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