Nevada gubernatorial election, 1998

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1998
November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)

 
Nominee Kenny Guinn Jan Laverty Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 223,892 182,281
Percentage 51.6% 42.0%
Election results by county
Guinn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Jones:      40-50%
Governor before election

Bob Miller
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Kenny Guinn
Republican

The Nevada gubernatorial election of 1998 occurred on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic governor Bob Miller was term-limited. Republican candidate Kenny Guinn defeated Democratic candidate Jan Laverty Jones to become Governor of Nevada.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1998[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

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.


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