The 2010 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Nevada, who would serve a four-year term to begin on January 3, 2011. Despite speculation that incumbent Republican governor Jim Gibbons would not run for a second term due to low approval ratings, he ran for re-election. He struggled in the polls, and ultimately federal judge and former attorney general of Nevada Brian Sandoval secured the nomination. Sandoval defeated Democrat Rory Reid, son of then-current U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who won his fifth term in the Senate on the same ballot.
Republican primary
Candidates
A total of five Republican candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.
Declared
- Tony Atwood
- Jim Gibbons, incumbent governor
- Stan Lusak, perennial candidate
- Mike Montandon, Mayor of North Las Vegas
- Brian Sandoval, former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada and former Nevada Attorney General
Withdrew
- Joe Heck, former state senator (ran for NV-03 and won)
Democratic primary
Candidates
Two Democratic candidates filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada and qualified for the ballot.
Declared
- Frederick Conquest, anthropology professor
- Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner and son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Declined
- Barbara Buckley, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly
Other candidates
Independents
Declared
- Eugene "Gino" DiSimone
- Aaron Y. Honig
Declined
- Oscar Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas
Green
Independent American
Libertarian
General election
Results
By county
- Clark (largest municipality: Las Vegas)