1991 Las Vegas mayoral election
April 2, 1991
 
Candidate Jan Laverty Jones Steve Miller Monterey Brookman
Popular vote 21,761 11,379 6,084
Percentage 52.06% 27.22% 14.55%
Mayor before election

Ron Lurie

 Elected Mayor

Jan Laverty Jones

The 1991 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on April 2, 1991 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.[1]

Jones was seen as having won, in part, due to strong support from female voters and strong support from trade unions.[1]

Results

Results[2]
Candidate Votes  %
Jan Laverty Jones 21,761 52.06
Steve Miller 11,379 27.22
Monterey Brookman 6,084 14.55
John M. Bonaventura 888 2.12
Leonard V. Millman 443 1.06
Alfred Gomez 273 0.65
John 3:16 Cook 229 0.55
Joseph Michael Kadans 174 0.42
Charles E. "Doc" Broadus 132 0.32
Thomas M. Dudas 127 0.30
Ray Foster 105 0.25
William P. Steffel 121 0.29
Robert W. House 85 0.20
Total votes 41,801

References

  1. 1 2 Neff, Erin (June 8, 1999). "Jones leaves legacy - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Election History". Clark County, Nevada. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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