1946 Nevada gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada 1929 Presidential no 1942 Nevada gubernatorial election 1942 1950 Nevada gubernatorial election 1950 November 5, 1946 Vail Pittman, 1940s (cropped).jpg 150x150px Vail Pittman Democratic Party (United States) 28,655 57.42% 3x4.svg Melvin E. Jepson Republican Party (United States) 21,247 42.58% 1946 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsPittman: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Jepson: #E27F7F 50–60% Governor Vail Pittman Democratic Party (United States) Vail Pittman Democratic Party (United States) 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-04-30 Democratic primary Candidates Vail Pittman, incumbent Governor Simon W. Conwell Results Democratic primary results Vail M. Pittman (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 19,495 83.01 Simon W. Conwell Democratic Party (United States) 3,989 16.99 23,484 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Melvin E. Jepson, Washoe County District Attorney Aaron V. Tallman, State Senator Results Republican primary results Melvin E. Jepson Republican Party (United States) 5,347 50.88 Aaron V. Tallman Republican Party (United States) 5,162 49.12 10,509 100.00 General election Candidates Vail M. Pittman, Democratic Melvin E. Jepson, Republican Results 1946 Nevada gubernatorial electionNevada Secretary of State Official Returns of the General Election of 1946 State Printing Office Carson City, Nevada 44 Democratic Party (United States) Vail M. Pittman (inc.) 28,655 57.42% -2.83% Republican Party (United States) Melvin E. Jepson 21,247 42.58% +2.83% 7,408 14.85% 49,902 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -5.66% Results by county County Vail M. PittmanDemocratic Melvin E. JepsonRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Churchill1,25955.44%1,01244.56%24710.88%2,271Clark6,97062.94%4,10437.06%2,86625.88%11,074Douglas31240.78%45359.22%-141-18.43%765Elko2,27967.59%1,09332.41%1,18635.17%3,372Esmeralda24766.22%12633.78%12132.44%373Eureka28951.15%27648.85%132.30%565Humboldt97257.08%73142.92%24114.15%1,703Lander41953.44%36546.56%546.89%784Lincoln1,25573.35%45626.65%79946.70%1,711Lyon67347.49%74452.51%-71-5.01%1,417Mineral1,21962.35%73637.65%48324.71%1,955Nye77253.57%66946.43%1037.15%1,441Ormsby91855.17%74644.83%17210.34%1,664Pershing51247.28%57152.72%-59-5.45%1,083Storey18354.30%15445.70%298.61%337Washoe7,81249.47%7,97850.53%-166-1.05%15,790White Pine2,56471.28%1,03328.72%1,53142.56%3,597Totals28,65557.42%21,24742.58%7,40814.85%49,902 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Humboldt Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Douglas Lyon Pershing Washoe References 1946 Nevada Gubernatorial Category:November 1946 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose