1986Final results
1986 election for Nevada Governor
Governor · Nevada
Richard Bryan (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Patty Cafferata (R) by 48.4 points.
Richard BryanDemocrat · winner
74.2%187,268
Patty CafferataRepublican
25.8%65,081
252,349 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET