| Election Name: | 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Image1: | File:Kenny Guinn.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Kenny Guinn |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 223,892 |
| Percentage1: | 51.6% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Jan Laverty Jones |
| Popular Vote2: | 182,281 |
| Percentage2: | 42.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bob Miller |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kenny Guinn |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1998 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democrat Bob Miller was term limited. Republican nominee Kenny Guinn defeated Democratic nominee Jan Laverty Jones to become Governor of Nevada.
This was the first open seat Nevada gubernatorial election since 1978, with Guinn becoming the first Republican elected as Nevada Governor since Robert List was elected in that same election.
| County | Kenny Guinn Republican | Jan Laverty Jones Democratic | None of These Candidates | Chuck Horne Independent American | Terry C. Savage Libertarian | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carson City | 8,763 | 52.46% | 6,976 | 41.76% | 490 | 2.93% | 248 | 1.48% | 277 | 1.36% | 1,787 | 10.70% | 16,704 | ||||||||||||
| Churchill | 4,593 | 63.52% | 2,138 | 29.57% | 218 | 3.01% | 168 | 2.32% | 114 | 1.58% | 2,455 | 33.95% | 7,231 | ||||||||||||
| Clark | 125,926 | 49.82% | 111,641 | 44.17% | 6,698 | 2.65% | 4,580 | 1.81% | 3,900 | 1.54% | 14,285 | 5.65% | 252,745 | ||||||||||||
| Douglas | 8,783 | 60.92% | 4,727 | 32.79% | 439 | 3.04% | 240 | 1.66% | 229 | 1.59% | 4,056 | 28.13% | 14,418 | ||||||||||||
| Elko | 7,352 | 72.95% | 1,990 | 19.75% | 278 | 2.76% | 255 | 2.53% | 203 | 2.01% | 5,362 | 53.21% | 10,078 | ||||||||||||
| Esmeralda | 319 | 59.51% | 138 | 25.75% | 40 | 7.46% | 24 | 4.48% | 15 | 2.80% | 181 | 33.77% | 536 | ||||||||||||
| Eureka | 461 | 68.50% | 151 | 22.44% | 26 | 3.86% | 16 | 2.38% | 19 | 2.82% | 310 | 46.06% | 673 | ||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 2,627 | 62.10% | 1,271 | 30.05% | 175 | 4.14% | 89 | 2.10% | 68 | 1.61% | 1,356 | 32.06% | 4,230 | ||||||||||||
| Lander | 1,331 | 64.58% | 551 | 26.73% | 98 | 4.75% | 41 | 1.99% | 40 | 1.94% | 780 | 37.85% | 2,061 | ||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,204 | 61.68% | 549 | 28.13% | 65 | 3.33% | 102 | 5.23% | 32 | 1.64% | 655 | 33.56% | 1,952 | ||||||||||||
| Lyon | 5,042 | 54.25% | 3,576 | 38.48% | 318 | 3.42% | 171 | 1.84% | 187 | 2.01% | 1,466 | 15.77% | 9,294 | ||||||||||||
| Mineral | 951 | 43.95% | 1,012 | 46.77% | 120 | 5.55% | 48 | 2.22% | 33 | 1.52% | -61 | -2.82% | 2,164 | ||||||||||||
| Nye | 4,844 | 51.05% | 3,884 | 40.93% | 270 | 2.85% | 207 | 2.18% | 284 | 2.99% | 960 | 10.12% | 9,489 | ||||||||||||
| Pershing | 876 | 56.30% | 562 | 36.12% | 63 | 4.05% | 29 | 1.86% | 26 | 1.67% | 314 | 20.18% | 1,556 | ||||||||||||
| Storey | 790 | 47.19% | 704 | 42.05% | 85 | 5.08% | 45 | 2.69% | 50 | 2.99% | 86 | 5.14% | 1,674 | ||||||||||||
| Washoe | 47,962 | 50.22% | 41,409 | 43.36% | 3,153 | 3.30% | 1,144 | 1.20% | 1,842 | 1.93% | 6,553 | 6.86% | 95,510 | ||||||||||||
| White Pine | 2,068 | 62.38% | 1,002 | 30.23% | 105 | 3.17% | 102 | 3.08% | 38 | 1.15% | 1,066 | 32.16% | 3,315 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 223,892 | 51.63% | 182,281 | 42.04% | 12,641 | 2.92% | 7,509 | 1.73% | 7,307 | 1.69% | 41,611 | 9.60% | 433,630 | ||||||||||||