1874 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1874 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1870 November 3, 1874 1878  
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Nominee Lewis R. Bradley J. C. Hazlett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote10,3107,785
Percentage56.98%43.02%

1874 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bradley:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hazlett:     50–60%
No Data/Vote:     

Governor before election

Lewis R. Bradley
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lewis R. Bradley
Democratic

The 1874 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1874 in order to elect the Governor of Nevada. The incumbent Democratic Governor of Nevada Lewis R. Bradley won re-election to Republican nominee and Nevada State Senator John Clark Hazlett.

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General election

On election day, 3 November 1874, incumbent Democratic Governor of Nevada Lewis R. Bradley won the election by a margin of 2,525 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John Clark Hazlett, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Bradley was sworn in for his second term on 3 January 1875. [1]

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1874 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lewis R. Bradley (incumbent) 10,310 56.98% +3.04%
Republican J. C. Hazlett7,78543.02%−3.04%
Majority 2,52513.96%
Total votes18,095 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +6.08%

Results by county

CountyLewis R. Bradley
Democratic
J. C. Hazlett
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast [2]
#%#%#%
Churchill 4378.18%1221.82%3156.36%55
Douglas 27352.50%24747.50%265.00%520
Elko 88467.07%43432.93%45034.14%1,318
Esmeralda 37266.43%18833.57%18432.86%560
Eureka 79450.54%77749.46%171.08%1,571
Humboldt 58066.21%29633.79%28432.42%876
Lander 36845.60%43954.40%-71-8.80%807
Lincoln 88865.29%47234.71%41630.59%1,360
Lyon 37348.82%39151.18%-18-2.36%764
Nye 57759.00%40141.00%17618.00%978
Ormsby 49842.97%66157.03%-163-14.06%1,159
Storey 3,43357.49%2,53842.51%89514.99%5,971
Washoe 68762.68%40937.32%27825.36%1,096
White Pine 54050.94%52049.06%201.89%1,060
Totals10,31056.98%7,78543.02%2,52513.95%18,095

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. "NV Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 1, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Nevada State Archives, Canvass of Votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the 3rd day of November A.D. 1874 for Member of Congress, State and District Officers