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The 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Nevada, who would serve a four-year term to begin on January 3, 2011. Despite speculation that incumbent Republican Governor Jim Gibbons would not run for a second term due to low approval ratings, he ran for re-election.[1][2][3] He struggled in the polls, and ultimately federal judge and former Attorney General of Nevada Brian Sandoval secured the nomination. Sandoval defeated Democrat Rory Reid, son of then-current U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who won his fifth term in the Senate on the same ballot.
Republican primary
Candidates
A total of five Republican candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.[4]
Declared
- Tony Atwood[4]
- Jim Gibbons, incumbent Governor[4][5]
- Stan Lusak, perennial candidate[4]
- Mike Montandon, Mayor of North Las Vegas[4][6]
- Brian Sandoval, former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and former Nevada Attorney General[4][7]
Withdrew
- Joe Heck, former State Senator (ran for NV-03 and won)
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jim Gibbons |
Mike Montandon |
Brian Sandoval |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research 2000 | June 2, 2010 | — | — | 27% | 6% | 48% | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | May 10–11, 2010 | — | — | 27% | 6% | 45% | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | April 10, 2010 | — | — | 25% | 7% | 39% | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | February 22–24, 2010 | — | — | 30% | 9% | 37% | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | January 10, 2010 | — | — | 23% | 7% | 39% | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | December 2009 | — | — | 18% | 6% | 39% | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | October 8, 2009 | — | — | 20% | 4% | 41% | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | August 21, 2009 | — | — | 17% | 3% | 33% | — |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 Candidates | 4,400 | 2.5 | |
Republican | Tony Atwood | 2,440 | 1.4 | |
Republican | Stan Lusak | 1,380 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 175,039 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Two Democratic candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.[4]
Declared
- Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor[4]
- Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner and son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid[4][9]
Declined
- Barbara Buckley, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly[10]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Barbara Buckley |
Oscar Goodman |
Rory Reid |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mason Dixon/LVJR | August 21, 2009 | — | — | 25% | 34% | 13% | — |
— | — | 43% | — | 22% | — |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Rory Reid | 80,162 | 70.1 | |
Democratic | None of These Candidates | 17,455 | 15.3 | |
Democratic | Frederick Conquest | 16,775 | 14.7 | |
Total votes | 114,392 | 100 |
Other candidates
Independents
Declared
Declined
Green
- David Scott Curtis[4]
Independent American
- Floyd Fitzgibbons[4]
Libertarian
- Arthur Forest Lampitt[4]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
Cook Political Report[12] | Likely R | October 14, 2010 |
Rothenberg[13] | Safe R | October 28, 2010 |
RealClearPolitics[14] | Likely R | November 1, 2010 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Likely R | October 28, 2010 |
CQ Politics[16] | Tossup | October 28, 2010 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Brian Sandoval (R) |
Rory Reid (D) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 750 | ± 4% | 58% | 33% | 2% | 7% |
Mason-Dixon | August 23–25, 2010 | — | — | 53% | 31% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | August 16, 2010 | 750 | ± 4% | 52% | 36% | 3% | 8% |
Mason-Dixon | August 11, 2010 | — | — | 52% | 36% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | July 27, 2010 | 750 | ± 4% | 50% | 40% | 6% | 4% |
Public Policy Polling | July 16–18, 2010 | — | — | 52% | 38% | — | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | July 12–14, 2010 | — | — | 47% | 36% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | July 12, 2010 | 750 | ± 4% | 57% | 36% | 3% | 4% |
Rasmussen Reports | June 22, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 55% | 33% | 8% | 4% |
Rasmussen Reports | June 9, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 54% | 31% | 3% | 13% |
Research 2000 | June 2, 2010 | — | — | 51% | 41% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 53% | 35% | 12% | 3% |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | April 10, 2010 | — | — | 50% | 35% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | March 31, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 55% | 34% | 6% | 4% |
Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 53% | 35% | 7% | 5% |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | February 22–24, 2010 | — | — | 51% | 29% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | February 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 33% | 11% | 12% |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | January 10, 2010 | — | — | 53% | 31% | — | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | December 4, 2009 | — | — | 49% | 35% | — | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | October 8, 2009 | — | — | 50% | 33% | — | — |
- With Gibbons
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jim Gibbons (R) |
Rory Reid (D) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research 2000 | June 2, 2010 | — | — | 31% | 52% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 37% | 47% | 12% | 3% |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | April 10, 2010 | — | — | 40% | 42% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | March 31, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 43% | 8% | 4% |
Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 36% | 44% | 15% | 4% |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | February 22–24, 2010 | — | — | 38% | 42% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | February 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 35% | 44% | 13% | 8% |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | December 2009 | — | — | 34% | 48% | — | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | October 8, 2009 | — | — | 37% | 49% | — | — |
Mason Dixon/LVJR | August 21, 2009 | — | — | 35% | 47% | — | — |
- With Montandon
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mike Montandon (R) |
Rory Reid (D) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research 2000 | June 2, 2010 | — | — | 40% | 43% | — | — |
Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 39% | 9% | 8% |
Rasmussen Reports | March 31, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 38% | 9% | 8% |
Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 42% | 37% | 13% | 8% |
Rasmussen Reports | February 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 36% | 40% | 14% | 10% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brian Sandoval | 382,350 | 53.36% | +5.44% | |
Democratic | Rory Reid | 298,171 | 41.61% | -2.31% | |
N/A | None of These Candidates | 12,231 | 1.71% | -1.85% | |
Independent | Eugene DiSimone | 6,403 | 0.89% | N/A | |
Independent American | Floyd Fitzgibbons | 5,049 | 0.70% | -2.73% | |
Libertarian | Arthur Forest Lampitt, Jr. | 4,672 | 0.65% | N/A | |
Green | David Scott Curtis | 4,437 | 0.62% | -0.54% | |
Independent | Aaron Y. Honig | 3,216 | 0.45% | N/A | |
Total votes | 716,529 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
- ↑ Gentry, Dana (June 4, 2008). "Consultants: No second term for Gibbons". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ↑ Vogel, Ed (June 13, 2008). "GOVERNING NEVADA: Disregard divorce, poll says". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ Schwartz, David McGrath (July 19, 2009). "With scant crew, Gibbons reelection campaign sets sail". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "2010 Filed Candidates". Secretary of State of Nevada. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ↑ McGrath Schwartz, David (September 21, 2008). "Rory Reid lays ground for run for governor". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ "RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR: Montandon takes aim at Gibbons - News - ReviewJournal.com". Lvrj.com. July 1, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ↑ Damon, Anjeanette (September 15, 2009). "Sandoval: I am running for governor". Reno Gazette-Journal. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- 1 2 "Nevada Governor Primary Results". Politico. June 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Harry Reid's son enters Nevada gubernatorial race". CNN. October 14, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Buckley passes on a run for Nevada governor - News - ReviewJournal.com". Lvrj.com. September 12, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Top of the Ticket". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Governors Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Governor Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Governor Races". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ↑ "THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Race Ratings Chart: Governor". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Unofficial Statewide General Election Coverage and Reports". Nvsos.gov. November 2, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
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)