1991 Las Vegas mayoral election explained

Election Name:1991 Las Vegas mayoral election
Country:Las Vegas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1987 Las Vegas mayoral election
Previous Year:1987
Next Election:1995 Las Vegas mayoral election
Next Year:1995
Election Date:May 7, 1991[1]
Candidate1:Jan Laverty Jones
Color1:c0c0c0
Popular Vote1:21,761
Percentage1:52.06%
Candidate2:Steve Miller
Color2:c0c0c0
Popular Vote2:11,379
Percentage2:27.22%
Candidate3:Monterey Brookman
Color3:c0c0c0
Popular Vote3:6,084
Percentage3:14.55%
Mayor
Before Election:Ron Lurie
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Jan Laverty Jones
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1991 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on May 7, 1991 to elect the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Jan Laverty Jones. With Jones winning a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was needed.

Jones' election as mayor made her the first woman ever to serve in any capacity on the Las Vegas City Council.

Jones was seen as having won, in part, due to strong support from female voters and strong support from trade unions.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woman Elected Las Vegas Mayor in Her First Try . . May 9, 1991 . Associated Press . June 8, 2024 . Jones received 52% of the vote in Tuesday's [May 7] primary election, avoiding a runoff election and winning a four-year term as mayor..
  2. Web site: Neff . Erin . Jones leaves legacy - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper . lasvegassun.com . Las Vegas Sun . 28 April 2020 . en . 8 June 1999.