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Nevada governor election history

Every Nevada governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Republican 6
  • Democratic 1
D+50R+50D+25R+251998: R+9.619982002: R+46.220022006: R+4.020062010: R+11.720102014: R+46.720142018: D+4.120182022: R+1.52022
Nevada governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 flip Joe Lombardo Republican Steve Sisolak 1.5 1,019,071
2018 flip Steve Sisolak Democratic Adam Paul Laxalt 4.1 971,799
2014 Brian E. Sandoval Republican Robert E. Goodman 46.7 547,349
2010 Brian E. Sandoval Republican Rory Reid 11.8 716,529
2006 Jim Gibbons Republican Dina Titus 4.0 582,158
2002 Kenny Guinn Republican Joseph Neal 46.2 504,970
1998 flip Kenny Guinn Republican Jan Jones 9.6 434,230

Nevada Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Nevada governor election?

Joe Lombardo won in 2022 by 1.5 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Nevada governor race?

In 2018, when Steve Sisolak won.

When did a Republican last win a Nevada governor race?

In 2022, when Joe Lombardo won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.