1982 Nevada gubernatorial election

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 11.7%.

1982 Nevada gubernatorial election

← 1978 November 2, 1982 (1982-11-02) 1986 →
 
Nominee Richard Bryan Robert List
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 128,132 100,104
Percentage 53.30% 41.65%

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

This was the most recent election in which Nevada's incumbent governor lost re-election until Democrat Steve Sisolak's defeat in 2022.

Democratic primary

edit

Candidates

edit

Results

edit
Democratic primary results[1]
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

edit

Candidates

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

Results

edit
Republican Primary results[1]
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

edit

Candidates

edit

Results

edit
Nevada gubernatorial election, 1982[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Bryan 128,132 53.44% +13.76%
Republican Robert List (incumbent) 100,104 41.75% −14.42%
None of These Candidates 6,894 2.88% +1.20%
Libertarian Dan Becan 4,621 1.93% +1.15%
Majority 28,028 11.69%
Total votes 239,751 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +28.18%

County results

edit
County Richard Bryan
Democratic
Robert List
Republican
None of These
Candidates
Dan Becan
Libertarian
Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # % # % # %
Carson City 5,854 47.86% 5,592 45.72% 492 4.02% 294 2.40% 262 2.14% 12,232
Churchill 1,897 37.70% 2,944 58.51% 122 2.42% 69 1.37% -1,047 -20.81% 5,032
Clark 75,456 60.31% 44,667 35.70% 3,053 2.44% 1,946 1.56% 30,789 24.61% 125,122
Douglas 2,650 37.25% 4,079 57.34% 209 2.94% 176 2.47% -1,429 -20.09% 7,114
Elko 2,474 40.60% 3,388 55.60% 115 1.89% 117 1.92% -914 -15.00% 6,094
Esmeralda 324 53.20% 235 38.59% 20 3.28% 30 4.93% 89 14.61% 609
Eureka 290 45.24% 323 50.39% 20 3.12% 8 1.25% -33 -5.15% 641
Humboldt 1,284 44.49% 1,464 50.73% 83 2.88% 55 1.91% -180 -6.24% 2,886
Lander 750 45.51% 831 50.42% 44 2.67% 23 1.40% -81 -4.92% 1,648
Lincoln 765 47.05% 782 48.09% 49 3.01% 30 1.85% -17 -1.05% 1,626
Lyon 2,676 46.52% 2,693 46.82% 213 3.70% 170 2.96% -17 -0.30% 5,752
Mineral 1,247 53.87% 926 40.00% 94 4.06% 48 2.07% 321 13.87% 2,315
Nye 2,207 53.58% 1,740 42.24% 92 2.23% 80 1.94% 467 11.34% 4,119
Pershing 613 46.26% 644 48.60% 41 3.09% 27 2.04% -31 -2.34% 1,325
Storey 434 51.42% 341 40.40% 46 5.45% 23 2.73% 93 11.02% 844
Washoe 27,298 46.22% 28,182 47.72% 2,110 3.57% 1,468 2.49% -884 -1.50% 59,058
White Pine 1,913 57.38% 1,273 38.18% 91 2.73% 57 1.71% 640 19.20% 3,334
Totals 128,132 53.44% 100,104 41.75% 6,894 2.88% 4,621 1.93% 28,028 11.69% 239,751

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d "1982 Primary and General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved July 11, 2024.