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The1998 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. Incumbent DemocratBob Miller wasterm limited. Republican nomineeKenny Guinn defeated Democratic nomineeJan Laverty Jones. This was the first open seat Nevada gubernatorial election since1978, and the first time since then that a Republican was elected Governor of Nevada. This is also the last time a Democrat carried any county in a Gubernatorial election aside fromClark andWashoe.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Laverty Jones | 62,495 | 59.62% | |
| Democratic | Joe Neal | 16,646 | 15.88% | |
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5,783 | 4.37% | ||
| Republican | Bruce Westcott | 1,956 | 1.48% | |
| Total votes | 132,353 | 100.00% | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Jan Laverty Jones (D) | Kenny Guinn (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason-Dixon[2] | October 25–27, 1998 | 817 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 44% | 47% | 9% |
| Mason-Dixon[2] | September 25–28, 1998 | 814 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 36% | 51% | 13% |
| Mason-Dixon[2] | August 24–26, 1998 | 838 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 39% | 44% | 17% |
| Mason-Dixon[2] | July 29 – August 4, 1998 | 837 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 37% | 42% | 21% |
| Mason-Dixon[2] | June 8–10, 1998 | 808 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 34% | 48% | 18% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenny Guinn | 223,892 | 51.63% | +10.31% | |
| Democratic | Jan Laverty Jones | 182,281 | 42.04% | −10.65% | |
| None of These Candidates | 12,641 | 2.92% | +0.60% | ||
| Independent American | Chuck Horne | 7,509 | 1.73% | −0.91% | |
| Libertarian | Terry C. Savage | 7,307 | 1.69% | +0.64% | |
| Majority | 41,611 | 9.60% | |||
| Total votes | 433,630 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | +20.86% | |||
| County | Kenny Guinn Republican | Jan Laverty Jones Democratic | None of These Candidates | Chuck Horne Independent American | Terry C. Savage Libertarian | Margin | Total votes cast[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Carson City | 8,763 | 52.46% | 6,976 | 41.76% | 490 | 2.93% | 248 | 1.48% | 277 | 1.36% | 1,787 | 10.70% | 16,704 |
| Churchill | 4,593 | 63.52% | 2,138 | 29.57% | 218 | 3.01% | 168 | 2.32% | 114 | 1.58% | 2,455 | 33.95% | 7,231 |
| Clark | 125,926 | 49.82% | 111,641 | 44.17% | 6,698 | 2.65% | 4,580 | 1.81% | 3,900 | 1.54% | 14,285 | 5.65% | 252,745 |
| Douglas | 8,783 | 60.92% | 4,727 | 32.79% | 439 | 3.04% | 240 | 1.66% | 229 | 1.59% | 4,056 | 28.13% | 14,418 |
| Elko | 7,352 | 72.95% | 1,990 | 19.75% | 278 | 2.76% | 255 | 2.53% | 203 | 2.01% | 5,362 | 53.21% | 10,078 |
| Esmeralda | 319 | 59.51% | 138 | 25.75% | 40 | 7.46% | 24 | 4.48% | 15 | 2.80% | 181 | 33.77% | 536 |
| Eureka | 461 | 68.50% | 151 | 22.44% | 26 | 3.86% | 16 | 2.38% | 19 | 2.82% | 310 | 46.06% | 673 |
| Humboldt | 2,627 | 62.10% | 1,271 | 30.05% | 175 | 4.14% | 89 | 2.10% | 68 | 1.61% | 1,356 | 32.06% | 4,230 |
| Lander | 1,331 | 64.58% | 551 | 26.73% | 98 | 4.75% | 41 | 1.99% | 40 | 1.94% | 780 | 37.85% | 2,061 |
| Lincoln | 1,204 | 61.68% | 549 | 28.13% | 65 | 3.33% | 102 | 5.23% | 32 | 1.64% | 655 | 33.56% | 1,952 |
| Lyon | 5,042 | 54.25% | 3,576 | 38.48% | 318 | 3.42% | 171 | 1.84% | 187 | 2.01% | 1,466 | 15.77% | 9,294 |
| Mineral | 951 | 43.95% | 1,012 | 46.77% | 120 | 5.55% | 48 | 2.22% | 33 | 1.52% | -61 | -2.82% | 2,164 |
| Nye | 4,844 | 51.05% | 3,884 | 40.93% | 270 | 2.85% | 207 | 2.18% | 284 | 2.99% | 960 | 10.12% | 9,489 |
| Pershing | 876 | 56.30% | 562 | 36.12% | 63 | 4.05% | 29 | 1.86% | 26 | 1.67% | 314 | 20.18% | 1,556 |
| Storey | 790 | 47.19% | 704 | 42.05% | 85 | 5.08% | 45 | 2.69% | 50 | 2.99% | 86 | 5.14% | 1,674 |
| Washoe | 47,962 | 50.22% | 41,409 | 43.36% | 3,153 | 3.30% | 1,144 | 1.20% | 1,842 | 1.93% | 6,553 | 6.86% | 95,510 |
| White Pine | 2,068 | 62.38% | 1,002 | 30.23% | 105 | 3.17% | 102 | 3.08% | 38 | 1.15% | 1,066 | 32.16% | 3,315 |
| Totals | 223,892 | 51.63% | 182,281 | 42.04% | 12,641 | 2.92% | 7,509 | 1.73% | 7,307 | 1.69% | 41,611 | 9.60% | 433,630 |
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