1982Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1982 election for Nevada Governor
Governor · Nevada
Richard Bryan (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Robert F. List (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard BryanDemocrat · winner
56.1%128,132
Robert F. ListRepublican
43.9%100,104
228,236 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET