2006 Nevada gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada presidential no 2002 Nevada gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Jimgibbons.jpg 150x150px Jim Gibbons Republican Party (United States) 279,003 47.93% File:Dina Titus official photo 2009 (cropped).jpg Dina Titus Democratic Party (United States) 255,684 43.92% 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsGibbons: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Titus: #a5b0ff 40–50% Governor Kenny Guinn Republican Party (United States) Jim Gibbons Republican Party (United States) 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 2025, this is the most recent election in which Nevada voted for a gubernatorial candidate of the same party as the incumbent president. Republican Party Candidates Bob Beers, Nevada State Senator Jim Gibbons, U.S. Representative from Nevada's 2nd congressional district and nominee in 1994 Lorraine Hunt, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada Stan Lusak, perennial candidate Melody "Mimi Miyagi" Damayo, former adult film actresshttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14358246 Jimmy Carter's son wins Nev. primary msnbc.com 21 December 2015 Results Republican Primary results Jim Gibbons Republican Party (United States) 67,717 48.19% Bob Beers Republican Party (United States) 40,876 29.09% Lorraine Hunt Republican Party (United States) 25,161 17.91% None of These Candidates 4,316 3.07% Mimi Miyagi Damayo Republican Party (United States) 1,651 1.17% Stan Lusak Republican Party (United States) 794 0.57% 140,515 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Dina Titus, Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate James B. Gibson, Mayor of Henderson Leola McConnell, liberal activist Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx nvsos.gov nvsos.gov 2006-08-15 2013-04-02 Dina Titus Democratic Party (United States) 63,999 53.76% James B. Gibson Democratic Party (United States) 42,966 36.09% None of These Candidates 7,062 5.93% Leola McConnell Democratic Party (United States) 5,019 4.22% 119,046 100.00% Other parties Green Party Craig Bergland, activist Independent American Party Christopher Hansen General election Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Tossup November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Lean R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Tossup November 2, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Lean R November 6, 2006 Endorsements Dina Titus (D) ;Individuals Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidateDina Titus Candidate for Governor https://web.archive.org/web/20061104132118/http://securingamerica.com/node/1880 November 4, 2006 Polling Source Date DinaTitus (D) JimGibbons (R)Zogby/WSJZogby/WSJ October 31, 2006 48% 47%Research 2000Research 2000 October 23, 2006 41% 47%RasmussenRasmussen October 17, 2006 43% 51%Zogby/WSJ October 10, 2006 43% 48%RasmussenRasmussen September 22, 2006 35% 49%Research 2000 September 22, 2006 38% 45%Zogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 39% 47%Garin-Hart-Yang ResearchGarin-Hart-Yang Research September 10, 2006 46% 45%Zogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 47% 44%Mason-DixonMason-Dixon August 10, 2006 35% 46%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20120820012358/http://legacy.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/nevadaGovernorSenate.htm 2012-08-20 August 7, 2006 37% 46%Zogby/WSJ July 24, 2006 40% 45%Zogby/WSJ June 21, 2006 37% 45%Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 PollReno Gazette-Journal/News 4 PollAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot May 19, 2006 36% 46%Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon PollLas Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon Poll April 3–5, 2006 33% 50%RasmussenRasmussen February 2, 2006 41% 46%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20120908043021/http://legacy.rasmussenreports.com/2005/Nevada%20Governor%20December%206.htm 2012-09-08 December 1, 2005 39% 45% Results Nevada gubernatorial election, 2006https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx 2006 Official Statewide General Election Results Nevada Secretary of State 2006-11-07 2024-07-11 Republican Party (United States) Jim Gibbons 279,003 47.93% -20.32% Democratic Party (United States) Dina Titus 255,684 43.92% +21.91% None of These Candidates 20,699 3.56% -1.14% Independent American Party of Nevada Christopher H. Hansen 20,019 3.44% +2.04% Green Party (United States) Craig Bergland 6,753 1.16% +0.21% 23,319 4.01% 582,158 100.00% Republican Party (United States) -42.23% By county County Jim GibbonsRepublican Dina TitusDemocratic None ofThese Candidates Christopher H. HansenIndependent American Craig BerglandGreen Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Carson City9,71653.46%6,98938.46%7173.95%5653.11%1861.02%2,72715.01%18,173Churchill5,62769.37%1,80622.26%2623.23%3494.30%680.84%3,82147.10%8,112Clark153,87642.78%177,30049.29%12,8623.58%11,8103.28%3,8541.07%-23,424-6.51%359,702Douglas11,91861.65%5,92930.67%6303.26%5913.06%2651.37%5,98930.98%19,333Elko7,93867.21%2,87324.32%3432.90%5644.78%930.79%5,06542.88%11,811Esmeralda29768.43%9221.20%184.15%214.84%61.38%20547.24%434Eureka51571.43%12116.78%273.74%547.49%40.55%39454.65%721Humboldt3,11969.26%98721.92%1683.73%1844.09%451.00%2,13247.35%4,503Lander1,29172.04%36920.59%543.01%734.07%50.28%92251.45%1,792Lincoln1,16563.08%46525.18%924.98%1075.79%180.97%70037.90%1,847Lyon9,32961.88%4,31028.59%5073.36%7464.95%1841.22%5,01933.29%15,076Mineral1,18856.46%67632.13%1024.85%1014.80%371.76%51224.33%2,104Nye5,95050.24%4,44637.54%4804.05%8447.13%1221.03%1,50412.70%11,842Pershing97663.67%40426.35%674.37%694.50%171.11%57237.31%1,533Storey1,07057.10%62633.40%683.63%884.70%221.17%44423.69%1,874Washoe63,05752.56%47,29639.42%4,1663.47%3,6663.06%1,7861.49%15,76113.14%119,971White Pine1,97159.19%99529.88%1364.08%1875.62%411.23%97629.31%3,330Totals279,00347.93%255,68443.92%20,6993.56%20,0193.44%6,7531.16%23,3194.01%582,158 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clark (largest municipality: Las Vegas) right 250px Swing by county 250px Trend by county Legend #006D92 Democratic —+>40% #00a1c8 Democratic —+30−40% #00bdec Democratic —+25−30% #09ceff Democratic—+20%−25% #4bdbff Democratic—+15%−20% #77e3ff Democratic—+10−15% #aaeeff Democratic—+5−10% #D5F6FF Democratic—+<5% #FFD5D5 Republican—+<5% #FFAAAA Republican—+5−10% #FF8080 Republican—+10−15% #FF5555 Republican—+15−20% #FF2A2A Republican—+20−25% #FF0000 Republican—+>25% 250px County flips Legend Democratic #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold References External links Campaign websites (Archived) Jim Gibbons Dina Titus Bob Beers Melody Damayo Governor 2006 Category:2006 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 2006 in the United States