1958 Nevada gubernatorial election
1958 Nevada gubernatorial election
County resultsSawyer : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Russell : 50–60% 60–70%
The 1958 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Republican Charles H. Russell ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a third term as Governor of Nevada . He was defeated by Democratic nominee Grant Sawyer with 59.92% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 2, 1958.[ 1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
Grant Sawyer, Democratic
Charles H. Russell, Republican
Results
Results by county
County
Grant Sawyer Democratic
Charles H. Russell Republican
Margin
Total votes cast[ 2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
Churchill
1,532
54.12%
1,299
45.88%
233
8.23%
2,831
Clark
20,688
69.48%
9,087
30.52%
11,601
38.96%
29,775
Douglas
547
39.49%
838
60.51%
-291
-21.01%
1,385
Elko
2,533
58.85%
1,771
41.15%
762
17.70%
4,304
Esmeralda
184
55.76%
146
44.24%
38
11.52%
330
Eureka
308
63.90%
174
36.10%
134
27.80%
482
Humboldt
1,293
66.51%
651
33.49%
642
33.02%
1,944
Lander
493
59.40%
337
40.60%
156
18.80%
830
Lincoln
998
76.95%
299
23.05%
699
53.89%
1,297
Lyon
1,258
54.84%
1,036
45.16%
222
9.68%
2,294
Mineral
1,577
60.86%
1,014
39.14%
563
21.73%
2,591
Nye
1,035
60.92%
664
39.08%
371
21.84%
1,699
Ormsby
1,292
45.62%
1,540
54.38%
-248
-8.76%
2,832
Pershing
824
59.49%
561
40.51%
263
18.99%
1,385
Storey
222
58.58%
157
41.42%
65
17.15%
379
Washoe
13,232
49.80%
13,339
50.20%
-107
-0.40%
26,571
White Pine
2,848
71.92%
1,112
28.08%
1,736
43.84%
3,960
Totals
50,864
59.92%
34,025
40.08%
16,839
19.84%
84,889
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References