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.
1998, nevada, gubernatorial, election, occurred, november, 1998, incumbent, democrat, miller, term, limited, republican, nominee, kenny, guinn, defeated, democratic, nominee, laverty, jones, become, governor, nevada, this, first, open, seat, nevada, gubernator. 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 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election 1994 November 3 1998 1998 11 03 2002 Nominee Kenny Guinn Jan Laverty JonesParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 223 892 182 281Percentage 51 6 42 0 County resultsGuinn 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Jones 40 50 Governor before electionBob MillerDemocratic Elected Governor Kenny GuinnRepublican Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Caeser D Adamson Jim Champagne Patrick Matthew Pat Fitzpatrick perennial candidate John Geremia Jan Laverty Jones Mayor of Las Vegas Joe Neal Nevada State Senator Carlo Poliak perennial candidate Barbara Scott public accountant Burvle Ed SwindleResults Edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jan Laverty Jones 62 495 59 62Democratic Joe Neal 16 646 15 88None of These Candidates None of These Candidates 12 857 12 27Democratic Patrick Matthew Pat Fitzpatrick 3 468 3 31Democratic Barbara Scott 3 213 3 07Democratic Jim Champagne 1 964 1 87Democratic Burvle Ed Swindle 1 591 1 52Democratic Caeser D Adamson 1 178 1 12Democratic John Geremia 781 0 75Democratic Carlo Poliak 630 0 60Total votes 104 823 100 00Republican primary EditCandidates Edit Kenny Guinn businessman Lonnie Hammargren Lieutenant Governor Aaron Russo businessman and film producer Bruce Westcott businessmanResults Edit Republican Primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Kenny Guinn 76 953 58 14Republican Aaron Russo 34 251 25 88Republican Lonnie Hammargren 13 410 10 13None of These Candidates None of These Candidates 5 783 4 37Republican Bruce Westcott 1 956 1 48Total votes 132 353 100 00General election EditResults Edit 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 100Republican gain from Democratic SwingReferences Edit a b 1998 Official Primary Election Results PDF Nevada Secretary of State Retrieved June 26 2018 1998 Official General Election Returns PDF Nevada Secretary of State Retrieved June 26 2018 nbsp nbsp This Nevada elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election amp oldid 1174216499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
