A Republican or an Independent Are Best Bets in Nevada Governor Race

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Nevada's first-term Republican governor, Jim Gibbons, hobbled by political battles, accusations of infidelity by his wife and a messy divorce, is seen unfavorably by half the state's voters and would lose to former state Attorney General Brian Sandoval if a GOP primary were held today, according to a poll for the Las Vegas Journal-Review by Mason-Dixon conducted Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

Fifty percent see Gibbons unfavorably while only 19 percent regard him positively, with 29 percent expressing no opinion. Matched against Sandoval and Michael Montandon, the former mayor of North Las Vegas, Sandoval polls 39 percent to 18 percent for Gibbons, and 6 percent for Montandan with 37 percent undecided.

If Gibbons is able to get his party's nomination again, he'd lose to Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid, son of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in a general election match-up by 48 percent to 34 percent with 18 percent undecided. However, Sandoval would beat Reid 49 percent to 34 percent, with 17 percent undecided.

One wild card is Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, who has said he might run as an independent.

In a match-up that has Gibbons as the Republican, Goodman leads 38 percent with Reid and Gibbons tied at 25 percent each with 12 percent undecided.

If Sandoval was the Republican candidate, Goodman runs narrowly ahead of him, 35 percent to 32 percent, with 24 percent for Reid and 9 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 points.

A Nevada News Bureau poll in late November had a different result, with Sandoval beating Goodman and Reid coming in third.

Filed Under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 Elections

Tagged: brian sandoval, BrianSandoval, jim gibbons, JimGibbons, Michael Montandan, MichaelMontandan, nevada governor race, NevadaGovernorRace, oscar goodman, OscarGoodman, rory reid, RoryReid

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