1946 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1946 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1942 November 5, 1946 1950  
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Nominee Vail Pittman Melvin E. Jepson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote28,65521,247
Percentage57.42%42.58%

1946 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Pittman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Jepson:     50–60%

Governor before election

Vail Pittman
Democratic

Elected Governor

Vail Pittman
Democratic

The 1946 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democrat Vail Pittman defeated Republican nominee Melvin E. Jepson with 57.42% of the vote.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 3, 1946. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vail M. Pittman (inc.) 19,495 83.01
Democratic Simon W. Conwell3,98916.99
Total votes23,484 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Melvin E. Jepson 5,347 50.88
Republican Aaron V. Tallman5,16249.12
Total votes10,509 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1946 Nevada gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Vail M. Pittman (inc.) 28,655 57.42% −2.83%
Republican Melvin E. Jepson21,24742.58%+2.83%
Majority7,40814.85%
Total votes49,902 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -5.66%

Results by county

CountyVail M. Pittman
Democratic
Melvin E. Jepson
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast [2]
# %# %# %
Churchill 1,25955.44%1,01244.56%24710.88%2,271
Clark 6,97062.94%4,10437.06%2,86625.88%11,074
Douglas 31240.78%45359.22%-141-18.43%765
Elko 2,27967.59%1,09332.41%1,18635.17%3,372
Esmeralda 24766.22%12633.78%12132.44%373
Eureka 28951.15%27648.85%132.30%565
Humboldt 97257.08%73142.92%24114.15%1,703
Lander 41953.44%36546.56%546.89%784
Lincoln 1,25573.35%45626.65%79946.70%1,711
Lyon 67347.49%74452.51%-71-5.01%1,417
Mineral 1,21962.35%73637.65%48324.71%1,955
Nye 77253.57%66946.43%1037.15%1,441
Ormsby 91855.17%74644.83%17210.34%1,664
Pershing 51247.28%57152.72%-59-5.45%1,083
Storey 18354.30%15445.70%298.61%337
Washoe 7,81249.47%7,97850.53%-166-1.05%15,790
White Pine 2,56471.28%1,03328.72%1,53142.56%3,597
Totals28,65557.42%21,24742.58%7,40814.85%49,902

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 April 30, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Nevada Secretary of State. Official Returns of the General Election of 1946. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 44.