The 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat Bob Miller was

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. Republican nominee

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defeated Democratic nominee

Jan Laverty Jones Jan Jones Blackhurst (born Janis Lyle Laverty, later Jan Laverty Jones; March 16, 1949) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1991 to 1999 and the first woman to serve as mayor of Las Vegas. Jones Bla ...

to become

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. This was the first open seat Nevada gubernatorial election since 1978.

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Caeser D. Adamson *Jim Champagne *Patrick Matthew "Pat" Fitzpatrick, perennial candidate *John Geremia *

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* Joe Neal, Nevada State Senator *Carlo Poliak, perennial candidate *Barbara Scott, public accountant *Burvle "Ed" Swindle

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

, businessman *

Lonnie Hammargren Lonnie Lee Hammargren (born December 25, 1937) is an American politician and a retired neurosurgeon. He was elected a member of the non-partisan board of regents for the Nevada System of Higher Education, an office he held from 1988 to 1994; he ...

, Lieutenant Governor * Aaron Russo, businessman and film producer *Bruce Westcott, businessman

Results

General election

Results

References

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