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
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
Polling
Results
County results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Notes
References