1930 Nevada gubernatorial election|
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County results
Balzar: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Richards: 50–60% |
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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.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 2, 1930.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
- Fred B. Balzar, Republican
- Charles L. Richards, Democratic
Results
Results by county
| County
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Fred B. Balzar
Republican
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Charles L. Richards
Democratic
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Margin
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Total votes cast[2]
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Churchill
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1,008
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53.76%
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867
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46.24%
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141
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7.52%
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1,875
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| Clark
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1,545
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46.61%
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1,770
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53.39%
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-225
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-6.79%
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3,315
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| Douglas
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543
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72.89%
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202
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27.11%
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341
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45.77%
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745
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| Elko
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1,733
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53.42%
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1,511
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46.58%
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222
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6.84%
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3,244
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| Esmeralda
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272
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42.57%
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367
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57.43%
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-95
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-14.87%
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639
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| Eureka
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229
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44.55%
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285
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55.45%
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-56
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-10.89%
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514
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| Humboldt
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599
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49.75%
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605
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50.25%
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-6
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-0.50%
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1,204
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| Lander
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409
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51.71%
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382
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48.29%
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27
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3.41%
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791
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| Lincoln
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620
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41.78%
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864
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58.22%
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-244
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-16.44%
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1,484
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| Lyon
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892
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59.71%
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602
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40.29%
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290
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19.41%
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1,494
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| Mineral
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621
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61.49%
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389
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38.51%
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232
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22.97%
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1,010
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| Nye
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909
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49.24%
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937
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50.76%
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-28
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-1.52%
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1,846
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| Ormsby
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747
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69.68%
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325
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30.32%
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422
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39.37%
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1,072
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| Pershing
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548
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47.82%
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598
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52.18%
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-50
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-4.36%
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1,146
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| Storey
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187
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49.47%
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191
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50.53%
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-4
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-1.06%
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378
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| Washoe
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5,648
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55.66%
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4,500
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44.34%
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1,148
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11.31%
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10,148
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| White Pine
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1,932
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51.81%
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1,797
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48.19%
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135
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3.62%
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3,729
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| Totals |
18,442 |
53.25% |
16,192 |
46.75% |
2,250 |
6.50% |
34,634
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References