# 1990 Nevada gubernatorial election

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The 1990 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the next governor of Nevada, alongside an election to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Democratic Governor Richard Bryan resigned in 1989 after being elected to the United States Senate and under the Nevada succession law, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Bob Miller became the next governor. Miller won in a landslide victory to a full term, defeating Republican nominee Jim Gallaway.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates

* Bob Miller, incumbent Governor of Nevada
* Rhinestone Cowboy
* Knight Allen
* William Harrison Morrison
* Robert J. Edwards Sr.
* Federick George Wilson

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Miller (incumbent) | 71,537 | 81.02% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 7,394 | 8.37% |
| | Democratic | Rhinestone Cowboy | 2,451 | 2.78% |
| | Democratic | Knight Allen | 2,201 | 2.49% |
| | Democratic | William Harrison Morrison | 2,002 | 2.27% |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Edwards Sr. | 1,707 | 1.93% |
| | Democratic | Federick George Wilson | 1,005 | 1.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,297 | 100.00% |

## Republican primary
### Candidates

* Jim Gallaway, businessman
* John Glab
* Charlie Brown
* Vince Lee Thompson
* M.L. "Smokey" Stover
* Loyd Ellis

### Results

Republican Primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Gallaway | 37,467 | 48.93% |
| | Republican | Charlie Brown | 16,607 | 21.69% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 16,565 | 21.63% |
| | Republican | John Glab | 1,490 | 1.95% |
| | Republican | M.L. "Smokey" Stover | 1,095 | 1.42% |
| | Republican | Vince Lee Thompson | 1,054 | 1.38% |
| | Republican | Loyd Ellis | 914 | 1.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,192 | 100.00% |

## General election
### Candidates

* Bob Miller, Democratic
* Jim Gallaway, Republican
* James Frye, Libertarian

### Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bob Miller (incumbent) | 207,878 | 64.81% | −7.11% |
| | Republican | Jim Gallaway | 95,789 | 29.86% | +4.87% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 9,017 | 2.81% | +0.71% |
| | Libertarian | James Frye | 8,059 | 2.51% | +1.53% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112,089 | 34.95% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 320,743 | 100.00% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | -11.98% | |

### County results

| County | Bob Miller Democratic | Bob Miller Democratic | Jim Gallaway Republican | Jim Gallaway Republican | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | James Frye Libertarian | James Frye Libertarian | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Carson City | 9,517 | 63.59% | 4,675 | 31.24% | 432 | 2.89% | 342 | 2.29% | 4,842 | 32.35% | 14,966 |
| Churchill | 3,315 | 56.91% | 2,173 | 37.30% | 201 | 3.45% | 136 | 2.33% | 1,142 | 19.61% | 5,825 |
| Clark | 114,687 | 66.14% | 49,938 | 28.80% | 4,835 | 2.79% | 3,943 | 2.27% | 64,749 | 37.34% | 173,403 |
| Douglas | 6,611 | 61.91% | 3,500 | 32.78% | 275 | 2.58% | 292 | 2.73% | 3,111 | 29.13% | 10,678 |
| Elko | 3,908 | 46.73% | 3,832 | 45.82% | 335 | 4.01% | 288 | 3.44% | 76 | 0.91% | 8,363 |
| Esmeralda | 256 | 48.95% | 221 | 42.26% | 16 | 3.06% | 30 | 5.74% | 35 | 6.69% | 523 |
| Eureka | 347 | 50.95% | 279 | 40.97% | 30 | 4.41% | 25 | 3.67% | 68 | 9.99% | 681 |
| Humboldt | 2,071 | 55.91% | 1,406 | 37.96% | 122 | 3.29% | 105 | 2.83% | 665 | 17.95% | 3,704 |
| Lander | 792 | 47.88% | 765 | 46.25% | 50 | 3.02% | 47 | 2.84% | 27 | 1.63% | 1,654 |
| Lincoln | 1,052 | 69.35% | 378 | 24.92% | 54 | 3.56% | 33 | 2.18% | 674 | 44.43% | 1,517 |
| Lyon | 4,815 | 67.36% | 2,004 | 28.04% | 142 | 1.99% | 187 | 2.62% | 2,811 | 39.33% | 7,148 |
| Mineral | 1,719 | 67.60% | 691 | 27.17% | 66 | 2.60% | 67 | 2.63% | 1,028 | 40.42% | 2,543 |
| Nye | 3,172 | 54.63% | 2,120 | 36.51% | 229 | 3.94% | 285 | 4.91% | 1,052 | 18.12% | 5,806 |
| Pershing | 814 | 60.66% | 426 | 31.74% | 49 | 3.65% | 53 | 3.95% | 388 | 28.91% | 1,342 |
| Storey | 874 | 68.12% | 327 | 25.49% | 47 | 3.66% | 35 | 2.73% | 547 | 42.63% | 1,283 |
| Washoe | 51,746 | 66.32% | 22,235 | 28.50% | 1,940 | 2.49% | 2,102 | 2.69% | 29,511 | 37.82% | 78,023 |
| White Pine | 2,182 | 66.44% | 819 | 24.94% | 194 | 5.91% | 89 | 2.71% | 1,363 | 41.50% | 3,284 |
| Totals | 207,878 | 64.81% | 95,789 | 29.86% | 9,017 | 2.81% | 8,059 | 2.51% | 112,089 | 34.95% | 320,743 |