1946 Nevada gubernatorial election|
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 County results
Pittman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Jepson: 50–60% |
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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.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 3, 1946.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
- Vail M. Pittman, Democratic
- Melvin E. Jepson, Republican
Results
Results by county
| County
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Vail M. Pittman
Democratic
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Melvin E. Jepson
Republican
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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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1,259
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55.44%
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1,012
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44.56%
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247
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10.88%
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2,271
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| Clark
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6,970
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62.94%
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4,104
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37.06%
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2,866
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25.88%
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11,074
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| Douglas
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312
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40.78%
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453
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59.22%
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-141
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-18.43%
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765
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| Elko
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2,279
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67.59%
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1,093
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32.41%
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1,186
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35.17%
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3,372
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| Esmeralda
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247
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66.22%
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126
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33.78%
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121
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32.44%
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373
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| Eureka
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289
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51.15%
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276
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48.85%
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13
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2.30%
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565
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| Humboldt
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972
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57.08%
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731
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42.92%
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241
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14.15%
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1,703
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| Lander
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419
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53.44%
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365
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46.56%
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54
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6.89%
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784
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| Lincoln
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1,255
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73.35%
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456
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26.65%
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799
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46.70%
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1,711
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| Lyon
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673
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47.49%
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744
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52.51%
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-71
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-5.01%
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1,417
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| Mineral
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1,219
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62.35%
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736
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37.65%
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483
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24.71%
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1,955
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| Nye
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772
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53.57%
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669
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46.43%
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103
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7.15%
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1,441
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| Ormsby
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918
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55.17%
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746
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44.83%
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172
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10.34%
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1,664
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| Pershing
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512
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47.28%
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571
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52.72%
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-59
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-5.45%
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1,083
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| Storey
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183
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54.30%
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154
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45.70%
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29
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8.61%
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337
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| Washoe
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7,812
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49.47%
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7,978
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50.53%
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-166
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-1.05%
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15,790
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| White Pine
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2,564
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71.28%
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1,033
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28.72%
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1,531
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42.56%
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3,597
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| Totals |
28,655 |
57.42% |
21,247 |
42.58% |
7,408 |
14.85% |
49,902
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
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