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2002 Nevada gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	2002 Nevada gubernatorial election
country	Nevada
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1998 Nevada gubernatorial election
previous_year	1998
next_election	2006 Nevada gubernatorial election
next_year	2006
election_date	November 5, 2002
image1	File:Kenny Guinn (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Kenny Guinn
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	344,001
percentage1	68.24%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Joe Neal
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	110,935
percentage2	22.01%
map_image	2002 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	250px
map_caption	County results

title	Governor
before_election	Kenny Guinn
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Kenny Guinn
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Guinn:
The 2002 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican governor Kenny Guinn defeated Democratic nominee and Nevada State Senator Joe Neal in a landslide to win a second term.

This was the most recent Nevada gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates are now deceased, and was the first time since 1954 that an incumbent Republican Governor of Nevada was re-elected.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Joe Neal, Nevada Senator and candidate in 1998
Barbara Scott, public accountant
Dan Meyer
Christopher J. Petrella, veteran

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Kenny Guinn, incumbent governor of Nevada
Shirley Cook, retired court reporter
Bruce Westcott, businessman
Bill Hiett, rancher
Stan Lusak, retired janitor and postal employee
James K. Prevot
Carlo Poliak, perennial candidate

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		October 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin
of error	Kenny
Guinn (R)	Joe
Neal (D)	Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 27–29, 2002	523 (LV)	± 4.4%	63%	28%	9%

Results

County results

County	Kenny Guinn
Republican	Joe Neal
Democratic	None of These Candidates	Dick Geyer
Libertarian	David G. Holmgren
Independent American	Jerry L. Norton
Independent	Charles Laws
Green	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	344,001	68.24%	110,935	22.01%	23,674	4.70%	8,104	1.61%	7,047	1.40%	5,543	1.10%	4,775	0.98%	233,066	46.24%	504,079
	Carson City		12,051		69.77%		3,448		19.96%		998		5.78%		268		1.55%	201	1.16%		142		0.82%		164		0.95%		8,603		49.81%		17,272
	Churchill		5,867		79.54%		952		12.91%		186		2.52%		87		1.18%	190	2.58%		70		0.95%		24		0.33%		4,915		66.64%		7,376
	Clark		200,157		65.20%		74,378		24.23%		17,240		5.62%		5,096		1.66%	3,741	1.22%		3,843		1.25%		2,548		0.83%		125,779		40.97%		307,003
	Douglas		12,977		77.44%		2,520		15.04%		482		2.88%		243		1.45%	217	1.29%		136		0.81%		183		1.09%		10,457		62.40%		16,758
	Elko		8,568		77.62%		1,386		12.56%		328		2.97%		269		2.44%	287	2.60%		127		1.15%		73		0.66%		7,182		65.07%		11,038
	Esmeralda		286		65.15%		87		19.82%		23		5.24%		12		2.73%	24	5.47%		4		0.91%		3		0.68%		199		45.33%		439
	Eureka		525		76.42%		85		12.37%		34		4.95%		12		1.75%	17	2.47%		9		1.31%		5		0.73%		440		64.05%		687
	Humboldt		3,446		80.01%		522		12.12%		148		3.44%		57		1.32%	69	1.60%		45		1.04%		20		0.46%		2,924		67.89%		4,307
	Lander		1,503		80.68%		231		12.40%		50		2.68%		24		1.29%	31	1.66%		18		0.97%		6		0.32%		1,272		68.28%		1,863
	Lincoln		1,266		73.09%		279		16.11%		60		3.46%		33		1.91%	58	3.35%		26		1.50%		10		0.58%		987		56.99%		1,732
	Lyon		8,169		75.00%		1,796		16.49%		360		3.31%		151		1.39%	200	1.84%		114		1.05%		102		0.94%		6,373		58.51%		10,892
	Mineral		1,290		63.48%		508		25.00%		64		3.15%		23		1.13%	112	5.51%		19		0.94%		16		0.79%		782		38.48%		2,032
	Nye		7,349		68.18%		2,226		20.65%		428		3.97%		225		2.09%	350	3.25%		134		1.24%		67		0.62%		5,123		47.53%		10,779
	Pershing		1,254		75.18%		236		14.15%		69		4.14%		24		1.44%	51	3.06%		24		1.44%		10		0.60%		1,018		61.03%		1,668
	Storey		1,198		72.69%		300		18.20%		56		3.40%		43		2.61%	17	1.03%		11		0.67%		23		1.40%		898		54.49%		1,648
	Washoe		76,059		72.05%		21,244		20.13%		3,025		2.87%		1,504		1.42%	1,443	1.37%		783		0.74%		1,502		1.42%		54,815		51.93%		105,560
	White Pine		2,036		67.31%		737		24.36%		123		4.07%		33		1.09%	39	1.29%		38		1.26%		19		0.63%		1,299		42.94%		3,025

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Mineral (largest municipality: Hawthorne)

Notes

References

"Elections Results: Official 2002 Primary Election Results".
(October 31, 2002). "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 {{!}} The Cook Political Report".
(November 4, 2002). "Governors Races".
[https://www.surveyusa.com/2002Elec.html SurveyUSA]
"Elections Results: Official 2002 General Election Results".

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