1918 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1918 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1914 November 5, 1918 1922  
  Emmet D. Boyle.jpg Senator Tasker Oddie.jpg
Nominee Emmet D. Boyle Tasker Oddie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote12,87511,845
Percentage52.08%47.92%

1918 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Boyle:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Oddie:     50–60%

Governor before election

Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic

Elected Governor

Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic

The 1918 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Democrat Emmet D. Boyle defeated Republican nominee Tasker Oddie with 52.08% of the vote.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Emmet D. Boyle (incumbent) 4,849 47.60
Democratic George B. Thatcher2,45224.07
Democratic Samuel M. Pickett2,28422.42
Democratic Ben D. Luce6035.92
Total votes10,188 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tasker Oddie 3,660 55.68
Republican William M. Kearney2,91344.32
Total votes6,573 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1918 Nevada gubernatorial election [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Emmet D. Boyle (incumbent) 12,875 52.08% +7.43%
Republican Tasker Oddie 11,84547.92%+8.30%
Majority1,0304.16%
Total votes24,720 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -0.87%

Results by county

CountyEmmet D. Boyle
Democratic
Tasker L. Oddie
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast [2] [3]
# %# %# %
Churchill 58142.78%77757.22%-196-14.43%1,358
Clark 88462.24%49235.76%39228.49%1,376
Douglas 25443.94%32456.06%-70-12.11%578
Elko 1,22653.72%1,05646.28%1707.45%2,282
Esmeralda 51547.60%56752.40%-52-4.81%1,082
Eureka 17444.73%21555.27%-41-10.54%389
Humboldt 1,19059.44%81240.56%37818.88%2,002
Lander 41355.74%32844.26%8511.47%741
Lincoln 43271.76%17028.24%26243.52%602
Lyon 64346.63%73653.37%-93-6.74%1,379
Mineral 31950.55%31249.45%71.11%631
Nye 1,12051.42%1,05848.58%622.85%2,178
Ormsby 50752.43%46047.57%474.86%967
Storey 39860.30%26239.70%13620.61%660
Washoe 2,61543.96%3,33456.04%-719-12.09%5,949
White Pine 1,60463.00%94237.00%66226.00%2,546
Totals12,87552.08%11,84547.92%1,0304.17%24,720

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN   9781568029818 . Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Nevada State Archives, Election Returns of General Election held on the 5th day of November A.D. 1918 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 1917-1918. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 52.