1996
| Clinton (Dem.)...........203,974 |
(43.93) |
| Dole (Rep.)................199,244 |
(42.91) |
| Perot (Ref.).................43,986 |
(9.47)
|
| None of these...............5,608 |
(1.21)
|
| Nader (Grn.).................4,730 |
(1.02)
|
| Others (3)......................6,737 |
(1.45)
|
| Total........464,279 |
|
1992
| Clinton (Dem.)...........189,148 |
(37.36) |
| Bush (Rep.)...............175,828 |
(34.73) |
| Perot (Ind.)................132,580 |
(26.18)
|
| Others (5).....................6,225 |
(1.23)
|
| None of these...............2,537 |
(0.50)
|
| Total........506,318 |
|
|
2000
| Browne/Olivier
(Lib.) |
3,311
|
(0.54)
|
| Buchanan/Foster (Cit.First) |
4,747
|
(0.77)
|
| +Bush/Cheney
(Rep.) |
301,575
|
(49.52)
|
| Gore/Lieberman
(Dem.) |
279,978
|
(45.97)
|
| Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP) |
415
|
(0.07)
|
| Nader/LaDuke (Grn.) |
15,008
|
(2.46)
|
| Phillips/Frazier (IAP) |
621
|
(0.10)
|
| "None of these candidates" |
3,315
|
(0.54)
|
| Total........608,970 |
|
|
Total turnout was 613,360.
Early voting by personal appearance ran from Oct. 21-Nov. 3, 2000 (the
third Saturday before Election Day to the Friday before Election Day).
206,013 people voted by early voting (33.8% of total). In addition,
there were about 113,000 absentee ballot requests, which have historically
had a return rate of about 60%. |
2000
Overview
Bush won Nevada with a plurality
of 21,597 votes (3.55 percentage points). He carried 16 of 17 counties;
Gore carried only Clark County (Las Vegas). Clark County accounted
for 62.7% of the votes cast in the presidential race (382,198 votes), and
Gore won there with a plurality of 25,168 votes. John Ensign's strong
showing in the U.S. Senate race may have helped boost Bush. Also
in Bush's advantage were the facts that Nevada is a Western state, and
that Gov. Guinn's time in office helped prepare the ground by taking away
some traditional Democratic issues. One major issue for both sides
in Nevada was the proposal for interim storage of high-level nuclear waste
at Yucca Mountain; Gore and Bush took positions against this, while saying
they would rely on science for a decision about permanent storage.
General
Election Activities |
