Despite a candidacy marred
by controversy, Republican Jim Gibbons will be the 29th governor of
Nevada
. Gibbons narrowly defeated Democratic challenger
Dina Titus who won
Las
Vegas
and
surrounding
Clark
county but lost all of northern
Nevada
, a traditional Republican stronghold. For US Senate, incumbent Republican John
Ensign handily defeated Jack Carter who, despite numerous appearances by his
former president father Jimmy Carter, had a difficult time gaining traction
with
Nevada
voters, as he’s only lived in the state for a few
years. Nevadans also voted to increase the minimum wage to six dollars and
fifteen cents and hour and chose not to legalize marijuana.