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1982 Nevada gubernatorial election
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1982 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada 1929 presidential 1982 11 2 no 1978 Nevada gubernatorial election 1978 1986 Nevada gubernatorial election 1986 File:Richard Bryan.jpg 150x150px Richard Bryan Democratic Party (United States) 128,132 53.44% File:Robert List (NV) (cropped).jpg Republican Party (United States) Robert List 100,104 41.75% 1982 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBryan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%List: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Robert List Republican Party (United States) Richard Bryan Democratic Party (United States)
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Robert List, incumbent governor of Nevada
Michael Moody, U.S. Army veteran
Edward E. "Ned" Eyre Jr.
Results
Republican Primary results
Robert List (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 39,319 57.00%
Michael Moody Republican Party (United States) 13,849 20.08%
None of These Candidates 13,252 19.21%
Edward "Ned" Eyre Jr. Republican Party (United States) 2,566 3.72%
68,986 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Richard Bryan, state attorney general
Myron E. Leavitt, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Stan Colton, state treasurer
June Carr
Cher Volin
Carl Hunt
Results
Democratic primary resultsNevada Secretary of State 1982 Primary and General Election Returns https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/home/showpublisheddocument?id=3144 July 11, 2024
Richard Bryan Democratic Party (United States) 55,262 51.06%
Myron E. Leavitt Democratic Party (United States) 34,783 32.14%
Stan Colton Democratic Party (United States) 10,830 10.01%
None of These Candidates 4,418 4.08%
June Carr Democratic Party (United States) 1,771 1.14%
Cher Volin Democratic Party (United States) 621 0.57%
Carl Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 557 0.51%
108,242 100.00%
General election
Candidates
Richard Bryan (D), state attorney general
Robert List (R), incumbent governor of Nevada
Dan Becan (L)
Results
Nevada gubernatorial election, 1982
Democratic Party (United States) Richard Bryan 128,132 53.44% +13.76%
Republican Party (United States) Robert List (incumbent) 100,104 41.75% -14.42%
None of These Candidates 6,894 2.88% +1.20%
Libertarian Party (United States) Dan Becan 4,621 1.93% +1.15%
28,028 11.69%
239,751 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +28.18%
County results
County Richard BryanDemocratic Robert ListRepublican None of TheseCandidates Dan BecanLibertarian Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Carson City5,85447.86%5,59245.72%4924.02%2942.40%2622.14%12,232Churchill1,89737.70%2,94458.51%1222.42%691.37%-1,047-20.81%5,032Clark75,45660.31%44,66735.70%3,0532.44%1,9461.56%30,78924.61%125,122Douglas2,65037.25%4,07957.34%2092.94%1762.47%-1,429-20.09%7,114Elko2,47440.60%3,38855.60%1151.89%1171.92%-914-15.00%6,094Esmeralda32453.20%23538.59%203.28%304.93%8914.61%609Eureka29045.24%32350.39%203.12%81.25%-33-5.15%641Humboldt1,28444.49%1,46450.73%832.88%551.91%-180-6.24%2,886Lander75045.51%83150.42%442.67%231.40%-81-4.92%1,648Lincoln76547.05%78248.09%493.01%301.85%-17-1.05%1,626Lyon2,67646.52%2,69346.82%2133.70%1702.96%-17-0.30%5,752Mineral1,24753.87%92640.00%944.06%482.07%32113.87%2,315Nye2,20753.58%1,74042.24%922.23%801.94%46711.34%4,119Pershing61346.26%64448.60%413.09%272.04%-31-2.34%1,325Storey43451.42%34140.40%465.45%232.73%9311.02%844Washoe27,29846.22%28,18247.72%2,1103.57%1,4682.49%-884-1.50%59,058White Pine1,91357.38%1,27338.18%912.73%571.71%64019.20%3,334Totals128,13253.44%100,10441.75%6,8942.88%4,6211.93%28,02811.69%239,751
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Carson City
Clark
Esmeralda
Mineral
Nye
White Pine
References
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