The 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next

governor of Nevada A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

. Incumbent

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Governor

Brian Sandoval Brian Edward Sandoval (; born August 5, 1963) is an American politician, academic administrator, and former federal judge who served as the 29th Governor of Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, Sandoval began ...

was ineligible to run for re-election, due to the absolute two-term limit established by the

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

is one of eight

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s (or nine U.S. states and

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) that prohibits its governors or any other state and territorial executive branch officials from serving more than two terms, even if they are nonconsecutive. The candidate filing deadline was March 16, 2018 and the primary election was held on June 12, 2018. The Republican nominee was Adam Laxalt and the Democratic nominee was

Steve Sisolak Stephen F. Sisolak (born December 26, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 30th governor of Nevada since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on t ...

. Sisolak won the election, becoming the first Democrat to be elected Governor of Nevada since Bob Miller won his second full term in

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, and the first non-incumbent Democrat to win since

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. As of , this is the only time a Democrat was elected Governor of Nevada in the 21st century.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

* Adam Laxalt, Nevada Attorney General

Eliminated in primary

* William W. Boyd, small business owner * Stephanie Carlisle, businesswoman * Jared Fisher, small business owner *

Dan Schwartz Daniel Mark Schwartz (born July 28, 1950) is an American businessman who served as Nevada State Treasurer from January 2015 to January 2019. An international businessman, attorney and Republican, Schwartz defeated his Democratic opponent, for ...

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and candidate for

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(endorsed Laxalt)

Declined

Mark Amodei Mark Eugene Amodei ( ; born June 12, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district since 2011. The only Republican in Nevada's congressional delegation since 2019, Amodei se ...

, U.S. Representative (ran for

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and won) *

Joe Heck Joseph John Heck (born October 30, 1961) is an American physician and politician who served as the United States representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Heck is a United States Army major general and a board-cer ...

, former U.S. Representative and nominee for

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Dean Heller Dean Arthur Heller (born May 10, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator for Nevada from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 15th secretary of state of Nevada from 1995 ...

, U.S. Senator (endorsed Laxalt and ran for

and lost) * Steve Hill, former executive director of the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development *

Mark Hutchison Mark Alan Hutchison (born May 5, 1963) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate on November 6, 2012, to represent Nevada Senate, Dist ...

, lieutenant governor (endorsed Laxalt) *

Ron Knecht Ronald Lee Knecht (born May 4, 1949) is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. Knecht ran for State Controller of Nevada in the 2014 election and defeated Democrat Andrew Martin. He lost r ...

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(ran for

and lost) *

Brian Krolicki Brian K. Krolicki (born December 31, 1960) is an American businessman and politician. He was the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, from 2007 to 2015. As the Lieutenant Governor, he presided over the Nevada State Senate, chaired the Commission ...

, former lieutenant governor

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

, chair of the

Clark County Commission The Clark County Commission is the governmental organization that governs and runs Clark County, Nevada, providing services to the unincorporated areas. Its offices are located at the Clark County Government Center in Downtown Las Vegas. The commi ...

Eliminated in primary

* Kyle Chamberlain, activist and photographer *

Chris Giunchigliani Christina R. Giunchigliani (; born November 27, 1954), commonly known as Chris G., is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a Clark County Commissioner from 2007 until 2019. Giunchigliani has been active in Nevada politics ...

, vice-chair of the

and candidate for

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Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

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Declined

* Aaron Ford, Majority Leader of the

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(ran for

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and won) * Vince Juaristi, consultant and former gubernatorial aide *

Tick Segerblom Richard L. "Tick" Segerblom (born August 4, 1948) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Clark County Commission from District E. First elected to the Nevada Assembly to represent Assembly District 9 in 2006, he was elec ...

, state senator (ran for

and won) *

Dina Titus Alice Costandina Titus (born May 23, 1950) is an American political scientist and politician who has been the United States representative for since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe ...

, U.S. Representative for

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and nominee for governor in

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(endorsed Sisolak and ran for

and won)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Independents

Declared

Ryan Bundy Ryan C. Bundy (born 1972) is an American cattle rancher and former Independent candidate in Nevada's 2018 Gubernatorial Election. He is the brother of Ammon Bundy and the son of Cliven Bundy, who was a central figure in the 2014 Bundy standoff i ...

, rancher

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

;with Chris Giunchigliani

Results

While Sisolak only won two of the state’s counties, those two counties account for more than 80% of the total state population. His overwhelming victory in Clark County, home of

, and his narrow victory in Washoe County were enough to pull him over the finish line. Sisolak became the first

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to be elected

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since Bob Miller’s successful re-election bid in 1994.

Results by county

While Laxalt won 15 of Nevada's county-level jurisdictions (14 counties and the independent city of Carson City), Sisolak carried the two largest, Clark (home to Las Vegas) and Washoe (home to Reno). Sisolak ultimately prevailed by winning his home county, Clark, by over 86,000 votes, double his statewide margin of 39,700 votes.

Notes

References

External links

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2018 United States gubernatorial elections

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Independents

Declared

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Results by county

See also

Notes

References

External links