1926 Nevada gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1926 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada 1915 Presidential no 1922 Nevada gubernatorial election 1922 1930 Nevada gubernatorial election 1930 November 2, 1926 Fred B. Balzar, c. 1927–1934 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Fred B. Balzar Republican Party (United States) 16,374 53.00% File:Scrugham.jpg James G. Scrugham Democratic Party (United States) 14,521 47.00% 1926 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBalzar: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Scrugham: #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor James G. Scrugham Democratic Party (United States) Fred B. Balzar Republican Party (United States) The 1926 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Republican nominee Fred B. Balzar defeated Democratic incumbent James G. Scrugham with 53.00% of the vote. General election Candidates Fred B. Balzar, Republican James G. Scrugham, Democratic Results 1926 Nevada gubernatorial electionNevada Secretary of State Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1925-1926 State Printing Office Carson City, Nevada 148 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112108185874&view=1up&seq=1094Nevada Secretary of State Official Returns of the General Election of 1926 State Printing Office Carson City, Nevada 30 Republican Party (United States) Fred B. Balzar 16,374 53.00% +6.88% Democratic Party (United States) James G. Scrugham (incumbent) 14,521 47.00% -6.88% 1,853 6.00% 30,895 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +13.75% Results by county County Fred B. BalzarRepublican James G. ScrughamDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Churchill1,19963.24%69736.76%50226.48%1,896Clark48123.81%1,53976.19%-1,058-52.38%2,020Douglas47471.71%18728.29%28743.42%661Elko1,54549.52%1,57550.48%-30-0.96%3,120Esmeralda36654.06%31145.94%558.12%677Eureka48075.00%16025.00%32050.00%640Humboldt73453.73%63246.27%1027.47%1,366Lander51568.03%24231.97%27336.06%757Lincoln16416.98%80283.02%-638-66.05%966Lyon90963.34%52636.66%38326.69%1,435Mineral45369.91%19530.09%25839.81%648Nye1,27452.38%1,15847.62%1164.77%2,432Ormsby51250.10%51049.90%20.20%1,022Pershing56954.55%47445.45%959.11%1,043Storey43253.20%38046.80%526.40%812Washoe4,93958.53%3,49941.47%1,44017.07%8,438White Pine1,32844.83%1,63455.17%-306-10.33%2,962Totals16,37453.00%14,52147.00%1,8536.00%30,895 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Esmeralda Humboldt Lander Mineral Nye Ormsby Pershing References 1926 Nevada Gubernatorial Category:November 1926 in the United States