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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. He struggled in the polls, and ultimately federal judge and former attorney general of Nevada Brian Sandoval secured the nomination. Sandoval defeated Democrat Rory Reid, son of then-current U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who won his fifth term in the Senate on the same ballot.

## 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 (ran for NV-03 and won)

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jim Gibbons | Mike Montandon | Brian Sandoval | Undecided |
| Research 2000 | June 2, 2010 | — | — | 27% | 6% | 48% | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | May 10–11, 2010 | — | — | 27% | 6% | 45% | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | April 10, 2010 | — | — | 25% | 7% | 39% | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | February 22–24, 2010 | — | — | 30% | 9% | 37% | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | January 10, 2010 | — | — | 23% | 7% | 39% | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | December 2009 | — | — | 18% | 6% | 39% | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | October 8, 2009 | — | — | 20% | 4% | 41% | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | August 21, 2009 | — | — | 17% | 3% | 33% | — |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian Sandoval | 97,201 | 55.53% |
| | Republican | Jim Gibbons (incumbent) | 47,616 | 27.20% |
| | Republican | Mike Montandon | 22,003 | 12.57% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 4,400 | 2.51% |
| | Republican | Tony Atwood | 2,440 | 1.39% |
| | Republican | Stan Lusak | 1,380 | 0.79% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 175,040 | 100.00% |

## 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

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Barbara Buckley | Oscar Goodman | Rory Reid | Undecided |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | August 21, 2009 | — | — | 25% | 34% | 13% | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | August 21, 2009 | — | — | 43% | — | 22% | — |

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rory Reid | 80,162 | 70.08% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 17,454 | 15.26% |
| | Democratic | Frederick Conquest | 16,775 | 14.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,391 | 100.00% |

## 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
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Cook Political Report | Likely R | October 14, 2010 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R | October 28, 2010 |
| RealClearPolitics | Likely R | November 1, 2010 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely R | October 28, 2010 |
| CQ Politics | Tossup | October 28, 2010 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brian Sandoval (R) | Rory Reid (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 5, 2010 | — | — | 59% | 41% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 28, 2010 | — | — | 49% | 40% | — | — |
| Public Opinion Strategies | September 21–23, 2010 | — | — | 45% | 39% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 21, 2010 | — | — | 49% | 35% | — | — |
| CNN/Time Magazine | September 10–14, 2010 | — | — | 58% | 31% | — | — |
| Reuters/Ipsos | September 10–12, 2010 | — | — | 60% | 31% | — | — |
| Mason-Dixon | September 9, 2010 | — | — | 52% | 36% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 1, 2010 | 750 | ± 4% | 58% | 33% | 2% | 7% |
| Mason-Dixon | August 23–25, 2010 | — | — | 53% | 31% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 16, 2010 | 750 | ± 4% | 52% | 36% | 3% | 8% |
| Mason-Dixon | August 11, 2010 | — | — | 52% | 36% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 27, 2010 | 750 | ± 4% | 50% | 40% | 6% | 4% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 16–18, 2010 | — | — | 52% | 38% | — | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | July 12–14, 2010 | — | — | 47% | 36% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 12, 2010 | 750 | ± 4% | 57% | 36% | 3% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 22, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 55% | 33% | 8% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 9, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 54% | 31% | 3% | 13% |
| Research 2000 | June 2, 2010 | — | — | 51% | 41% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 53% | 35% | 12% | 3% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | April 10, 2010 | — | — | 50% | 35% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 31, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 55% | 34% | 6% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 53% | 35% | 7% | 5% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | February 22–24, 2010 | — | — | 51% | 29% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 33% | 11% | 12% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | January 10, 2010 | — | — | 53% | 31% | — | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | December 4, 2009 | — | — | 49% | 35% | — | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | October 8, 2009 | — | — | 50% | 33% | — | — |
With Gibbons
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jim Gibbons (R) | Rory Reid (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Research 2000 | June 2, 2010 | — | — | 31% | 52% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 37% | 47% | 12% | 3% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | April 10, 2010 | — | — | 40% | 42% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 31, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 43% | 8% | 4% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 36% | 44% | 15% | 4% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | February 22–24, 2010 | — | — | 38% | 42% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 35% | 44% | 13% | 8% |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | December 2009 | — | — | 34% | 48% | — | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | October 8, 2009 | — | — | 37% | 49% | — | — |
| Mason Dixon/LVJR | August 21, 2009 | — | — | 35% | 47% | — | — |
With Montandon
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike Montandon (R) | Rory Reid (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Research 2000 | June 2, 2010 | — | — | 40% | 43% | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports | April 27, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 39% | 9% | 8% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 31, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 45% | 38% | 9% | 8% |
| Rasmussen Reports | March 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 42% | 37% | 13% | 8% |
| Rasmussen Reports | February 3, 2010 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 36% | 40% | 14% | 10% |

### Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian Sandoval | 382,350 | 53.36% | +5.44% |
| | Democratic | Rory Reid | 298,171 | 41.61% | −2.31% |
| | | None of These Candidates | 12,231 | 1.71% | −1.85% |
| | Independent | Eugene DiSimone | 6,403 | 0.89% | +0.89% |
| | Independent American | Floyd Fitzgibbons | 5,049 | 0.70% | −2.73% |
| | Libertarian | Arthur Forest Lampitt, Jr. | 4,672 | 0.65% | +0.65% |
| | Green | David Scott Curtis | 4,437 | 0.62% | −0.54% |
| | Independent | Aaron Y. Honig | 3,216 | 0.45% | +0.45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84,179 | 11.75% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 716,529 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | +7.74% | |

