# 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election

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The 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Kenny Guinn could not run due to term limits. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons defeated Democratic State Senator Dina Titus. As of 2023, this is the most recent election in which Nevada voted for a gubernatorial candidate of the same party as the incumbent president.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates

* Dina Titus, Minority Leader of the Nevada Senate
* James B. Gibson, Mayor of Henderson
* Leola McConnell, liberal activist

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dina Titus | 63,999 | 53.76% |
| | Democratic | James B. Gibson | 42,966 | 36.09% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 7,062 | 5.93% |
| | Democratic | Leola McConnell | 5,019 | 4.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,046 | 100.00% |

## Republican Party
### Candidates

* Bob Beers, Nevada State Senator
* Jim Gibbons, U.S. Representative from Nevada's 2nd congressional district and nominee in 1994
* Lorraine Hunt, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
* Stan Lusak, perennial candidate
* Melody "Mimi Miyagi" Damayo, former adult film actress

### Results

Republican Primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Gibbons | 67,717 | 48.19% |
| | Republican | Bob Beers | 40,876 | 29.09% |
| | Republican | Lorraine Hunt | 25,161 | 17.91% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 4,316 | 3.07% |
| | Republican | Mimi Miyagi Damayo | 1,651 | 1.17% |
| | Republican | Stan Lusak | 794 | 0.57% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 140,515 | 100.00% |

## Other parties
### Green Party

* Craig Bergland, activist

### Independent American Party

* Christopher Hansen

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean R | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Tossup | November 2, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics | Lean R | November 6, 2006 |

### Endorsements
#### Individuals

* Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate

### Polling

| Source | Date | Dina Titus (D) | Jim Gibbons (R) |
| Zogby/WSJ | October 31, 2006 | 48% | 47% |
| Research 2000 | October 23, 2006 | 41% | 47% |
| Rasmussen | October 17, 2006 | 43% | 51% |
| Zogby/WSJ | October 10, 2006 | 43% | 48% |
| Rasmussen | September 22, 2006 | 35% | 49% |
| Research 2000 | September 22, 2006 | 38% | 45% |
| Zogby/WSJ | September 11, 2006 | 39% | 47% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research | September 10, 2006 | 46% | 45% |
| Zogby/WSJ | August 28, 2006 | 47% | 44% |
| Mason-Dixon | August 10, 2006 | 35% | 46% |
| Rasmussen | August 7, 2006 | 37% | 46% |
| Zogby/WSJ | July 24, 2006 | 40% | 45% |
| Zogby/WSJ | June 21, 2006 | 37% | 45% |
| Reno Gazette-Journal/News 4 Poll | May 19, 2006 | 36% | 46% |
| Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon Poll | April 3–5, 2006 | 33% | 50% |
| Rasmussen | February 2, 2006 | 41% | 46% |
| Rasmussen | December 1, 2005 | 39% | 45% |

### Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jim Gibbons | 279,003 | 47.93% | −20.32% |
| | Democratic | Dina Titus | 255,684 | 43.92% | +21.91% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 20,699 | 3.56% | −1.14% |
| | Independent American | Christopher H. Hansen | 20,019 | 3.44% | +2.04% |
| | Green | Craig Bergland | 6,753 | 1.16% | +0.21% |
| Plurality | Plurality | Plurality | 23,319 | 4.01% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 582,158 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | -42.23% | |

### County results

| County | Jim Gibbons Republican | Jim Gibbons Republican | Dina Titus Democratic | Dina Titus Democratic | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | Christopher H. Hansen Independent American | Christopher H. Hansen Independent American | Craig Bergland Green | Craig Bergland Green | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Carson City | 9,716 | 53.46% | 6,989 | 38.46% | 717 | 3.95% | 565 | 3.11% | 186 | 1.02% | 2,727 | 15.01% | 18,173 |
| Churchill | 5,627 | 69.37% | 1,806 | 22.26% | 262 | 3.23% | 349 | 4.30% | 68 | 0.84% | 3,821 | 47.10% | 8,112 |
| Clark | 153,876 | 42.78% | 177,300 | 49.29% | 12,862 | 3.58% | 11,810 | 3.28% | 3,854 | 1.07% | -23,424 | -6.51% | 359,702 |
| Douglas | 11,918 | 61.65% | 5,929 | 30.67% | 630 | 3.26% | 591 | 3.06% | 265 | 1.37% | 5,989 | 30.98% | 19,333 |
| Elko | 7,938 | 67.21% | 2,873 | 24.32% | 343 | 2.90% | 564 | 4.78% | 93 | 0.79% | 5,065 | 42.88% | 11,811 |
| Esmeralda | 297 | 68.43% | 92 | 21.20% | 18 | 4.15% | 21 | 4.84% | 6 | 1.38% | 205 | 47.24% | 434 |
| Eureka | 515 | 71.43% | 121 | 16.78% | 27 | 3.74% | 54 | 7.49% | 4 | 0.55% | 394 | 54.65% | 721 |
| Humboldt | 3,119 | 69.26% | 987 | 21.92% | 168 | 3.73% | 184 | 4.09% | 45 | 1.00% | 2,132 | 47.35% | 4,503 |
| Lander | 1,291 | 72.04% | 369 | 20.59% | 54 | 3.01% | 73 | 4.07% | 5 | 0.28% | 922 | 51.45% | 1,792 |
| Lincoln | 1,165 | 63.08% | 465 | 25.18% | 92 | 4.98% | 107 | 5.79% | 18 | 0.97% | 700 | 37.90% | 1,847 |
| Lyon | 9,329 | 61.88% | 4,310 | 28.59% | 507 | 3.36% | 746 | 4.95% | 184 | 1.22% | 5,019 | 33.29% | 15,076 |
| Mineral | 1,188 | 56.46% | 676 | 32.13% | 102 | 4.85% | 101 | 4.80% | 37 | 1.76% | 512 | 24.33% | 2,104 |
| Nye | 5,950 | 50.24% | 4,446 | 37.54% | 480 | 4.05% | 844 | 7.13% | 122 | 1.03% | 1,504 | 12.70% | 11,842 |
| Pershing | 976 | 63.67% | 404 | 26.35% | 67 | 4.37% | 69 | 4.50% | 17 | 1.11% | 572 | 37.31% | 1,533 |
| Storey | 1,070 | 57.10% | 626 | 33.40% | 68 | 3.63% | 88 | 4.70% | 22 | 1.17% | 444 | 23.69% | 1,874 |
| Washoe | 63,057 | 52.56% | 47,296 | 39.42% | 4,166 | 3.47% | 3,666 | 3.06% | 1,786 | 1.49% | 15,761 | 13.14% | 119,971 |
| White Pine | 1,971 | 59.19% | 995 | 29.88% | 136 | 4.08% | 187 | 5.62% | 41 | 1.23% | 976 | 29.31% | 3,330 |
| Totals | 279,003 | 47.93% | 255,684 | 43.92% | 20,699 | 3.56% | 20,019 | 3.44% | 6,753 | 1.16% | 23,319 | 4.01% | 582,158 |

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Clark (largest municipality: Las Vegas)