Elections / 2018 · Governor · NV
Steve Sisolak won Nevada's 2018 governor's race.
Steve Sisolak (Democrat) led by 4.2 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Nevada 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Sisolak | DDemocrat | 480,007 | 50.4% |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | RRepublican | 440,320 | 46.2% |
| Ryan Bundy | ONonpartisan | 13,891 | 1.5% |
| Russell Best | OIndependent | 10,076 | 1.1% |
| Jared Lord | OLibertarian | 8,640 | 0.9% |
By county (17)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | D | Steve Sisolak | +13.6 | 639,189 |
| Washoe | D | Steve Sisolak | +2.4 | 184,429 |
| Douglas | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +34.8 | 25,637 |
| Carson City | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +12.8 | 22,212 |
| Lyon | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +43.6 | 20,512 |
| Nye | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +37.8 | 17,165 |
| Elko | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +59.1 | 14,957 |
| Churchill | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +54.9 | 9,413 |
| Humboldt | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +55.2 | 5,425 |
| White Pine | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +56.4 | 3,170 |
| Storey | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +32.6 | 2,319 |
| Lander | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +61.7 | 2,034 |
| Lincoln | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +61.3 | 1,915 |
| Mineral | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +30.4 | 1,731 |
| Pershing | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +51.8 | 1,726 |
| Eureka | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +74.4 | 737 |
| Esmeralda | R | Adam Paul Laxalt | +61.2 | 363 |