1870 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1870 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1866 November 8, 1870 1874  
  Lewis Rice Bradley.jpg Frederick Augustus Tritle.png
Nominee Lewis R. Bradley Frederick Augustus Tritle
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote7,2006,148
Percentage53.94%46.06%

1870 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bradley:     50–60%     60–70%
Tritle:     50–60%
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Governor before election

Henry G. Blasdel
Republican

Elected Governor

Lewis R. Bradley
Democratic

The 1870 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1870 in order to elect the Governor of Nevada. The Democratic nominee Lewis R. Bradley won the election against Republican nominee and Nevada State Senator Frederick Augustus Tritle. [1]

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General election

On election day, 8 November 1870, Democratic nominee Lewis R. Bradley won the election by a margin of 1,052 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Frederick Augustus Tritle, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor from the Republicans. Bradley was sworn in as the 2nd Governor of Nevada on 3 January 1871. [2]

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1870 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lewis R. Bradley 7,200 53.94% +9.47%
Republican Frederick Augustus Tritle 6,14846.06%−9.47%
Write-in James S. Slingerland 10.01%+0.01%
Majority1,0527.88%
Total votes13,349 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +18.93%

Results by county

CountyLewis R. Bradley
Democratic
Frederick Augustus Tritle
Republican
James S. Slingerland
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast [3]
# %# %# %# %
Churchill 4861.54%3038.46%00.00%1823.08%78
Douglas 25156.03%19743.97%00.00%5412.05%448
Elko 69356.99%52343.01%00.00%17013.98%1,216
Esmeralda 25453.93%21746.07%00.00%377.86%471
Humboldt 43759.46%29840.54%00.00%13918.91%735
Lander 88660.56%57739.44%00.00%30921.12%1,463
Lyon 47959.50%32640.50%00.00%15319.01%805
Lyon 27044.70%33455.30%00.00%-64-10.60%604
Nye 35352.22%32347.78%00.00%304.44%676
Ormsby 45452.49%41147.51%00.00%434.97%865
Storey 1,74252.72%1,56247.28%00.00%1805.45%3,304
Washoe 49952.09%45847.81%10.10%414.28%958
White Pine 83448.32%89251.68%00.00%-583.36%1,726
Totals7,20053.94%6,14846.06%10.01%1,0527.88%13,349

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. Goff 1978, p. 95.
  2. "NV Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 19, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Nevada State Archives, Canvass of Votes Cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the 8th day of November A.D. 1870 for Member of Congress, State and District Officers

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