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2010 Nevada gubernatorial election
The
2010 Nevada
gubernatorial election
was held on Tuesday,
November 2
, 2010, to elect the
Governor of Nevada
, who would serve a four-year term to begin on
January 3
, 2011.
Despite speculation that incumbent
Republican Governor
Jim Gibbons
would not run for a second term due to low
approval ratings
, he ran for re-election and was subsequently defeated in the
Republican primary
by former
Attorney General of Nevada
and
federal judge
Brian Sandoval
.
Sandoval defeated the Democratic nominee,
Rory Reid
, son of former U.S.
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid
, in the
general election
.
Republican
primary
Candidates
A total of five Republican candidates filed with the
Secretary of State of Nevada
and qualified for the ballot.
Declared
Tony Atwood
Jim Gibbons, incumbent Governor
Stan Lusak,
perennial candidate
Mike Montandon
, Mayor of
North Las Vegas
Brian Sandoval, former judge of the
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
and former
Nevada Attorney General
Withdrew
Joe Heck
, former
State Senator
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Two Democratic candidates filed with the
Secretary of State
of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.
Declared
Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor
Rory Reid,
Clark County Commissioner
and son of Senate
Majority Leader
Harry Reid
Declined
Barbara Buckley
, Speaker of the
Nevada Assembly
Polling
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Other candidates
Independents
Declared
Eugene "Gino" DiSimone
Aaron Y. Honig
Declined
Oscar Goodman
,
Mayor of Las Vegas
Green
David
Scott Curtis
Independent American
Floyd Fitzgibbons
Libertarian
Arthur Forest
Lampitt
General election
Polling
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Results