1994 Nevada gubernatorial election
The 1994 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democrat Bob Miller won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Jim Gibbons. This was the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Nevada until Steve Sisolak's victory in 2018, and remains the last time that a Democratic governor has won re-election. As of 2025, this is also the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected in Nevada respectively. This was the first Nevada gubernatorial election since 1962 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president.
Democratic primary
Candidate
- Bob Miller, incumbent Governor of Nevada
- Janis Lyle Laverty, incumbent Mayor of Las Vegas
- Rhinestone Cowboy
- Samuel F. Bull, perennial candidate
- Thomas Gaule
- Carlo Poliak, sanitation worker and frequent candidate
Republican primary
Candidate
- Jim Gibbons, state assemblyman
- Cheryl Lau, current secretary of state
- Edward E. "Ned" Eyre Jr., perennial candidate
- Ken Santor, state treasurer
- Hilary "Sir" Michael Milko
- Suzanne Nounna
General election
Candidates
- Bob Miller, incumbent Governor of Nevada
- Jim Gibbons, state assemblyman
- Daniel Hansen
- Denis Sholty