1982 Nevada gubernatorial election

1982 Nevada gubernatorial election
November 2, 1982 (1982-11-02)
 
Nominee Richard BryanRobert List
Party DemocraticRepublican
Popular vote 128,132100,104
Percentage 53.30%41.65%
County resultsBryan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%List:     40–50%     50–60%
Governor before election

Robert ListRepublican

Elected Governor

Richard BryanDemocratic

The 1982 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982 to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Robert List ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term. He lost to Democratic nominee Richard Bryan by 11.7%.

This was the most recent election in which Nevada's incumbent governor lost re-election until Democrat Steve Sisolak's defeat in 2022.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
DemocraticRichard Bryan55,262 51.06%
DemocraticMyron E. Leavitt34,783 32.14%
DemocraticStan Colton 10,830 10.01%
None of These Candidates 4,418 4.08%
DemocraticJune Carr 1,771 1.14%
DemocraticCher Volin 621 0.57%
DemocraticCarl Hunt 557 0.51%
Total votes108,242 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Robert List, incumbent governor of Nevada
  • Michael Moody, U.S. Army veteran
  • Edward E. "Ned" Eyre Jr.

Results

Republican Primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
RepublicanRobert List (incumbent) 39,319 57.00%
RepublicanMichael Moody 13,849 20.08%
None of These Candidates 13,252 19.21%
RepublicanEdward "Ned" Eyre Jr. 2,566 3.72%
Total votes68,986 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1982[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DemocraticRichard Bryan128,132 53.44% +13.76%
RepublicanRobert List (incumbent) 100,104 41.75% −14.42%
None of These Candidates6,894 2.88% +1.20%
LibertarianDan Becan 4,621 1.93% +1.15%
Majority28,028 11.69%
Total votes 239,751 100.00%
Democraticgain from RepublicanSwing+28.18%

County results

County Richard BryanDemocratic Robert ListRepublican None of TheseCandidates Dan BecanLibertarian Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # % # % # %
Carson City5,854 47.86% 5,592 45.72% 492 4.02% 294 2.40% 262 2.14% 12,232
Churchill1,897 37.70% 2,944 58.51% 122 2.42% 69 1.37% -1,047 -20.81% 5,032
Clark75,456 60.31% 44,667 35.70% 3,053 2.44% 1,946 1.56% 30,789 24.61% 125,122
Douglas2,650 37.25% 4,079 57.34% 209 2.94% 176 2.47% -1,429 -20.09% 7,114
Elko2,474 40.60% 3,388 55.60% 115 1.89% 117 1.92% -914 -15.00% 6,094
Esmeralda324 53.20% 235 38.59% 20 3.28% 30 4.93% 89 14.61% 609
Eureka290 45.24% 323 50.39% 20 3.12% 8 1.25% -33 -5.15% 641
Humboldt1,284 44.49% 1,464 50.73% 83 2.88% 55 1.91% -180 -6.24% 2,886
Lander750 45.51% 831 50.42% 44 2.67% 23 1.40% -81 -4.92% 1,648
Lincoln765 47.05% 782 48.09% 49 3.01% 30 1.85% -17 -1.05% 1,626
Lyon2,676 46.52% 2,693 46.82% 213 3.70% 170 2.96% -17 -0.30% 5,752
Mineral1,247 53.87% 926 40.00% 94 4.06% 48 2.07% 321 13.87% 2,315
Nye2,207 53.58% 1,740 42.24% 92 2.23% 80 1.94% 467 11.34% 4,119
Pershing613 46.26% 644 48.60% 41 3.09% 27 2.04% -31 -2.34% 1,325
Storey434 51.42% 341 40.40% 46 5.45% 23 2.73% 93 11.02% 844
Washoe27,298 46.22% 28,182 47.72% 2,110 3.57% 1,468 2.49% -884 -1.50% 59,058
White Pine1,913 57.38% 1,273 38.18% 91 2.73% 57 1.71% 640 19.20% 3,334
Totals128,13253.44%100,10441.75%6,8942.88%4,6211.93%28,02811.69%239,751

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ^ abcd"1982 Primary and General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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