Nevada — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorNevada · GovernorRichard BryanD+46.9
Candidates
Nevada 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Richard Bryan✓Democratic187,26871.9%
- Patty CafferataRepublican65,08125.0%
- Other candidatesOther8,0263.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+33.9Governor 1986D+46.9vs. baselineD+80.8
Nevada's 1986 governor race ran 80.8 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986NV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.