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1938 Nevada gubernatorial election
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1938 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada 1929 Presidential no 1934 Nevada gubernatorial election 1934 1942 Nevada gubernatorial election 1942 November 8, 1938 File:Edward P. Carville (Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator).jpg 150x150px Edward P. Carville Democratic Party (United States) 28,528 61.86% 3x4.svg John A. Fulton Republican Party (United States) 17,586 38.14% 1938 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCarville: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Fulton: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Richard Kirman Sr. Democratic Party (United States) Edward P. Carville Democratic Party (United States)
The 1938 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Democratic nominee Edward P. Carville defeated Republican nominee John A. Fulton with 61.86% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 6, 1938.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-06-17
Democratic primary
Candidates
Edward P. Carville, former United States Attorney for the District of Nevada
Harley A. Harmon, Chairman of the Nevada Public Service Commission
Charles L. Richards, former U.S. Representative
Results
Democratic primary results
Edward P. Carville Democratic Party (United States) 12,279 50.60
Harley A. Harmon Democratic Party (United States) 9,558 39.39
Charles L. Richards Democratic Party (United States) 2,428 10.01
24,265 100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
John A. Fulton
John A. Durkee
Results
Republican primary results
John A. Fulton Republican Party (United States) 4,854 55.83
John A. Durkee Republican Party (United States) 3,841 44.18
8,695 100.00
General election
Candidates
Edward P. Carville, Democratic
John A. Fulton, Republican
Results
1938 Nevada gubernatorial electionNevada Secretary of State Official Returns of the General Election of 1938 State Printing Office Carson City, Nevada 40
Democratic Party (United States) Edward P. Carville 28,528 61.86% +7.93%
Republican Party (United States) John A. Fulton 17,586 38.14% +3.61%
10,942 23.73%
46,114 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +4.31%
Results by county
County Edward P. CarvilleDemocratic John A. FultonRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Churchill1,03243.90%1,31956.10%-287-12.21%2,351Clark4,72179.64%1,20720.36%3,51459.28%5,928Douglas27032.85%55267.15%-282-34.31%822Elko3,04476.75%92223.25%2,12253.50%3,966Esmeralda55861.25%35338.75%20522.50%911Eureka44971.96%17528.04%27443.91%624Humboldt1,25064.90%67635.10%57429.80%1,926Lander58865.92%30434.08%28431.84%892Lincoln1,61580.71%38619.29%1,22961.42%2,001Lyon97551.86%90548.14%703.72%1,880Mineral59361.84%36638.16%22723.67%959Nye1,21564.42%67135.58%54428.84%1,886Ormsby77854.33%65445.67%1248.66%1,432Pershing66556.93%50343.07%16213.87%1,168Storey37763.90%21336.10%16427.80%590Washoe7,55451.84%7,01848.16%5363.68%14,572White Pine2,84467.62%1,36232.38%1,48235.24%4,206Totals28,52861.86%17,58638.14%10,94223.73%46,114
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Elko
Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic
Eureka
White Pine
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Churchill
References
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