2002 Nevada gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2002 Nevada gubernatorial election
Country:	Nevada
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1998 Nevada gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1998
Next Election:	2006 Nevada gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2006
Election Date:	November 5, 2002
Image1:	File:Kenny Guinn.jpg
Nominee1:	Kenny Guinn
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	344,001
Percentage1:	68.2%
Nominee2:	Joe Neal
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	110,935
Percentage2:	22.0%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	Kenny Guinn
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Kenny Guinn
After Party:	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 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. This election was the first time since 1954 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Nevada was re-elected.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joe Neal, Nevada Senator and candidate in 1998
• Barbara Scott, public accountant
• Dan Meyer
• Christopher J. Petrella, veteran

Results

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

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]		October 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]		November 4, 2002

County results

County	Kenny Guinn Republican		Joe Neal Democratic		None of These Candidates		Dick Geyer Libertarian		David G. Holmgren Independent American		Jerry L. Norton Independent		Charles Laws Green		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Carson City		12,051		69.77%		3,448		19.96%		998		5.78%		268		1.55%	201	1.16%		142		0.82%		164		0.95%		8,603		49.81%		17,272
	Churchill		5,867		79.54%		952		12.91%		186		2.52%		87		1.18%	190	2.58%		70		0.95%		24		0.33%		4,915		66.64%		7,376
	Clark		200,157		65.20%		74,378		24.23%		17,240		5.62%		5,096		1.66%	3,741	1.22%		3,843		1.25%		2,548		0.83%		125,779		40.97%		307,003
	Douglas		12,977		77.44%		2,520		15.04%		482		2.88%		243		1.45%	217	1.29%		136		0.81%		183		1.09%		10,457		62.40%		16,758
	Elko		8,568		77.62%		1,386		12.56%		328		2.97%		269		2.44%	287	2.60%		127		1.15%		73		0.66%		7,182		65.07%		11,038
	Esmeralda		286		65.15%		87		19.82%		23		5.24%		12		2.73%	24	5.47%		4		0.91%		3		0.68%		199		45.33%		439
	Eureka		525		76.42%		85		12.37%		34		4.95%		12		1.75%	17	2.47%		9		1.31%		5		0.73%		440		64.05%		687
	Humboldt		3,446		80.01%		522		12.12%		148		3.44%		57		1.32%	69	1.60%		45		1.04%		20		0.46%		2,924		67.89%		4,307
	Lander		1,503		80.68%		231		12.40%		50		2.68%		24		1.29%	31	1.66%		18		0.97%		6		0.32%		1,272		68.28%		1,863
	Lincoln		1,266		73.09%		279		16.11%		60		3.46%		33		1.91%	58	3.35%		26		1.50%		10		0.58%		987		56.99%		1,732
	Lyon		8,169		75.00%		1,796		16.49%		360		3.31%		151		1.39%	200	1.84%		114		1.05%		102		0.94%		6,373		58.51%		10,892
	Mineral		1,290		63.48%		508		25.00%		64		3.15%		23		1.13%	112	5.51%		19		0.94%		16		0.79%		782		38.48%		2,032
	Nye		7,349		68.18%		2,226		20.65%		428		3.97%		225		2.09%	350	3.25%		134		1.24%		67		0.62%		5,123		47.53%		10,779
	Pershing		1,254		75.18%		236		14.15%		69		4.14%		24		1.44%	51	3.06%		24		1.44%		10		0.60%		1,018		61.03%		1,668
	Storey		1,198		72.69%		300		18.20%		56		3.40%		43		2.61%	17	1.03%		11		0.67%		23		1.40%		898		54.49%		1,648
	Washoe		76,059		72.05%		21,244		20.13%		3,025		2.87%		1,504		1.42%	1,443	1.37%		783		0.74%		1,502		1.42%		54,815		51.93%		105,560
	White Pine		2,036		67.31%		737		24.36%		123		4.07%		33		1.09%	39	1.29%		38		1.26%		19		0.63%		1,299		42.94%		3,025
Totals	344,001	68.24%	110,935	22.01%	23,674	4.70%	8,104	1.61%	7,047	1.40%	5,543	1.10%	4,775	0.98%	233,066	46.24%	504,079

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Mineral (largest municipality: Hawthorne)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Governor Updated October 31, 2002 The Cook Political Report. https://web.archive.org/web/20021208065752/http://www.cookpolitical.com/display.cfm?section=political&edit_id=225. December 8, 2002. The Cook Political Report. en. October 31, 2002. September 18, 2018. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: Governors Races. https://web.archive.org/web/20021212142349/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/governor_all.htm. December 12, 2002. www.centerforpolitics.org. en-US. November 4, 2002. September 18, 2018. dead. mdy-all.