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 | 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
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