1950 Nevada gubernatorial election|
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County results
Russell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Pittman: 50–60% |
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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
Primary elections were held on September 5, 1950.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
- Charles H. Russell, Republican
- Vail M. Pittman, Democratic
Results
Results by county
| County
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Charles H. Russell
Republican
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Vail M. Pittman
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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| Churchill
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1,858
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71.49%
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741
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28.51%
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1,117
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42.98%
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2,599
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| Clark
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8,129
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49.52%
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8,287
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50.48%
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-158
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-0.96%
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16,416
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| Douglas
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761
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72.55%
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288
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27.45%
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473
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45.09%
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1,049
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| Elko
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2,241
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56.98%
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1,692
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43.02%
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549
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13.96%
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3,933
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| Esmeralda
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174
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46.28%
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202
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53.72%
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-28
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-7.45%
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376
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| Eureka
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355
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65.99%
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183
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34.01%
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172
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31.97%
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538
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| Humboldt
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1,139
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60.49%
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744
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39.51%
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395
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20.98%
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1,883
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| Lander
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422
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69.52%
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185
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30.48%
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237
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39.04%
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607
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| Lincoln
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1,025
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58.54%
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726
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41.46%
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299
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17.08%
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1,751
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| Lyon
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1,085
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63.01%
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637
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36.99%
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448
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26.02%
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1,722
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| Mineral
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1,066
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57.01%
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804
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42.99%
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262
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14.01%
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1,870
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| Nye
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910
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61.69%
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565
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38.31%
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345
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23.39%
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1,475
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| Ormsby
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1,198
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61.63%
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746
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38.37%
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452
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23.25%
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1,944
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| Pershing
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937
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69.00%
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421
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31.00%
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516
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38.00%
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1,358
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| Storey
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241
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59.51%
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164
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40.49%
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77
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19.01%
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405
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| Washoe
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12,525
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62.06%
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7,656
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37.94%
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4,869
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24.13%
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20,181
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| White Pine
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1,543
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42.09%
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2,123
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57.91%
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-580
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-15.82%
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3,666
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| Totals |
35,609 |
57.64% |
26,164 |
42.36% |
9,445 |
15.29% |
61,773
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References