(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Jim Gibbons is the top-rated prospective gubernatorial candidate for Republican supporters in the Silver State, according to a poll by Research 2000 released by the Reno Gazette-Journal and KRNV-TV. 37 per cent of respondents would vote for the current U.S. congressman in a primary election.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Jim Gibbons is the top-rated prospective gubernatorial candidate for Republican supporters in the Silver State, according to a poll by Research 2000 released by the Reno Gazette-Journal and KRNV-TV. 37 per cent of respondents would vote for the current U.S. congressman in a primary election.
Lieutenant governor Lorraine Hunt is second with 21 per cent, followed by state senator Bob Beers with three per cent. 39 per cent of Republican supporters are undecided.
State senator Dina Titus leads all Democratic Party gubernatorial hopefuls with 17 per cent, followed by Assembly speaker Richard Perkins with 15 per cent and former casino executive Phil Satre with two per cent. Two-thirds of Democrat voters remain unsure.
Kenny Guinn—a Republican—has acted as Nevada’s governor since January 1999. The businessman earned a second consecutive term in the November 2002 election, defeating Democrat Joe Neal with 62 per cent of the vote.
Guinn is ineligible for a third term in office. The election is scheduled for November 2006. Since 1911, the Silver State has had seven Republicans and nine Democrats as heads of government.
Polling Data
What candidate would you support in the Republican gubernatorial primary?
Jim Gibbons | 37% |
Lorraine Hunt | 21% |
Bob Beers | 3% |
Undecided | 39% |
What candidate would you support in the Democratic gubernatorial primary?
Dina Titus | 17% |
Richard Perkins | 15% |
Phil Satre | 2% |
Undecided | 66% |
Source: Research 2000 / The Reno Gazette-Journal / KRNV-TV
Methodology: Interviews to 400 likely Nevada Republican primary voters, and 400 likely Democratic primary voters, conducted from May 23 to May 25, 2005. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
