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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.
Primary elections were held on September 5, 1950. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vail M. Pittman (inc.) | 17,963 | 57.47 | |
| Democratic | Roland H. Wiley | 8,605 | 27.53 | |
| Democratic | Clem Malone | 3,340 | 10.69 | |
| Democratic | Simon W. Conwell | 954 | 3.05 | |
| Democratic | Charles Wilton Pipkin | 397 | 1.27 | |
| Total votes | 31,259 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles H. Russell | 8,453 | 54.26 | |
| Republican | Fred C. Horlacher | 3,485 | 22.37 | |
| Republican | Ed Bender | 2,234 | 14.34 | |
| Republican | Walter J. Richards | 1,061 | 6.81 | |
| Republican | Ralph Morgali | 346 | 2.22 | |
| Total votes | 15,579 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles H. Russell | 35,609 | 57.65% | +15.07% | |
| Democratic | Vail M. Pittman (inc.) | 26,164 | 42.36% | −15.07% | |
| Majority | 9,445 | 15.29% | |||
| Total votes | 61,773 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | 30.13% | |||
| County | Charles H. Russell Republican | Vail M. Pittman Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast [2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 1,858 | 71.49% | 741 | 28.51% | 1,117 | 42.98% | 2,599 |
| Clark | 8,129 | 49.52% | 8,287 | 50.48% | -158 | -0.96% | 16,416 |
| Douglas | 761 | 72.55% | 288 | 27.45% | 473 | 45.09% | 1,049 |
| Elko | 2,241 | 56.98% | 1,692 | 43.02% | 549 | 13.96% | 3,933 |
| Esmeralda | 174 | 46.28% | 202 | 53.72% | -28 | -7.45% | 376 |
| Eureka | 355 | 65.99% | 183 | 34.01% | 172 | 31.97% | 538 |
| Humboldt | 1,139 | 60.49% | 744 | 39.51% | 395 | 20.98% | 1,883 |
| Lander | 422 | 69.52% | 185 | 30.48% | 237 | 39.04% | 607 |
| Lincoln | 1,025 | 58.54% | 726 | 41.46% | 299 | 17.08% | 1,751 |
| Lyon | 1,085 | 63.01% | 637 | 36.99% | 448 | 26.02% | 1,722 |
| Mineral | 1,066 | 57.01% | 804 | 42.99% | 262 | 14.01% | 1,870 |
| Nye | 910 | 61.69% | 565 | 38.31% | 345 | 23.39% | 1,475 |
| Ormsby | 1,198 | 61.63% | 746 | 38.37% | 452 | 23.25% | 1,944 |
| Pershing | 937 | 69.00% | 421 | 31.00% | 516 | 38.00% | 1,358 |
| Storey | 241 | 59.51% | 164 | 40.49% | 77 | 19.01% | 405 |
| Washoe | 12,525 | 62.06% | 7,656 | 37.94% | 4,869 | 24.13% | 20,181 |
| White Pine | 1,543 | 42.09% | 2,123 | 57.91% | -580 | -15.82% | 3,666 |
| Totals | 35,609 | 57.64% | 26,164 | 42.36% | 9,445 | 15.29% | 61,773 |
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