None of These Candidates
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None of These Candidates is a voting option for Nevada
voters for President of the United States
and for state constitutional positions. This is listed along with the names of individuals running for the position.
The option first appeared on the Nevada ballot in 1975.
Even if the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. In the 1976 Republican primary for Nevada's At-large congressional district
, None of These Candidates received 16,097 votes, while Walden Earhart won 9,831 votes, followed by Dart Anthony with 8,097 votes. Even though he received fewer votes than "None of These Candidates", Earhart received the Republican nomination. He went on to lose to incumbent
Democratic Congressman Jim Santini in the general election. The None of These Candidates has played a spoiler effect
in close races, such as in the 1998 Senate Election
, in which Democratic incumbent Harry Reid
defeated Republican challenger John Ensign
by only 428 votes, while None of These Candidates drew 8,125 votes.
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
voters for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
and for state constitutional positions. This is listed along with the names of individuals running for the position.
The option first appeared on the Nevada ballot in 1975.
Even if the "None of These Candidates" option receives the most votes in an election, the actual candidate who receives the most votes still wins the election. In the 1976 Republican primary for Nevada's At-large congressional district
Nevada's At-large congressional district
Nevada's at-large congressional district was created when Nevada was granted statehood in 1864, encompassing the entire state. It existed until 1983, when it was made obsolete by the 1980 Census and subsequent reapportionment in which Nevada was awarded a second seat in the House of Representatives...
, None of These Candidates received 16,097 votes, while Walden Earhart won 9,831 votes, followed by Dart Anthony with 8,097 votes. Even though he received fewer votes than "None of These Candidates", Earhart received the Republican nomination. He went on to lose to incumbent
Incumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
Democratic Congressman Jim Santini in the general election. The None of These Candidates has played a spoiler effect
Spoiler effect
The spoiler effect describes the effect a minor party candidate with little chance of winning has in a close election, when that candidate's presence in the election draws votes from a major candidate similar to them, thereby causing a candidate dissimilar to them to win the election...
in close races, such as in the 1998 Senate Election
United States Senate election in Nevada, 1998
The 1998 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid won re-election to a third term.-Results:-Candidates:*Michael Cloud *John Ensign , U.S. Congressman...
, in which Democratic incumbent Harry Reid
Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid is the senior United States Senator from Nevada, serving since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 2007, having previously served as Minority Leader and Minority and Majority Whip.Previously, Reid was a member of the U.S...
defeated Republican challenger John Ensign
John Ensign
John Eric Ensign is a former United States Senator from Nevada, serving from January 2001 until he resigned amid an investigation of an ethics violation in May 2011...
by only 428 votes, while None of These Candidates drew 8,125 votes.
U.S. Presidential Elections
- 2008United States presidential election, 2008The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
- 6,267 votes (0.65%) - 2004United States presidential election, 2004The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
- 3,668 votes (0.44%) - 2000United States presidential election, 2000The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President....
- 3,315 votes (0.54%) - 1996United States presidential election, 1996The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack...
- 5,608 votes (1.21%) - 1992United States presidential election, 1992The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot....
- 2,537 votes (0.50%) - 1988United States presidential election, 1988The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the...
- 6,934 votes (1.98%) - 1984United States presidential election, 1984The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982...
- 3,950 votes (1.38%) - 1980United States presidential election, 1980The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent...
- 4,193 votes (1.69%) - 1976United States presidential election, 1976The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic...
- 5,108 votes (2.53%)
U.S. Senate elections
- 2010United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010-Tarkanian:-Angle:-Polling:Includes current candidates who have polled at least 2% in at least one poll.-Results:-Candidates:*Harry Reid , incumbent U.S...
- 16,174 votes (2%) - 2006 - 8,232 votes (1.41%)
- 2004United States Senate election in Nevada, 2004The 2004 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid, the Senate Minority Whip, won re-election to a fourth term.- Candidates :*Richard Ziser, anti-gay marriage activist...
- 12,968 votes (1.60%) - 2000United States Senate election in Nevada, 2000The 2000 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat Richard Bryan decided to retire, instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee John Ensign won the open seat.-Candidates:*John Ensign, U.S...
- 11,503 votes (1.92%) - 1998United States Senate election in Nevada, 1998The 1998 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid won re-election to a third term.-Results:-Candidates:*Michael Cloud *John Ensign , U.S. Congressman...
- 8,125 votes (1.86%) - 1994United States Senate election in Nevada, 1994The 1994 United States Senate election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1994. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Richard Bryan won re-election to a second term.- Republican :...
- 12,626 votes (3.32%) - 1992United States Senate election in Nevada, 1992The 1992 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid won re-election to a second term.-Results:-References:...
- 13,154 votes (2.65%)
Gubernatorial Elections
- 2006Nevada gubernatorial election, 2006The 2006 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Kenny Guinn could not run due to term limits. Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons defeated Democratic State Senator Dina Titus.-Candidates:...
- 20,699 votes (3.56%) - 2002 - 23,674 votes (4.70%)
- 1998 - 12,641 votes (2.92%)
- 1994 - 8,785 votes (2.31%)
- 1990 - 9,017 votes (2.81%)