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2018 Nevada gubernatorial election
The
2018
Nevada
gubernatorial election
took place on
November 6
, 2018, to elect the next
Governor of Nevada
. Incumbent
Republican Governor
Brian Sandoval
, was not eligible to run for
re-election
, due to
the absolute
two-term limit
established by the
Nevada Constitution
. Nevada is one of eight states that prohibits its governors from serving more than two terms even if they are nonconsecutive.
The candidate filing deadline was
March 16
, 2018 and the
primary election
was held on
June 12, 2018
.
The Republican
nominee was
Adam Laxalt
and the Democratic nominee was
Steve Sisolak
. Sisolak won the election, becoming the first Democrat to be elected Governor of Nevada since
Bob Miller
won his second
full term
in
1994
and the first non-incumbent Democrat to win since
1982
.
Republican
primary
Candidates
Nominated
Adam Laxalt,
Nevada Attorney General
Eliminated in primary
William W. Boyd,
small business owner
Stephanie Carlisle, businesswoman
Jared Fisher,
small business
owner
Dan Schwartz
,
Nevada State Treasurer
and candidate for
NV-04
in
2012
Declined
Mark Amodei
, U.S. Representative
Joe Heck
, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in
2016
Dean Heller
, U.S. Senator
Steve Hill
, former
executive director
of the Nevada Governor's Office of
Economic Development
Mark Hutchison
,
lieutenant governor
Ron Knecht
,
Nevada State Controller
Brian Krolicki
, former lieutenant governor
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominated
Steve Sisolak, chair of the
Clark County Commission
Eliminated in primary
Kyle Chamberlain, activist and photographer
Chris Giunchigliani
, vice-chair of the
Clark County
Commission and candidate for
Mayor of Las Vegas
in
2011
Declined
Aaron Ford
,
Majority Leader
of the
Nevada Senate
Vince Juaristi, consultant and former gubernatorial aide
Tick Segerblom
,
state senator
Dina Titus
, U.S. Representative for
Nevada's 1st congressional district
and nominee for governor in
2006
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Independents
Declared
Ryan Bundy
, rancher
Endorsements
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Polling
Hypothetical polling
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Results
Results by county