Nevada 2004 General Election

The Green Papers: Nevada 2004 General Election

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Nevada
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.

		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
		Democrat	397,190	47.88%	Senator John Kerry • Vice President: Senator John Edwards
		Independent	4,838	0.58%	Ralph Nader • Vice President Peter Miguel Camejo
		--scatter--	3,688	0.44%	None Of These Candidates
		Libertarian	3,176	0.38%	Michael Badnarik • Vice President: Richard Campagna
		Independent American	1,152	0.14%	Michael Anthony Peroutka • Vice President: Chuck Baldwin Constitution Party
		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. 108^th 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		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
		Democrat	494,805	61.08%	Senator Harry Reid
		Republican	284,640	35.14%	Richard Ziser
		--scatter--	12,968	1.60%	None Of These Candidates
		Libertarian	9,559	1.18%	Thomas L. Hurst
		Independent American	6,001	0.74%	David K. Schumann
		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.

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

CD 1		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
		Democrat	133,569	65.98%	Congressman Shelley Berkley
		Republican	63,005	31.12%	Russ Mickelson
		Libertarian	5,862	2.90%	Jim Duensing
Total			202,436	100.00%

CD 2		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
		Republican	195,466	67.15%	Congressman Jim Gibbons
		Democrat	79,978	27.48%	Angie G. Cochran
		Independent American	10,638	3.65%	Janine Hansen
		Libertarian	4,997	1.72%	Brendan J. Trainor
Total			291,079	100.00%

CD 3		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
		Republican	162,240	54.46%	Congressman Jon Porter
		Democrat	120,365	40.40%	Tom Gallagher
		Libertarian	9,260	3.11%	Joe Silvestri
		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.