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Election 1990 Results

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1990 Nevada governor election

Robert J. Miller (Democrat) beat Jim Gallaway (Republican) in Nevada in 1990, 64.8% to 29.9%, a margin of 34.9 points and 112,089 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1986, when Richard H. Bryan won.

Democrats led in 17 of the 17 counties. The largest, Clark, cast 173,403 votes and went to the Democrat by 37.3 points. The closest was Lander, where 27 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert J. Miller won Democratic 207,878 64.8%
Jim Gallaway Republican 95,789 29.9%
All other candidates 17,076 5.3%
Total320,743

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 114,687 66.1% 49,938 28.8% 8,778 173,403 D+37.3
Washoe 51,746 66.3% 22,235 28.5% 4,042 78,023 D+37.8
Carson City 9,517 63.6% 4,675 31.2% 774 14,966 D+32.4
Douglas 6,611 61.9% 3,500 32.8% 567 10,678 D+29.1
Elko 3,908 46.7% 3,832 45.8% 623 8,363 D+0.9
Lyon 4,815 67.4% 2,004 28.0% 329 7,148 D+39.3
Churchill 3,315 56.9% 2,173 37.3% 337 5,825 D+19.6
Nye 3,172 54.6% 2,120 36.5% 514 5,806 D+18.1
Humboldt 2,071 55.9% 1,406 38.0% 227 3,704 D+18.0
White Pine 2,182 66.4% 819 24.9% 283 3,284 D+41.5
Mineral 1,719 67.6% 691 27.2% 133 2,543 D+40.4
Lander 792 47.9% 765 46.3% 97 1,654 D+1.6
Lincoln 1,052 69.3% 378 24.9% 87 1,517 D+44.4
Pershing 814 60.7% 426 31.7% 102 1,342 D+28.9
Storey 874 68.1% 327 25.5% 82 1,283 D+42.6
Eureka 347 51.0% 279 41.0% 55 681 D+10.0
Esmeralda 256 48.9% 221 42.3% 46 523 D+6.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Nevada governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Joe Lombardo (R) R+1.5
2018 Steve Sisolak (D) D+4.1
2014 Brian Sandoval (R) R+46.7
2010 Brian Sandoval (R) R+11.7
2006 James A. Gibbons (R) R+4.0
2002 Kenny Guinn (R) R+46.2
1998 Kenny Guinn (R) R+9.6
1994 Robert J. Miller (D) D+11.4
1990 Robert J. Miller (D) D+34.9
1986 Richard H. Bryan (D) D+46.9
1982 Richard H. Bryan (D) D+11.7
1978 Robert F. List (R) R+16.5
1974 Mike O'Callaghan (D) D+50.3
1970 Mike O'Callaghan (D) D+4.3
1966 Paul Laxalt (R) R+4.3
1962 Grant Sawyer (D) D+33.7
1958 Grant Sawyer (D) D+19.8
1954 Charles H. Russell (R) R+6.2
1950 Charles H. Russell (R) R+15.3
1946 Vail Pittman (D) D+14.8
1942 Edward P. Carville (D) D+20.5
1938 Edward P. Carville (D) D+23.7
1934 Richard Kirman Sr. (D) D+19.4
1930 Fred B. Balzar (R) R+6.5
1926 Fred B. Balzar (R) R+6.0
1922 James G. Scrugham (D) D+7.8
1918 Emmet D. Boyle (D) D+4.2
1914 Emmet D. Boyle (D) D+5.0
1910 Tasker Oddie (R) R+7.9
1906 John Sparks (D) D+22.6
1902 John Sparks (D) D+15.6
1898 Reinhold Sadler (other)
1894 John Edward Jones (other)
1890 Roswell K. Colcord (R) R+6.5
1886 Charles C. Stevenson (R) R+4.8
1882 Jewett W. Adams (D) D+8.6
1878 John H. Kinkead (R) R+2.6
1874 Lewis R. Bradley (D) D+14.3
1870 Lewis R. Bradley (D) D+7.9
1866 Henry G. Blasdel (R) R+11.1