The 1982 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982, to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Robert List ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term. He lost to Democratic nominee Richard Bryan by 11.7%.
This was the most recent election in which Nevada's incumbent governor lost re-election until Democrat Steve Sisolak's defeat in 2022, and would be the last election until 2026, in which an incumbent Republican lost reelection to a Democratic candidate.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Robert List, incumbent governor of Nevada
- Michael Moody, U.S. Army veteran
- Edward E. "Ned" Eyre Jr.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Richard Bryan, state attorney general
- Myron E. Leavitt, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Stan Colton, state treasurer
- June Carr
- Cher Volin
- Carl Hunt
General election
Candidates
- Richard Bryan (D), state attorney general
- Robert List (R), incumbent governor of Nevada
- Dan Becan (L)
County results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Carson City
- Clark
- Esmeralda
- Mineral
- Nye
- White Pine