The Green Papers: Nevada 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 7 September 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:2,002,032 (0.71% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):1,390,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):898,347
Capital:Carson City
Tuesday 7 September 2004 polls close 7:00p PDT (0200 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 7:00p PST (0300 UTC)
 

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Nevada State and Local Government

Nevada 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 418,690 50.47% President George W. Bush
(5 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 397,190 47.88% Senator John Kerry
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Independent 4,838 0.58% Ralph Nader
Vice President Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate --scatter-- 3,688 0.44% None Of These Candidates
  Candidate Libertarian 3,176 0.38% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard Campagna
  Candidate Independent American 1,152 0.14% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
Constitution Party
  Candidate Green 853 0.10% David Keith Cobb
Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
Total 829,587 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1   Republican   Senator John Ensign
First elected: 2000
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994, 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Harry Reid
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 7 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 494,805 61.08% Senator Harry Reid
  Candidate Republican 284,640 35.14% Richard Ziser
  Candidate --scatter-- 12,968 1.60% None Of These Candidates
  Candidate Libertarian 9,559 1.18% Thomas L. Hurst
  Candidate Independent American 6,001 0.74% David K. Schumann
  Candidate Natural Law 2,095 0.26% Gary Marinch
Total 810,068 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

    Republican   Governor Kenny Guinn
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Republican   Lieutenant Governor Lorraine T. Hunt
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democrat (1 Renominated);
2 Republicans (2 Renominated)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Shelley Berkley
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 7 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 133,569 65.98% Congressman Shelley Berkley
  Candidate Republican 63,005 31.12% Russ Mickelson
  Candidate Libertarian 5,862 2.90% Jim Duensing
Total 202,436 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Jim Gibbons
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 7 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 195,466 67.15% Congressman Jim Gibbons
  Candidate Democrat 79,978 27.48% Angie G. Cochran
  Candidate Independent American 10,638 3.65% Janine Hansen
  Candidate Libertarian 4,997 1.72% Brendan J. Trainor
Total 291,079 100.00%  

CD 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Jon Porter
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 7 September 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 162,240 54.46% Congressman Jon Porter
  Candidate Democrat 120,365 40.40% Tom Gallagher
  Candidate Libertarian 9,260 3.11% Joe Silvestri
  Candidate Independent American 6,053 2.03% Richard "Dick" O'Dell
Total 297,918 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Republican   Secretary of State Dean Heller
First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Republican   Attorney General Brian Sandoval
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Republican   Treasurer Brian K. Krolicki
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Republican   Controller Kathy Augustine
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Controller is unaffected by the State's term limit.
 By a vote of 14 to 7, the Nevada Senate on Saturday 4 December 2004 impeached Controller Kathy Augustine of using state equipment for her 2002 re-election campaign. Other counts, that could have led to her removal from office were dismissted. The Senators voted to censure.

 


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