 63.67% | 404 | 26.35% | 67 | 4.37% | 69 | 4.50% | 17 | 1.11% | 572 | 37.31% | 1,533 |
| Storey | 1,070 | 57.10% | 626 | 33.40% | 68 | 3.63% | 88 | 4.70% | 22 | 1.17% | 444 | 23.69% | 1,874 |
| Washoe | 63,057 | 52.56% | 47,296 | 39.42% | 4,166 | 3.47% | 3,666 | 3.06% | 1,786 | 1.49% | 15,761 | 13.14% | 119,971 |
| White Pine | 1,971 | 59.19% | 995 | 29.88% | 136 | 4.08% | 187 | 5.62% | 41 | 1.23% | 976 | 29.31% | 3,330 |
| Totals | 279,003 | 47.93% | 255,684 | 43.92% | 20,699 | 3.56% | 20,019 | 3.44% | 6,753 | 1.16% | 23,319 | 4.01% | 582,158 |
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