1982 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1982 Nevada gubernatorial election

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  Richard Bryan.jpg Robert List (NV) (cropped).jpg
Nominee Richard Bryan Robert List
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 128,132 100,104
Percentage 53.3% 41.6%

1982 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bryan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
List:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Robert List
Republican

Elected Governor

Richard Bryan
Democratic

The 1982 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982 to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Robert List ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term. He lost to Democratic nominee Richard Bryan by a small margin.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Richard Bryan, state attorney general
  • Myron E. Leavitt, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
  • Stan Colton, state treasurer
  • June Carr
  • Cher Volin
  • Carl Hunt

Results[]

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Bryan 55,262 51.06
Democratic Myron E. Leavitt 34,783 32.14
Democratic Stan Colton 10,830 10.01
None of These Candidates 4,418 4.08
Democratic June Carr 1,771 1.14
Democratic Cher Volin 621 0.57
Democratic Carl Hunt 557 0.51
Total votes 108,242 100.00

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Robert List, incumbent Governor of Nevada
  • Michael Moody, U.S. Army veteran
  • Edward E. "Ned" Eyre Jr.

Results[]

Republican Primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert List (incumbent) 39,319 57.00
Republican Michael Moody 13,849 20.08
None of These Candidates 13,252 19.21
Republican Edward "Ned" Eyre Jr. 2,566 3.72
Total votes 68,986 100.00

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Richard Bryan (D), state attorney general
  • Robert List (R), incumbent Governor of Nevada
  • Dan Becan (L)

Results[]

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1982[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Bryan 128,132 53.30%
Republican Robert List (incumbent) 100,104 41.65%
None of These Candidates 6,894 2.87%
Libertarian Dan Becan 4,621 1.93%
N/A Undervotes 643 0.27
Total votes 240,394 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References[]

  1. ^ "1982 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.


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