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2018 Nevada governor election

Steve Sisolak (Democrat) beat Adam Paul Laxalt (Republican) in Nevada in 2018, 49.4% to 45.3%, a margin of 4.1 points and 39,687 votes.

Nevada changed party: in 2014 it went Republican, for Brian Sandoval.

Republicans led in 15 of the 17 counties and Democrats in 2. The largest, Clark, cast 651,901 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.3 points. The closest was Esmeralda, where 222 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
Steve Sisolak won Democratic 480,007 49.4%
Adam Paul Laxalt Republican 440,320 45.3%
All other candidates 51,472 5.3%
Total971,799

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 352,814 54.1% 266,216 40.8% 32,871 651,901 D+13.3
Washoe 91,684 48.7% 87,226 46.4% 9,188 188,098 D+2.4
Douglas 7,962 30.6% 16,897 64.9% 1,186 26,045 R+34.3
Carson City 9,249 40.8% 12,080 53.3% 1,352 22,681 R+12.5
Lyon 5,267 25.2% 14,211 68.0% 1,435 20,913 R+42.8
Nye 4,607 26.3% 11,103 63.5% 1,784 17,494 R+37.1
Elko 2,604 17.2% 11,444 75.4% 1,122 15,170 R+58.3
Churchill 1,869 19.5% 7,033 73.2% 705 9,607 R+53.8
Humboldt 1,067 19.2% 4,061 73.3% 415 5,543 R+54.0
White Pine 569 17.5% 2,358 72.7% 317 3,244 R+55.1
Storey 721 30.6% 1,476 62.6% 162 2,359 R+32.0
Lander 316 15.1% 1,571 75.1% 204 2,091 R+60.0
Lincoln 266 13.6% 1,440 73.8% 246 1,952 R+60.1
Mineral 540 29.9% 1,067 59.0% 202 1,809 R+29.1
Pershing 360 20.4% 1,255 71.1% 149 1,764 R+50.7
Eureka 61 8.1% 609 80.4% 87 757 R+72.4
Esmeralda 51 13.7% 273 73.6% 47 371 R+59.8

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