1954 Nevada gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1954 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada 1929 Presidential no 1950 Nevada gubernatorial election 1950 1958 Nevada gubernatorial election 1958 November 2, 1954 Charles H. Russell, c. 1951–1958 (cropped).jpg Charles H. Russell Republican Party (United States) 41,665 53.10% Vail Pittman, 1950s.jpg Vail Pittman Democratic Party (United States) 36,797 46.90% 1954 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRussell: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Pittman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Charles H. Russell Republican Party (United States) Charles H. Russell Republican Party (United States) The 1954 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Charles H. Russell defeated Democratic nominee and former Governor Vail M. Pittman on a re-match with 53.10% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 1, 1954.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-01-10 Democratic primary Candidates Vail M. Pittman, former Governor Archie C. Grant Thomas B. Mechling Merrill Inch Simon W. Conwell Results Democratic primary results Vail M. Pittman Democratic Party (United States) 14,427 39.31 Archie C. Grant Democratic Party (United States) 9,660 26.32 Thomas B. Mechling Democratic Party (United States) 9,270 25.26 Merrill Inch Democratic Party (United States) 2,717 7.40 Simon W. Conwell Democratic Party (United States) 631 1.72 36,705 100.00 General election Candidates Charles H. Russell, Republican Vail M. Pittman, Democratic Results 1954 Nevada gubernatorial electionNevada Secretary of State Official Returns of the General Election of 1954 State Printing Office Carson City, Nevada 76 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015067324445&view=1up&seq=78 Republican Party (United States) Charles H. Russell (inc.) 41,665 53.10% -4.54% Democratic Party (United States) Vail M. Pittman 36,797 46.90% +4.54% 4,868 6.20% 78,462 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -9.09% Results by county County Charles H. RussellRepublican Vail M. PittmanDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Churchill1,71165.38%90634.62%80530.76%2,617Clark11,65148.31%12,46651.69%-815-3.38%24,117Douglas91171.79%35828.21%55343.58%1,269Elko2,43056.68%1,85743.32%57313.37%4,287Esmeralda16753.35%14646.65%216.71%313Eureka34863.62%19936.38%14927.24%547Humboldt1,07358.41%76441.59%30916.82%1,837Lander54554.45%45645.55%898.89%1,001Lincoln65038.55%1,03661.45%-386-22.89%1,686Lyon1,19353.81%1,02446.19%1697.62%2,217Mineral1,30149.77%1,31350.23%-12-0.46%2,614Nye81657.42%60542.58%21114.85%1,421Ormsby1,35159.81%90840.19%44319.61%2,259Pershing81658.08%58941.92%22716.16%1,405Storey20652.15%18947.85%174.30%395Washoe14,75356.45%11,38043.55%3,37312.91%26,133White Pine1,74340.12%2,60159.88%-858-19.75%4,344Totals41,66553.10%36,79746.90%4,8686.20%78,462 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Esmeralda Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Lincoln Mineral References 1954 Nevada Gubernatorial Category:November 1954 in the United States