#### By county

| County | Brian Sandoval Republican | Brian Sandoval Republican | Rory Reid Democratic | Rory Reid Democratic | None of These Candidates | None of These Candidates | Eugene DiSimone Independent | Eugene DiSimone Independent | Floyd Fitzgibbons Independent American | Floyd Fitzgibbons Independent American | Arthur Forest Lampitt Jr. Libertarian | Arthur Forest Lampitt Jr. Libertarian | David Scott Curtis Green | David Scott Curtis Green | Aaron Y. Honig Independent | Aaron Y. Honig Independent | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Carson City | 11,512 | 59.06% | 6,676 | 34.25% | 511 | 2.62% | 267 | 1.37% | 208 | 1.07% | 115 | 0.59% | 132 | 0.68% | 71 | 0.36% | 4,836 | 24.81% | 19,492 |
| Churchill | 6,586 | 74.19% | 1,697 | 19.12% | 167 | 1.88% | 117 | 1.32% | 145 | 1.63% | 60 | 0.68% | 57 | 0.64% | 48 | 0.54% | 4,889 | 55.07% | 8,877 |
| Clark | 224,751 | 48.61% | 217,113 | 46.96% | 7,008 | 1.52% | 3,598 | 0.78% | 2,347 | 0.51% | 2,837 | 0.61% | 2,547 | 0.55% | 2,171 | 0.47% | 7,638 | 1.65% | 462,372 |
| Douglas | 15,001 | 69.10% | 5,345 | 24.62% | 396 | 1.82% | 328 | 1.51% | 231 | 1.06% | 139 | 0.64% | 192 | 0.88% | 76 | 0.35% | 9,656 | 44.48% | 21,708 |
| Elko | 9,489 | 73.97% | 2,194 | 17.10% | 321 | 2.50% | 159 | 1.24% | 394 | 3.07% | 102 | 0.80% | 99 | 0.77% | 71 | 0.55% | 7,295 | 56.86% | 12,829 |
| Esmeralda | 289 | 72.61% | 48 | 12.06% | 20 | 5.03% | 6 | 1.51% | 11 | 2.76% | 12 | 3.02% | 7 | 1.76% | 5 | 1.26% | 241 | 60.55% | 398 |
| Eureka | 597 | 78.97% | 76 | 10.05% | 31 | 4.10% | 9 | 1.19% | 20 | 2.65% | 12 | 1.59% | 10 | 1.32% | 1 | 0.13% | 521 | 68.92% | 756 |
| Humboldt | 3,564 | 71.61% | 994 | 19.97% | 120 | 2.41% | 84 | 1.69% | 116 | 2.33% | 50 | 1.00% | 23 | 0.46% | 26 | 0.52% | 2,570 | 51.64% | 4,977 |
| Lander | 1,449 | 76.42% | 277 | 14.61% | 61 | 3.22% | 28 | 1.48% | 33 | 1.74% | 16 | 0.84% | 20 | 1.05% | 12 | 0.63% | 1,172 | 61.81% | 1,896 |
| Lincoln | 1,381 | 70.93% | 380 | 19.52% | 72 | 3.70% | 17 | 0.87% | 48 | 2.47% | 26 | 1.34% | 12 | 0.62% | 11 | 0.56% | 1,001 | 51.41% | 1,947 |
| Lyon | 11,937 | 68.46% | 4,331 | 24.84% | 340 | 1.95% | 226 | 1.30% | 266 | 1.53% | 113 | 0.65% | 139 | 0.80% | 85 | 0.49% | 7,606 | 43.62% | 17,437 |
| Mineral | 1,136 | 59.88% | 556 | 29.31% | 89 | 4.69% | 36 | 1.90% | 43 | 2.27% | 10 | 0.53% | 18 | 0.95% | 9 | 0.47% | 580 | 30.57% | 1,897 |
| Nye | 8,829 | 61.49% | 4,224 | 29.42% | 289 | 2.01% | 221 | 1.54% | 349 | 2.43% | 206 | 1.43% | 144 | 1.00% | 97 | 0.68% | 4,605 | 32.07% | 14,359 |
| Pershing | 1,140 | 65.86% | 396 | 22.88% | 85 | 4.91% | 32 | 1.85% | 42 | 2.43% | 10 | 0.58% | 11 | 0.64% | 15 | 0.87% | 744 | 42.98% | 1,731 |
| Storey | 1,355 | 63.70% | 615 | 28.91% | 53 | 2.49% | 35 | 1.65% | 26 | 1.22% | 14 | 0.66% | 22 | 1.03% | 7 | 0.33% | 740 | 34.79% | 2,127 |
| Washoe | 81,073 | 57.72% | 52,730 | 37.54% | 2,555 | 1.82% | 1,156 | 0.82% | 685 | 0.49% | 811 | 0.58% | 970 | 0.69% | 488 | 0.35% | 28,343 | 20.18% | 140,468 |
| White Pine | 2,261 | 69.40% | 519 | 15.93% | 113 | 3.47% | 84 | 2.58% | 85 | 2.61% | 139 | 4.27% | 34 | 1.04% | 23 | 0.71% | 1,742 | 53.47% | 3,258 |
| Totals | 382,350 | 53.36% | 298,171 | 41.61% | 12,231 | 1.71% | 6,403 | 0.89% | 5,049 | 0.70% | 4,672 | 0.65% | 4,437 | 0.62% | 3,216 | 0.45% | 84,179 | 11.75% | 716,529 |

##### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Clark (largest municipality: Las Vegas)