 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
 County results Kirman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Griswold: 40–50% 50–60% Branson: 30–40% 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Nevada |
|---|
 |
 Nevadaportal |
The 1934 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Democratic nominee Richard Kirman Sr. defeated incumbent Republican Morley Griswold with 53.94% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 4, 1934. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Kirman Sr. | 6,058 | 32.44 | |
| Democratic | Harley A. Harmon | 5,574 | 29.85 | |
| Democratic | John A. Cooper | 2,028 | 10.86 | |
| Democratic | Archie C. Grant | 1,849 | 9.90 | |
| Democratic | Maurice J. Sullivan | 1,632 | 8.74 | |
| Democratic | Charles L. Richards | 1,531 | 8.20 | |
| Total votes | 18,672 | 100.00 | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Kirman Sr. | 23,088 | 53.94% | +7.18% | |
| Republican | Morley Griswold (incumbent) | 14,778 | 34.52% | −18.73% | |
| Independent | Lindley C. Branson | 4,940 | 11.54% | +11.54% | |
| Majority | 8,310 | 19.41% | |||
| Total votes | 42,806 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +25.91% | |||
| County | Richard Kirman Sr. Democratic | Morley Griswold Republican | Lindley C. Branson Independent | Margin | Total votes cast [2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 1,347 | 57.79% | 644 | 27.63% | 340 | 14.59% | 703 | 30.16% | 2,331 |
| Clark | 3,829 | 61.27% | 1,875 | 30.00% | 545 | 8.72% | 1,954 | 31.27% | 6,249 |
| Douglas | 394 | 49.07% | 397 | 49.44% | 12 | 1.49% | -3 | -0.37% | 803 |
| Elko | 1,733 | 43.46% | 1,846 | 46.29% | 409 | 10.26% | -113 | 2.83% | 3,988 |
| Esmeralda | 453 | 68.95% | 156 | 23.74% | 48 | 7.31% | 297 | 45.21% | 657 |
| Eureka | 213 | 35.15% | 179 | 29.54% | 214 | 35.31% | -1 | -0.17% | 606 |
| Humboldt | 815 | 49.73% | 592 | 36.12% | 232 | 14.15% | 223 | 13.61% | 1,639 |
| Lander | 476 | 57.35% | 274 | 33.01% | 80 | 9.64% | 202 | 24.34% | 830 |
| Lincoln | 960 | 53.93% | 612 | 34.38% | 208 | 11.69% | 348 | 19.55% | 1,780 |
| Lyon | 1,003 | 56.96% | 708 | 40.20% | 50 | 2.84% | 295 | 16.75% | 1,761 |
| Mineral | 598 | 57.06% | 384 | 36.64% | 66 | 6.30% | 214 | 20.42% | 1,048 |
| Nye | 1,045 | 54.51% | 572 | 29.84% | 300 | 15.65% | 473 | 24.67% | 1,917 |
| Ormsby | 680 | 55.37% | 531 | 43.24% | 17 | 1.38% | 149 | 12.13% | 1,228 |
| Pershing | 596 | 52.65% | 340 | 30.04% | 196 | 17.31% | 256 | 22.61% | 1,132 |
| Storey | 393 | 71.85% | 138 | 25.23% | 16 | 2.93% | 255 | 46.62% | 547 |
| Washoe | 7,729 | 60.32% | 4,402 | 34.35% | 683 | 5.33% | 3,327 | 25.96% | 12,814 |
| White Pine | 824 | 23.71% | 1,128 | 32.45% | 1,524 | 43.84% | -396 [a] | -11.39% | 3,476 |
| Totals | 23,088 | 53.94% | 14,778 | 34.52% | 4,940 | 11.54% | 8,310 | 19.41% | 42,806 |
Richard Kirman Sr. was an American politician. He was the 17th Governor of Nevada from 1935 to 1939. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
The 1964 United States Senate elections were held on November 3. The 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. They coincided with the election of President Lyndon B. Johnson by an overwhelming majority, to a full term. His Democratic Party picked up a net two seats from the Republicans. As of 2023, this was the last time either party has had a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which allowed the Senate Democrats to override a veto, propose constitutional amendments, or convict and expel certain officials without any votes from Senate Republicans. However, internal divisions would have prevented the Democrats from having done so. The Senate election cycle coincided with Democratic gains in the House in the same year.
The 2008 congressional elections in Nevada were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who will represent the state of Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, coinciding with the presidential election. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2011.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 2, 2010, along with other midterm elections throughout the United States. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Bennett was seeking re-election to a fourth term, but lost renomination at the Republican Party's state convention. Mike Lee proceeded to win the Republican primary against Tim Bridgewater and the general election against Democrat Sam Granato. As of 2024, this is the most recent U.S. Senate election in which a political party held the seat after denying renomination to the incumbent senator.
The 1980 United States Senate election in California took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Alan Cranston easily won re-election to a third term, even as the state's former Republican governor, Ronald Reagan, won a landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election, and a target of the National Conservative Political Action Committee.
The 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940, and featured newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative Terry Carpenter. Griswold became the first Republican to win the governorship since 1928.
The 1958 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Charles H. Russell ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a third term as Governor of Nevada. He was defeated by Democratic nominee Grant Sawyer with 59.92% of the vote.
The 1954 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Charles H. Russell defeated Democratic nominee and former Governor Vail M. Pittman on a re-match with 53.10% of the vote.
The 1950 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democrat Vail Pittman ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Nevada. He was defeated by Republican nominee Charles H. Russell with 57.65% of the vote.
The 1970 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democrat Marvin Mandel defeated Republican nominee Charles Stanley Blair with 65.73% of the vote. This election was the first of eight consecutive Democratic gubernatorial victories in Maryland, a streak not broken until the election of Republican Bob Ehrlich in 2002.
The 1938 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Democratic nominee Edward P. Carville defeated Republican nominee John A. Fulton with 61.86% of the vote.
The 1964 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Republican nominee William H. Avery defeated Democratic nominee Harry G. Wiles with 50.9% of the vote.
The 1930 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican Fred B. Balzar defeated Democratic nominee Charles L. Richards with 53.25% of the vote.
The 1938 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Republican nominee Payne Ratner defeated Democratic incumbent Walter A. Huxman with 52.10% of the vote.
The 1948 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Republican nominee Sherman Adams defeated Democratic nominee Herbert W. Hill with 52.21% of the vote.
The 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Democratic governor Henry Hollis Horton defeated Republican nominee C. Arthur Bruce with 63.8% of the vote.
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.
The 1910 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910. Republican nominee Tasker Oddie defeated Democratic incumbent Denver S. Dickerson with 50.59% of the vote.
The 1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920.
