2010 Nevada gubernatorial election

none 2010 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 October 2020 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada presidential no 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election 2006 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election 2014 November 2, 2010 File:Brian Sandoval 2010 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Brian Sandoval Republican Party (United States) 382,350 53.36% File:Rory Reid.jpg Rory Reid Democratic Party (United States) 298,170 41.61% 250px County results 250px Congressional district resultsOnly top two candidates Sandoval: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Reid: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Jim Gibbons Republican Party (United States) Brian Sandoval Republican Party (United States) 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.Gentry Dana 2008-06-04 Consultants: No second term for Gibbons http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/final-take/2008/jun/04/no-second-term-gibbons/ 2008-01-01 Las Vegas SunVogel Ed 2008-06-13 GOVERNING NEVADA: Disregard divorce, poll says http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/elections/disregard-divorce-poll-says 2009-01-01 Las Vegas Review-JournalSchwartz 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/ 2010-05-05 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. 2010 Filed Candidates Secretary of State of Nevada http://www.nvsos.gov/index.aspx?page=337 2010-05-06 Declared Tony Atwood Jim Gibbons, incumbent governorhttp://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/21/rory-reid-lays-ground-run-governor/ Rory Reid lays ground for run for governor Las Vegas Sun David McGrath Schwartz 2008-09-21 2009-01-01 Stan Lusak, perennial candidate Mike Montandon, Mayor of North Las Vegashttp://www.reviewjournal.com/news/montandon-takes-aim-gibbons RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR: Montandon takes aim at Gibbons - News - ReviewJournal.com Lvrj.com 2009-07-01 2010-08-21 Brian Sandoval, former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and former Nevada Attorney General Damon Anjeanette Sandoval: I am running for governor Reno Gazette-Journal 2009-09-15 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 https://archive.today/20130201145041/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 dead 2013-02-01 2009-09-16 Withdrew Joe Heck, former state senator (ran for NV-03 and won) Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JimGibbons MikeMontandon BrianSandoval UndecidedResearch 2000Research 2000 June 2, 2010 — — 27% 6% 48% —Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR May 10–11, 2010 — — 27% 6% 45% —Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR April 10, 2010 — — 25% 7% 39% —Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR February 22–24, 2010 — — 30% 9% 37% —Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR January 10, 2010 — — 23% 7%39% —Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR December 2009 — — 18% 6%39% —Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR October 8, 2009 — — 20% 4% 41% —Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR August 21, 2009 — — 17% 3% 33% — Results thumb|250px|Republican primary results by county: Sandoval #cc2f4a 60–70% #e27f90 50–60% #f2b3be 40–50% Gibbons #ffccaa <40% Republican primary resultshttps://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2010STatewidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx 2010 Official Statewide Primary Election Results Nevada Secretary of State June 8, 2010 July 11, 2024 Brian Sandoval Republican Party (United States) 97,201 55.53% Jim Gibbons (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 47,616 27.20% Mike Montandon Republican Party (United States) 22,003 12.57% None of These Candidates 4,400 2.51% Tony Atwood Republican Party (United States) 2,440 1.39% Stan Lusak Republican Party (United States) 1,380 0.79% 175,040 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Two Democratic candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot. Declared Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner and son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reidhttp://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/14/harry-reids-son-enters-nevada-gubernatorial-race/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091017152451/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/14/harry-reids-son-enters-nevada-gubernatorial-race/ dead October 17, 2009 Harry Reid's son enters Nevada gubernatorial race October 14, 2009 October 15, 2009 CNN Declined Barbara Buckley, Speaker of the Nevada Assemblyhttp://www.reviewjournal.com/news/buckley-passes-run-nevada-governor Buckley passes on a run for Nevada governor - News - ReviewJournal.com Lvrj.com 2009-09-12 2010-08-21 Polling background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror BarbaraBuckley OscarGoodman RoryReid UndecidedMason Dixon/LVJR August 21, 2009 — — 25% 34% 13% — — — 43% — 22% — Results thumb|250px|Democratic primary results by county: Reid #2c5aa0 Reid—70–80% #3771c8 Reid—60–70% #5f8dd3 Reid—50–60% #87aade Reid—40–50% #afc6e9 Reid—<40% Conquest #afe9af Conquest—<40% Democratic primary results Rory Reid Democratic Party (United States) 80,162 70.08% None of These Candidates 17,454 15.26% Frederick Conquest Democratic Party (United States) 16,775 14.66% 114,391 100.00% Other candidates Independents Declared Eugene "Gino" DiSimone Aaron Y. Honig Declined Oscar Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegashttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/01/oscar-goodman-nevada-governor.html Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket January 25, 2010 May 20, 2010 Green David Scott Curtis Independent American Floyd Fitzgibbons Libertarian Arthur Forest Lampitt General election Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php https://web.archive.org/web/20101028141343/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2010-10-14_12-35-09.php dead October 28, 2010 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report October 28, 2010 Likely R October 14, 2010 Rothenberghttp://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2010-gubernatorial-ratings-october-28-2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report October 28, 