1914 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1914 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1910 November 3, 1914 1918  
  Emmet D. Boyle.jpg Senator Tasker Oddie.jpg Portrait placeholder.png
Nominee Emmet D. Boyle Tasker Oddie W. A. Morgan
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote9,6238,5373,391
Percentage44.65%39.61%15.74%

1914 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Boyle:     40–50%     50–60%
Oddie:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Tasker Oddie
Republican

Elected Governor

Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic

The 1914 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Democratic nominee Emmet D. Boyle defeated incumbent Republican Tasker Oddie with 44.65% of the vote.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 1, 1914. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Emmet D. Boyle 5,036 64.70
Democratic Lemuel Allen2,74835.30
Total votes7,784 100.00


General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1914 Nevada gubernatorial election [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Emmet D. Boyle 9,623 44.65% +2.00%
Republican Tasker Oddie (incumbent)8,53739.61%−10.98%
Socialist W. A. Morgan3,39115.74%+8.98%
Plurality1,0865.04%
Total votes21,551 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +12.98%

Results by county

CountyEmmet D. Boyle
Democratic
Tasker L. Oddie
Republican
W. A. Morgan
Socialist
MarginTotal votes cast [2] [3] [4]
# %# %# %# %
Churchill 39834.67%50243.73%24821.60%-104-9.06%1,148
Clark 44747.00%35437.22%15015.77%939.78%951
Douglas 11726.77%28364.76%378.47%-166-37.99%437
Elko 90943.24%88542.10%30814.65%241.14%2,102
Esmeralda 71040.09%62335.18%43824.73%874.91%1,771
Eureka 15631.84%29259.59%428.57%-136-27.76%490
Humboldt 99548.39%67632.88%38518.73%31915.52%2,056
Lander 26144.39%23940.65%8814.97%223.74%588
Lincoln 32057.87%17331.28%6010.85%14726.58%553
Lyon 44343.77%43142.59%13813.64%121.19%1,012
Mineral 33540.22%36043.22%13816.57%-25-3.00%833
Nye 84735.45%86536.21%67728.34%-18-0.75%2,389
Ormsby 30042.31%35750.35%527.33%-57-8.04%709
Storey 34849.71%33147.29%213.00%172.43%700
Washoe 2,24755.91%1,46036.33%3127.76%78719.58%4,019
White Pine 79044.06%70639.38%29716.56%844.68%1,793
Totals9,62344.65%8,53739.61%3,39115.73%1,0865.04%21,551

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN   9781568029818 . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Nevada State Archives, Election Returns of General Election held on the Third day of November A.D. 1914 in the State of Nevada, as certified to by the County Clerks to the Secretary of State at Carson City, Nevada
  3. 1 2 Nevada Secretary of State. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1913-1914. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 48.
  4. 1 2 Nevada Secretary of State. Official Returns of the Election of November, 1914. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 34.