The 1994 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democrat Bob Miller won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Jim Gibbons (who would later go on to narrowly win the governorship in 2006).
This was the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Nevada until Steve Sisolak's victory in 2018, the last time a Democratic candidate has received over 50% of the vote, and the last time a Democratic governor in Nevada has won re-election. As of 2025, this is also the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected in Nevada respectively. This was the first Nevada gubernatorial election since 1962 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president.
Democratic primary Candidate Bob Miller, incumbent Governor of Nevada Janis Lyle Laverty, incumbent Mayor of Las Vegas Rhinestone Cowboy Samuel F. Bull, perennial candidate Thomas Gaule Carlo Poliak, sanitation worker and frequent candidate
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Republican primary Candidate Jim Gibbons, state assemblyman Cheryl Lau, current secretary of state Edward E. "Ned" Eyre Jr., perennial candidate Ken Santor, state treasurer Hilary "Sir" Michael Milko Suzanne Nounna
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General election Candidates Bob Miller (D), incumbent Governor of Nevada Jim Gibbons (R), state assemblyman Daniel Hansen (IA) Denis Sholty (L)
Results
County results County Bob MillerDemocratic Jim GibbonsRepublican Daniel HansenIndependent American None of These Candidates Denis SholtyLibertarian Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Carson City7,19144.22%8,16850.23%3252.00%4732.91%1040.64%-977-6.01%16,261Churchill2,85741.77%3,52451.52%2683.92%1532.24%380.56%-667-9.75%6,840Clark125,23158.36%76,98435.88%4,7002.19%5,2492.45%2,4151.13%48,24722.48%214,579Douglas6,21146.20%6,59649.06%2912.16%2.361.76%1100.82%-385-2.86%13,444Elko2,92029.43%6,08061.28%5665.70%2382.40%1181.19%-3,160-31.85%9,922Esmeralda17031.89%30957.97%193.56%203.75%152.81%-139-26.08%533Eureka19229.31%40161.22%314.73%253.82%60.92%-209-31.91%655Humboldt1,74640.51%2,26552.55%1623.76%1152.67%220.51%-519-12.04%4,310Lander72934.53%1,17255.52%1426.73%522.46%160.76%-443-20.99%2,111Lincoln52528.56%1,05657.45%1478.00%925.01%180.98%-531-28.89%1,838Lyon3,77945.83%3,91547.48%3283.98%1561.89%680.82%-136-1.65%8,246Mineral1,34655.21%93138.19%793.24%662.71%160.66%41517.02%2,438Nye2,81939.96%3,41048.33%3895.51%1882.66%2493.53%-591-8.38%7,055Pershing60540.77%76951.82%593.98%453.03%60.40%-164-11.05%1,484Storey80750.16%69543.19%472.92%392.42%211.31%1126.96%1,609Washoe41,69448.97%38,92545.72%2,2512.64%1,5361.80%7320.86%2,7693.25%85,138White Pine1,20437.47%1,67552.13%2086.47%1023.17%240.75%-471-14.66%3,213Totals200,02652.68%156,87541.32%10,0122.64%8,7852.31%3,9781.05%43,15111.37%379,676
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Carson City Churchill Douglas Elko Esmeralda Eureka Humboldt Lander Lincoln Lyon Nye Pershing White Pine
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