The 1990 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the next governor of Nevada, alongside an election to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Democratic Governor Richard Bryan resigned in 1989 after being elected to the United States Senate and under the Nevada succession law, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Bob Miller became the next governor. Miller won in a landslide victory to a full term, defeating Republican nominee Jim Gallaway.
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County results Miller: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Miller (incumbent) | 71,537 | 81.02 | |
None of These Candidates | 7,394 | 8.37 | ||
Democratic | Rhinestone Cowboy | 2,451 | 2.78 | |
Democratic | Knight Allen | 2,201 | 2.49 | |
Democratic | William Harrison Morrison | 2,002 | 2.27 | |
Democratic | Robert J. Edwards Sr. | 1,707 | 1.93 | |
Democratic | Federick George Wilson | 1,005 | 1.14 | |
Total votes | 88,297 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Gallaway | 37,467 | 48.93 | |
Republican | Charlie Brown | 16,607 | 21.69 | |
None of These Candidates | 16,565 | 21.63 | ||
Republican | John Glab | 1,490 | 1.95 | |
Republican | M.L. "Smokey" Stover | 1,095 | 1.42 | |
Republican | Vince Lee Thompson | 1,054 | 1.38 | |
Republican | Loyd Ellis | 914 | 1.19 | |
Total votes | 75,192 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Bob Miller (incumbent) | 207,878 | 64.81% | ||
Republican | Jim Gallaway | 95,789 | 29.86% | ||
None of These Candidates | 9,017 | 2.81% | |||
Libertarian | James Frye | 8,059 | 2.51% | ||
Total votes | 320,743 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold |