2006 Nevada gubernatorial election

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2006 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
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Nominee Jim Gibbons Dina Titus
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote279,003255,684
Percentage47.93%43.92%

2006 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Gibbons:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Titus:      40–50%

Governor before election

Kenny Guinn
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Gibbons
Republican

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 2025, this is the most recent election in which Nevada voted for a gubernatorial candidate of the same party as the incumbent president.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dina Titus 63,999 53.76%
Democratic James B. Gibson 42,96636.09%
None of These Candidates 7,0625.93%
Democratic Leola McConnell5,0194.22%
Total votes119,046 100.00%

Republican Party

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Gibbons 67,717 48.19%
Republican Bob Beers 40,87629.09%
Republican Lorraine Hunt 25,16117.91%
None of These Candidates 4,3163.07%
Republican Mimi Miyagi Damayo1,6511.17%
Republican Stan Lusak7940.57%
Total votes140,515 100.00%

Other parties

Green Party

Independent American Party

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] TossupNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Lean RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [5] TossupNovember 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [6] Lean RNovember 6, 2006

Endorsements

Individuals

Polling

SourceDateDina
Titus (D)
Jim
Gibbons (R)
Zogby/WSJ [8] October 31, 200648%47%
Research 2000 [9] October 23, 200641%47%
Rasmussen [10] October 17, 200643%51%
Zogby/WSJ [8] October 10, 200643%48%
Rasmussen [11] September 22, 200635%49%
Research 2000 [9] September 22, 200638%45%
Zogby/WSJ [8] September 11, 200639%47%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research [12] September 10, 200646%45%
Zogby/WSJ [8] August 28, 200647%44%
Mason-Dixon [13] August 10, 200635%46%
Rasmussen [14] August 7, 200637%46%
Zogby/WSJ [8] July 24, 200640%45%
Zogby/WSJ [8] June 21, 200637%45%
Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 Poll [15] May 19, 200636%46%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon Poll [16] April 3–5, 200633%50%
Rasmussen [17] February 2, 200641%46%
Rasmussen [18] December 1, 200539%45%

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2006 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jim Gibbons 279,003 47.93% −20.32%
Democratic Dina Titus 255,68443.92%+21.91%
None of These Candidates 20,6993.56%−1.14%
Independent American Christopher H. Hansen20,0193.44%+2.04%
Green Craig Bergland6,7531.16%+0.21%
Plurality23,3194.01%
Total votes582,158 100.00%
Republican hold Swing -42.23%

By county

CountyJim Gibbons
Republican
Dina Titus
Democratic
None of
These Candidates
Christopher H. Hansen
Independent American
Craig Bergland
Green
MarginTotal votes cast [19]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Carson City 9,71653.46%6,98938.46%7173.95%5653.11%1861.02%2,72715.01%18,173
Churchill 5,62769.37%1,80622.26%2623.23%3494.30%680.84%3,82147.10%8,112
Clark 153,87642.78%177,30049.29%12,8623.58%11,8103.28%3,8541.07%-23,424-6.51%359,702
Douglas 11,91861.65%5,92930.67%6303.26%5913.06%2651.37%5,98930.98%19,333
Elko 7,93867.21%2,87324.32%3432.90%5644.78%930.79%5,06542.88%11,811
Esmeralda 29768.43%9221.20%184.15%214.84%61.38%20547.24%434
Eureka 51571.43%12116.78%273.74%547.49%40.55%39454.65%721
Humboldt 3,11969.26%98721.92%1683.73%1844.09%451.00%2,13247.35%4,503
Lander 1,29172.04%36920.59%543.01%734.07%50.28%92251.45%1,792
Lincoln 1,16563.08%46525.18%924.98%1075.79%180.97%70037.90%1,847
Lyon 9,32961.88%4,31028.59%5073.36%7464.95%1841.22%5,01933.29%15,076
Mineral 1,18856.46%67632.13%1024.85%1014.80%371.76%51224.33%2,104
Nye 5,95050.24%4,44637.54%4804.05%8447.13%1221.03%1,50412.70%11,842
Pershing 97663.67%40426.35%674.37%694.50%171.11%57237.31%1,533
Storey 1,07057.10%62633.40%683.63%884.70%221.17%44423.69%1,874
Washoe 63,05752.56%47,29639.42%4,1663.47%3,6663.06%1,7861.49%15,76113.14%119,971
White Pine 1,97159.19%99529.88%1364.08%1875.62%411.23%97629.31%3,330
Totals279,00347.93%255,68443.92%20,6993.56%20,0193.44%6,7531.16%23,3194.01%582,158
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. 1 2 "nvsos.gov". nvsos.gov. August 15, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  2. "Jimmy Carter's son wins Nev. primary". msnbc.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  4. "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. Dina Titus Candidate for Governor Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zogby/WSJ
  9. 1 2 Research 2000 [ usurped ]
  10. Rasmussen
  11. Rasmussen
  12. Garin-Hart-Yang Research
  13. Mason-Dixon
  14. Rasmussen Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  15. Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 Poll
  16. Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon Poll
  17. Rasmussen
  18. Rasmussen Archived 2012-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  19. 1 2 "2006 Official Statewide General Election Results". Nevada Secretary of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

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