2006 Nevada gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2006 Nevada gubernatorial election
Country:	Nevada
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2002 Nevada gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2002
Next Election:	2010 Nevada gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2010
Election Date:	November 7, 2006
Image1:	File:Jimgibbons.jpg
Nominee1:	Jim Gibbons
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	279,003
Percentage1:	47.93%
Nominee2:	Dina Titus
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	255,684
Percentage2:	43.92%
Map Size:	250px
Governor
Before Election:	Kenny Guinn
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Jim Gibbons
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Kenny Guinn could not run due to term limits. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons defeated Democratic State Senator Dina Titus. As of 2023, this is the most recent election in which Nevada voted for a gubernatorial candidate of the same party as the incumbent president.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dina Titus, Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate
• James B. Gibson, Mayor of Henderson
• Leola McConnell, liberal activist

Results

Republican Party

Candidates

• Bob Beers, Nevada State Senator
• Jim Gibbons, U.S. Representative from Nevada's 2nd congressional district and nominee in 1994
• Lorraine Hunt, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
• Stan Lusak, perennial candidate
• Melody "Mimi Miyagi" Damayo, former adult film actress^[1]

Results

Other parties

Green Party

• Craig Bergland, activist

Independent American Party

• Christopher Hansen

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[2]		November 6, 2006
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[3]		November 6, 2006
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[4]		November 2, 2006
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[5]		November 6, 2006

Polling

Source	Date	Dina Titus (D)	Jim Gibbons (R)
align=left	Zogby/WSJ	October 31, 2006		48%	47%
align=left	Research 2000	October 23, 2006	41%		47%
align=left	Rasmussen	October 17, 2006	43%		51%
align=left	Zogby/WSJ	October 10, 2006	43%		48%
align=left	Rasmussen	September 22, 2006	35%		49%
align=left	Research 2000	September 22, 2006	38%		45%
align=left	Zogby/WSJ	September 11, 2006	39%		47%
align=left	Garin-Hart-Yang Research	September 10, 2006		46%	45%
align=left	Zogby/WSJ	August 28, 2006		47%	44%
align=left	Mason-Dixon	August 10, 2006	35%		46%
align=left	Rasmussen	August 7, 2006	37%		46%
align=left	Zogby/WSJ	July 24, 2006	40%		45%
align=left	Zogby/WSJ	June 21, 2006	37%		45%
align=left	Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 Poll	May 19, 2006	36%		46%
align=left	Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon Poll	April 3–5, 2006	33%		50%
align=left	Rasmussen	February 2, 2006	41%		46%
align=left	Rasmussen	December 1, 2005	39%		45%

County results

County	Jim Gibbons Republican		Dina Titus Democratic		None of These Candidates		Christopher H. Hansen Independent American		Craig Bergland Green		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Carson City		9,716		53.46%		6,989		38.46%		717		3.95%	565	3.11%		186		1.02%		2,727		15.01%		18,173
	Churchill		5,627		69.37%		1,806		22.26%		262		3.23%	349	4.30%		68		0.84%		3,821		47.10%		8,112
	Clark		153,876		42.78%		177,300		49.29%		12,862		3.58%	11,810	3.28%		3,854		1.07%		-23,424		-6.51%		359,702
	Douglas		11,918		61.65%		5,929		30.67%		630		3.26%	591	3.06%		265		1.37%		5,989		30.98%		19,333
	Elko		7,938		67.21%		2,873		24.32%		343		2.90%	564	4.78%		93		0.79%		5,065		42.88%		11,811
	Esmeralda		297		68.43%		92		21.20%		18		4.15%	21	4.84%		6		1.38%		205		47.24%		434
	Eureka		515		71.43%		121		16.78%		27		3.74%	54	7.49%		4		0.55%		394		54.65%		721
	Humboldt		3,119		69.26%		987		21.92%		168		3.73%	184	4.09%		45		1.00%		2,132		47.35%		4,503
	Lander		1,291		72.04%		369		20.59%		54		3.01%	73	4.07%		5		0.28%		922		51.45%		1,792
	Lincoln		1,165		63.08%		465		25.18%		92		4.98%	107	5.79%		18		0.97%		700		37.90%		1,847
	Lyon		9,329		61.88%		4,310		28.59%		507		3.36%	746	4.95%		184		1.22%		5,019		33.29%		15,076
	Mineral		1,188		56.46%		676		32.13%		102		4.85%	101	4.80%		37		1.76%		512		24.33%		2,104
	Nye		5,950		50.24%		4,446		37.54%		480		4.05%	844	7.13%		122		1.03%		1,504		12.70%		11,842
	Pershing		976		63.67%		404		26.35%		67		4.37%	69	4.50%		17		1.11%		572		37.31%		1,533
	Storey		1,070		57.10%		626		33.40%		68		3.63%	88	4.70%		22		1.17%		444		23.69%		1,874
	Washoe		63,057		52.56%		47,296		39.42%		4,166		3.47%	3,666	3.06%		1,786		1.49%		15,761		13.14%		119,971
	White Pine		1,971		59.19%		995		29.88%		136		4.08%	187	5.62%		41		1.23%		976		29.31%		3,330
Totals	279,003	47.93%	255,684	43.92%	20,699	3.56%	20,019	3.44%	6,753	1.16%	23,319	4.01%	582,158

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Clark (largest municipality: Las Vegas)

External links

Campaign websites (Archived)

• Jim Gibbons
• Dina Titus
• Bob Beers
• Melody Damayo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimmy Carter's son wins Nev. primary. msnbc.com. 21 December 2015.
2. Web site: 2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006. The Cook Political Report. October 1, 2006. June 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS . Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 25, 2021.
4. Web site: 2006 Gubernatorial Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . June 25, 2021.
5. Web site: Election 2006 . Real Clear Politics . June 25, 2021.