Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010

Nevada Gubernatorial, 2010

2006 ← November 2, 2010 → 2014

Nominee Brian Sandoval Rory Reid Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 382,350 298,170 Percentage 53.4% 41.6%

County results

Governor before election Jim Gibbons Republican Elected Governor Brian Sandoval Republican

The 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Nevada, who will serve a four-year term to begin on January 3, 2011. Despite speculation that incumbent Governor Jim Gibbons, a Republican, would not run for a second term due to his low popularity and scandals, Gibbons sought re-election^[1][2][3] and lost in the Republican primary to Brian Sandoval.

Sandoval went on to defeat the Democratic nominee Rory Reid, in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

A total of five Republican candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.^[4]

Contenders for nomination

• Brian Sandoval, former federal judge and former Nevada Attorney General^[4][5]
• Jim Gibbons, incumbent Governor^[4][6]
• Mike Montandon, North Las Vegas Mayor^[4][7]

Other candidates

• Tony Atwood of Las Vegas^[4]
• Stan Lusak of Fallon^[4]

Declined to run

• Joe Heck, former State Senator, dropped out to run for U.S. House^[8]

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Brian Sandoval	Jim Gibbons (inc.)	Mike Montandon
Research 2000	June 2, 2010	48%	27%	6%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	May 10–11, 2010	45%	27%	6%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	April 10, 2010	39%	25%	7%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	February 22–24, 2010	37%	30%	9%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	January 10, 2010	39%	23%	7%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	December, 2009	39%	18%	6%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	October 8, 2009	41%	20%	4%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	August 21, 2009	33%	17%	3%

Results

Republican primary results[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Brian Sandoval	97,201	55.5%
	Republican	Jim Gibbons (incumbent)	47,616	27.2%
	Republican	Mike Montandon	22,002	12.6%
	Republican	None of these	4,400	2.5%
	Republican	Tony Atwood	2,440	1.4%
	Republican	Stan Lusak	1,380	0.8%
Totals			175,039	100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Two Democratic candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.^[4]

Contender for nomination

• Rory Reid, Clark County commissioner and son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid^[4][10]

Other candidate

• Frederick L. Conquest of Las Vegas^[4]

Declined

• Barbara Buckley, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly^[11]

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Oscar Goodman	Barbara Buckley	Rory Reid
Mason Dixon/LVJR	August 21, 2009	34%	25%	13%
		--	43%	22%

Results

Democratic primary results[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Rory Reid	80,162	70.1%
	Democratic	None of these	17,455	15.3%
	Democratic	Frederick Conquest	16,775	14.7%
Totals			114,392	100%

Other candidates

Independents

Filed

• Eugene "Gino" DiSimone^[4]
• Aaron Y. Honig^[4]

Declined

• Oscar Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas^[12]

Green

• David Scott Curtis^[4]

Independent American

• Floyd Fitzgibbons^[4]

Libertarian

• Arthur Forest Lampitt^[4]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Brian Sandoval (R)	Rory Reid (D)
Rasmussen Reports	October 5, 2010	59%	41%
Rasmussen Reports	September 28, 2010	49%	40%
Public Opinion Strategies	September 21–23, 2010	45%	39%
Rasmussen Reports	September 21, 2010	49%	35%
CNN/Time Magazine	September 10–14, 2010	58%	31%
Reuters/Ipsos	September 10–12, 2010	60%	31%
Mason-Dixon	September 9, 2010	52%	36%
Rasmussen Reports	September 1, 2010	58%	33%
Mason-Dixon	August 23–25, 2010	53%	31%
Rasmussen Reports	August 16, 2010	52%	36%
Mason-Dixon	August 11, 2010	52%	36%
Rasmussen Reports	July 27, 2010	50%	40%
Public Policy Polling	July 16–18, 2010	52%	38%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	July 12–14, 2010	47%	36%
Rasmussen Reports	July 12, 2010	57%	36%
Rasmussen Reports	June 22, 2010	55%	33%
Rasmussen Reports	June 9, 2010	54%	31%
Research 2000	June 2, 2010	51%	41%
Rasmussen Reports	April 27, 2010	53%	35%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	April 10, 2010	50%	35%
Rasmussen Reports	March 31, 2010	55%	34%
Rasmussen Reports	March 3, 2010	53%	35%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	February 22–24, 2010	51%	29%
Rasmussen Reports	February 3, 2010	45%	33%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	January 10, 2010	53%	31%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	December 4, 2009	49%	35%
Mason Dixon/LVJR	October 8, 2009	50%	33%

