2002 Nevada gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2002 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada presidential no 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election 1998 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election 2006 November 5, 2002 File:Kenny Guinn (cropped).jpg 150x150px Kenny Guinn Republican Party (United States) 344,001 68.24% 3x4.svg Joe Neal Democratic Party (United States) 110,935 22.01% 2002 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Guinn: #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Kenny Guinn Republican Party (United States) Kenny Guinn Republican Party (United States) The 2002 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican governor Kenny Guinn defeated Democratic nominee and Nevada State Senator Joe Neal in a landslide to win a second term. This was the most recent Nevada gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates are now deceased, and was the first time since 1954 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Nevada was re-elected. Republican primary Candidates Kenny Guinn, incumbent governor of Nevada Shirley Cook, retired court reporter Bruce Westcott, businessman Bill Hiett, rancher Stan Lusak, retired janitor and postal employee James K. Prevot Carlo Poliak, perennial candidate Results Republican Primary results Kenny Guinn (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 97,367 82.88% Shirley Cook Republican Party (United States) 7,717 6.57% None of These Candidates 7,195 6.12% Bruce Westcott Republican Party (United States) 2,507 2.13% Bill Hiett Republican Party (United States) 1,167 0.99% Stan Lusak Republican Party (United States) 566 0.48% James K. Prevot Republican Party (United States) 560 0.48% Carlo Poliak Republican Party (United States) 395 0.34% 117,474 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Joe Neal, Nevada Senator and candidate in 1998 Barbara Scott, public accountant Dan Meyer Christopher J. Petrella, veteran Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2002Primary/ElectionSummary.aspx Elections Results: Official 2002 Primary Election Results 2013-04-02 Joe Neal Democratic Party (United States) 31,805 35.75% None of These Candidates 21,875 24.59% Barbara Scott Democratic Party (United States) 18,974 21.33% Dan Meyer Democratic Party (United States) 11,403 12.82% Christopher J. Petrella Democratic Party (United States) 4,917 5.53% 88,974 100.00% General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com:80/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065752/http://www.cookpolitical.com/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225 December 8, 2002 Governor Updated October 31, 2002 The Cook Political Report The Cook Political Report en October 31, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Safe ROctober 31, 2002Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/governor_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021212142349/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/governor_all.htm December 12, 2002 Governors Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 September 18, 2018 dead mdy-all Safe RNovember 4, 2002 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error KennyGuinn (R) JoeNeal (D) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 27–29, 2002 523 (LV) ± 4.4% 63% 28% 9% Results Nevada gubernatorial election, 2002http://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2002General/ElectionSummary.aspx Elections Results: Official 2002 General Election Results 2013-04-02 Republican Party (United States) Kenny Guinn (inc.) 344,001 68.24% +16.61% Democratic Party (United States) Joe Neal 110,935 22.01% -20.03% None of These Candidates 23,674 4.70% +1.78% Libertarian Party (United States) Dick Geyer 8,104 1.61% -0.08% Independent American Party of Nevada David G. Holmgren 7,047 1.40% -0.33% Independent politician Jerry L. Norton 5,543 1.10% +1.10% Green Party (United States) Charles Laws 4,775 0.95% +0.95% 233,066 46.24% 504,079 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +36.64% County results County Kenny GuinnRepublican Joe NealDemocratic None of These Candidates Dick GeyerLibertarian David G. HolmgrenIndependent American Jerry L. NortonIndependent Charles LawsGreen Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Carson City12,05169.77%3,44819.96%9985.78%2681.55%2011.16%1420.82%1640.95%8,60349.81%17,272Churchill5,86779.54%95212.91%1862.52%871.18%1902.58%700.95%240.33%4,91566.64%7,376Clark200,15765.20%74,37824.23%17,2405.62%5,0961.66%3,7411.22%3,8431.25%2,5480.83%125,77940.97%307,003Douglas12,97777.44%2,52015.04%4822.88%2431.45%2171.29%1360.81%1831.09%10,45762.40%16,758Elko8,56877.62%1,38612.56%3282.97%2692.44%2872.60%1271.15%730.66%7,18265.07%11,038Esmeralda28665.15%8719.82%235.24%122.73%245.47%40.91%30.68%19945.33%439Eureka52576.42%8512.37%344.95%121.75%172.47%91.31%50.73%44064.05%687Humboldt3,44680.01%52212.12%1483.44%571.32%691.60%451.04%200.46%2,92467.89%4,307Lander1,50380.68%23112.40%502.68%241.29%311.66%180.97%60.32%1,27268.28%1,863Lincoln1,26673.09%27916.11%603.46%331.91%583.35%261.50%100.58%98756.99%1,732Lyon8,16975.00%1,79616.49%3603.31%1511.39%2001.84%1141.05%1020.94%6,37358.51%10,892Mineral1,29063.48%50825.00%643.15%231.13%1125.51%190.94%160.79%78238.48%2,032Nye7,34968.18%2,22620.65%4283.97%2252.09%3503.25%1341.24%670.62%5,12347.53%10,779Pershing1,25475.18%23614.15%694.14%241.44%513.06%241.44%100.60%1,01861.03%1,668Storey1,19872.69%30018.20%563.40%432.61%171.03%110.67%231.40%89854.49%1,648Washoe76,05972.05%21,24420.13%3,0252.87%1,5041.42%1,4431.37%7830.74%1,5021.42%54,81551.93%105,560White Pine2,03667.31%73724.36%1234.07%331.09%391.29%381.26%190.63%1,29942.94%3,025Totals344,00168.24%110,93522.01%23,6744.70%8,1041.61%7,0471.40%5,5431.10%4,7750.98%233,06646.24%504,079 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Mineral (largest municipality: Hawthorne) right 250px Swing by county 250px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #09ceff Democratic—+>20%% #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—+25−30% #D40000 Republican—+30–40% #b80000 Republican—+40–50% #990000 Republican—+>50% 250px County flips Legend Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip Notes References 2002 Nevada Gubernatorial Category:November 2002 in the United States