2006 Nevada gubernatorial election

Summary

The 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Kenny Guinn could not run due to term limits. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons defeated Democratic State Senator Dina Titus. As of 2023, this is the most recent election in which Nevada voted for a gubernatorial candidate of the same party as the incumbent president.

2006 Nevada gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jim Gibbons Dina Titus
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 279,003 255,684
Percentage 47.9% 43.9%

County results
Gibbons:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Titus:      40–50%

Governor before election

Kenny Guinn
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Gibbons
Republican

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dina Titus 63,999 53.76
Democratic James B. Gibson 42,966 36.09
Democratic None of These Candidates 7,062 5.93
Democratic Leola McConnell 5,019 4.22
Total votes 119,046 100.00

Republican Party edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Republican Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Gibbons 67,717 48.19
Republican Bob Beers 40,876 29.09
Republican Lorraine Hunt 25,161 17.91
Republican None of These Candidates 4,316 3.07
Republican Mimi Miyagi Damayo 1,651 1.17
Republican Stan Lusak 794 0.57
Total votes 140,515 100.00

Other parties edit

Green Party edit

  • Craig Bergland, activist

Independent American Party edit

  • Christopher Hansen

Campaign edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Tossup November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Lean R November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[5] Tossup November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[6] Lean R November 6, 2006

Endorsements edit

Individuals

Polling edit

Source Date Dina
Titus (D)
Jim
Gibbons (R)
Zogby/WSJ October 31, 2006 48% 47%
Research 2000 October 23, 2006 41% 47%
Rasmussen October 17, 2006 43% 51%
Zogby/WSJ October 10, 2006 43% 48%
Rasmussen September 22, 2006 35% 49%
Research 2000 September 22, 2006 38% 45%
Zogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 39% 47%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research September 10, 2006 46% 45%
Zogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 47% 44%
Mason-Dixon August 10, 2006 35% 46%
Rasmussen Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine August 7, 2006 37% 46%
Zogby/WSJ July 24, 2006 40% 45%
Zogby/WSJ June 21, 2006 37% 45%
Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 Poll May 19, 2006 36% 46%
Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon Poll April 3–5, 2006 33% 50%
Rasmussen February 2, 2006 41% 46%
Rasmussen Archived 2012-09-08 at the Wayback Machine December 1, 2005 39% 45%

Results edit

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2006[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jim Gibbons 279,003 47.93% -20.32%
Democratic Dina Titus 255,684 43.92% +21.91%
None of These Candidates None of These Candidates 20,699 3.56% -1.14%
Independent American Christopher H. Hansen 20,019 3.44% +2.04%
Green Craig Bergland 6,753 1.16% +0.21%
Plurality 23,319 4.01% -42.23%
Turnout 582,158
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "nvsos.gov". nvsos.gov. August 15, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Carter's son wins Nev. primary". msnbc.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  4. ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Dina Titus Candidate for Governor Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "nvsos.gov". nvsos.gov. September 8, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

External links edit

Campaign websites (Archived)
  • Jim Gibbons
  • Dina Titus
  • Bob Beers
  • Melody Damayo