1998 Nevada gubernatorial election

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

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%

County results
Guinn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Jones:      40–50%

Governor before election

Bob Miller
Democratic

Elected Governor

Kenny Guinn
Republican

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.