2010 Safe R October 28, 2010 RealClearPoliticshttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/2010_elections_governor_map.html 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics October 28, 2010 Likely R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2010102801/ THE CRYSTAL BALL'S FINAL CALLS Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 Likely R October 28, 2010 CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor Race Ratings Chart: Governor CQ Politics October 28, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101005231611/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-governor October 5, 2010 Tossup October 28, 2010 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror BrianSandoval (R) RoryReid (D) Other UndecidedRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports October 5, 2010 — — 59% 41% — —Rasmussen Reports September 28, 2010 — — 49% 40% — —Public Opinion StrategiesPublic Opinion Strategies September 21–23, 2010 — — 45% 39% — —Rasmussen Reports September 21, 2010 — — 49% 35% — —CNN/Time MagazineCNN/Time Magazine September 10–14, 2010 — — 58% 31% — —Reuters/IpsosReuters/Ipsos September 10–12, 2010 — — 60% 31% — —Mason-DixonMason-Dixon September 9, 2010 — — 52% 36% — —Rasmussen Reports September 1, 2010 750 ± 4% 58% 33% 2% 7%Mason-DixonMason-Dixon August 23–25, 2010 — — 53% 31% — —Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 16, 2010 750 ± 4% 52% 36% 3% 8%Mason-DixonMason-Dixon August 11, 2010 — — 52% 36% — —Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 27, 2010 750 ± 4% 50% 40% 6% 4%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling July 16–18, 2010 — — 52% 38% — —Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR July 12–14, 2010 — — 47% 36% — —Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 12, 2010 750 ± 4% 57% 36% 3% 4%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 22, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 55% 33% 8% 4%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 9, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 54% 31% 3% 13%Research 2000 June 2, 2010 — — 51% 41% — —Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen 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 ReportsRasmussen Reports February 3, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 45% 33% 11% 12%Mason Dixon/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR January 10, 2010 — — 53% 31% — —Mason Dixon/LVJR December 4, 2009 — — 49% 35% — —Mason Dixon/LVJR October 8, 2009 — — 50% 33% — — background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); With Gibbons Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JimGibbons (R) RoryReid (D) Other UndecidedResearch 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/LVJRMason Dixon/LVJR December 2009 — — 34% 48% — —Mason Dixon/LVJR October 8, 2009 — — 37% 49% — —Mason Dixon/LVJRhttps://archive.today/20150608034940/http://media.lvrj.com/images/3795363.jpg Mason Dixon/LVJR August 21, 2009 — — 35% 47% — — With Montandon Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror MikeMontandon (R) RoryReid (D) Other UndecidedResearch 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 Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010http://www.nvsos.gov/soselectionpages/results/2010STatewideGeneral/ElectionSummary.aspx 2010 Official Statewide General Election Results Nevada Secretary of State 2010-11-02 2024-07-11 Republican Party (United States) Brian Sandoval 382,350 53.36% +5.44% Democratic Party (United States) Rory Reid 298,171 41.61% -2.31% None of These Candidates 12,231 1.71% -1.85% Independent politician Eugene DiSimone 6,403 0.89% +0.89% Independent American Party of Nevada Floyd Fitzgibbons 5,049 0.70% -2.73% Libertarian Party (United States) Arthur Forest Lampitt, Jr. 4,672 0.65% +0.65% Green Party (United States) David Scott Curtis 4,437 0.62% -0.54% Independent politician Aaron Y. Honig 3,216 0.45% +0.45% 84,179 11.75% 716,529 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +7.74% By county County Brian SandovalRepublican Rory ReidDemocratic None ofThese Candidates Eugene DiSimoneIndependent Floyd FitzgibbonsIndependent American Arthur Forest Lampitt Jr.Libertarian David Scott CurtisGreen Aaron Y. HonigIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Carson City11,51259.06%6,67634.25%5112.62%2671.37%2081.07%1150.59%1320.68%710.36%4,83624.81%19,492Churchill6,58674.19%1,69719.12%1671.88%1171.32%1451.63%600.68%570.64%480.54%4,88955.07%8,877Clark224,75148.61%217,11346.96%7,0081.52%3,5980.78%2,3470.51%2,8370.61%2,5470.55%2,1710.47%7,6381.65%462,372Douglas15,00169.10%5,34524.62%3961.82%3281.51%2311.06%1390.64%1920.88%760.35%9,65644.48%21,708Elko9,48973.97%2,19417.10%3212.50%1591.24%3943.07%1020.80%990.77%710.55%7,29556.86%12,829Esmeralda28972.61%4812.06%205.03%61.51%112.76%123.02%71.76%51.26%24160.55%398Eureka59778.97%7610.05%314.10%91.19%202.65%121.59%101.32%10.13%52168.92%756Humboldt3,56471.61%99419.97%1202.41%841.69%1162.33%501.00%230.46%260.52%2,57051.64%4,977Lander1,44976.42%27714.61%613.22%281.48%331.74%160.84%201.05%120.63%1,17261.81%1,896Lincoln1,38170.93%38019.52%723.70%170.87%482.47%261.34%120.62%110.56%1,00151.41%1,947Lyon11,93768.46%4,33124.84%3401.95%2261.30%2661.53%1130.65%1390.80%850.49%7,60643.62%17,437Mineral1,13659.88%55629.31%894.69%361.90%432.27%100.53%180.95%90.47%58030.57%1,897Nye8,82961.49%4,22429.42%2892.01%2211.54%3492.43%2061.43%1441.00%970.68%4,60532.07%14,359Pershing1,14065.86%39622.88%854.91%321.85%422.43%100.58%110.64%150.87%74442.98%1,731Storey1,35563.70%61528.91%532.49%351.65%261.22%140.66%221.03%70.33%74034.79%2,127Washoe81,07357.72%52,73037.54%2,5551.82%1,1560.82%6850.49%8110.58%9700.69%4880.35%28,34320.18%140,468White Pine2,26169.40%51915.93%1133.47%842.58%852.61%1394.27%341.04%230.71%1,74253.47%3,258Totals382,35053.36%298,17141.61%12,2311.71%6,4030.89%5,0490.70%4,6720.65%4,4370.62%3,2160.45%84,17911.75%716,529 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clark (largest municipality: Las Vegas) right 250px Swing by county 250px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 250px County flips Legend Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip See also 2010 United States gubernatorial elections Notes References 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) Gubernatorial 2010 Nevada Category:November 2010 in the United States