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]