1991 Las Vegas mayoral election

1991 Las Vegas mayoral election
	May 7, 1991
Mayor before election; Ron Lurie; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Jan Laverty Jones; Democratic

The 1991 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on May 7, 1991^[1] to elect the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Jan Laverty Jones. With Jones winning a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was needed.

Jones' election as mayor made her the first woman ever to serve in any capacity on the Las Vegas City Council.^[2]

Jones was seen as having won, in part, due to strong support from female voters and strong support from trade unions.^[2]

Results

Results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jan Laverty Jones	21,761	52.06
	Nonpartisan	Steve Miller	11,379	27.22
	Nonpartisan	Monterey Brookman	6,084	14.55
	Nonpartisan	John M. Bonaventura	888	2.12
	Nonpartisan	Leonard V. Millman	443	1.06
	Nonpartisan	Alfred Gomez	273	0.65
	Nonpartisan	John 3:16 Cook	229	0.55
	Nonpartisan	Joseph Michael Kadans	174	0.42
	Nonpartisan	Charles E. "Doc" Broadus	132	0.32
	Nonpartisan	Thomas M. Dudas	127	0.30
	Nonpartisan	Ray Foster	105	0.25
	Nonpartisan	William P. Steffel	121	0.29
	Nonpartisan	Robert W. House	85	0.20
Total votes			41,801

References

^ ^a ^b "Woman Elected Las Vegas Mayor in Her First Try". Associated Press. May 9, 1991. Retrieved June 8, 2024. Jones received 52% of the vote in Tuesday's [May 7] primary election, avoiding a runoff election and winning a four-year term as mayor.
^ ^a ^b Neff, Erin (June 8, 1999). "Jones leaves legacy - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ "Election History". Clark County, Nevada. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[date-1] "Woman Elected Las Vegas Mayor in Her First Try". Associated Press. May 9, 1991. Retrieved June 8, 2024. Jones received 52% of the vote in Tuesday's [May 7] primary election, avoiding a runoff election and winning a four-year term as mayor.

[neff1-2] Neff, Erin (June 8, 1999). "Jones leaves legacy - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

[3] "Election History". Clark County, Nevada. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

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