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Sandoval	382,350	53.36%	+5.44%
	Democratic	Rory Reid	298,171	41.61%	-2.31%
	None of These Candidates		12,231	1.71%	-1.85%
	Independent	Eugene DiSimone	6,403	0.89%
	Independent American	Floyd Fitzgibbons	5,049	0.70%	-2.73%
	Libertarian	Athur Forest Lampitt, Jr.	4,672	0.65%
	Green	David Scott Curtis	4,437	0.62%	-0.54%
	Independent	Aaron Y. Honig	3,216	0.45%
Majority			84,179	11.75%	+7.74%
Turnout			716,529
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

United States gubernatorial elections, 2010

References

1. ^ Gentry, Dana (2008-06-04). "Consultants: No second term for Gibbons". Las Vegas Sun. http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/final-take/2008/jun/04/no-second-term-gibbons/. Retrieved 2008-01-01. 
2. ^ Vogel, Ed (2008-06-13). "GOVERNING NEVADA: Disregard divorce, poll says". Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/news/19883914.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
3. ^ Schwartz, David McGrath (2009-07-19), "With scant crew, Gibbons reelection campaign sets sail", Las Vegas Sun, http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jul/19/scant-crew-gibbons-reelection-campaign-sets-sail/, retrieved 2010-05-05 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} "2010 Filed Candidates". Secretary of State of Nevada. http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=337. Retrieved 2010-05-06. 
5. ^ Damon, Anjeanette (2009-09-15). "Sandoval: I am running for governor". Reno Gazette-Journal. http://www.rgj.com/section/blogs01?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog:47c0e9e3-2bcd-439f-8b7a-bfc5884a1123Post:ef653dd9-c649-45b7-9be5-27fce0ac4654&plckCommentSortOrder=TimeStampAscending&sid=sitelife.rgj.com. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
6. ^ McGrath Schwartz, David (2008-09-21). "Rory Reid lays ground for run for governor". Las Vegas Sun. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/21/rory-reid-lays-ground-run-governor/. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
7. ^ "RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR: Montandon takes aim at Gibbons - News - ReviewJournal.com". Lvrj.com. 2009-07-01. http://www.lvrj.com/news/49591837.html. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
8. ^ Running in the third district instead
9. ^ ^{a b} "Nevada Governor Primary Results". Politico. June 8, 2010. http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/NV. Retrieved June 8, 2010. 
10. ^ "Harry Reid's son enters Nevada gubernatorial race". CNN. October 14, 2009. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/14/harry-reids-son-enters-nevada-gubernatorial-race/. Retrieved October 15, 2009. 
11. ^ "Buckley passes on a run for Nevada governor - News - ReviewJournal.com". Lvrj.com. 2009-09-12. http://www.lvrj.com/news/59120057.html. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
12. ^ "Top of the Ticket". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 2010. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/01/oscar-goodman-nevada-governor.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 
13. ^ http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2010STatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx

External links

• Nevada Secretary of State - Election Center
• Nevada Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions for 2010 Nevada Governor from Follow the Money
• Nevada Governor 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
• 2010 Nevada Gubernatorial General Election: All Head-to-Head Matchups graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Election 2010: Nevada Governor from Rasmussen Reports
• 2010 Nevada Governor Race from Real Clear Politics
• 2010 Nevada Governor's Race from CQ Politics
• Race Profile in The New York Times
• Election 2010 from Vegas PBS

Debate

• Nevada Governor Debate, C-SPAN, August 29, 2010 (57:49)
• Nevada Governor Debate, C-SPAN, October 7, 2010 (58:42)

Official campaign websites

• Jim Gibbons for Governor incumbent
• Arthur Forest Lampitt, Jr. for Governor
• Mike Montandon for Governor
• Rory Reid for Governor
• Aaron Y. Honig for Governor
• Brian Sandoval for Governor
• David Curtis for Governor
• Eugene "Gino" DiSimone for Governor