1950 Nevada gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1950 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada 1929 Presidential no 1946 Nevada gubernatorial election 1946 1954 Nevada gubernatorial election 1954 November 7, 1950 Charles H. Russell, 1948 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Charles H. Russell Republican Party (United States) 35,609 57.65% Vail Pittman, 1940s (cropped).jpg Vail Pittman Democratic Party (United States) 26,164 42.36% 1950 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRussell: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Pittman: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Vail Pittman Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Russell Republican Party (United States) The 1950 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democrat Vail Pittman ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Nevada. He was defeated by Republican nominee Charles H. Russell with 57.65% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 5, 1950.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-02-22 Democratic primary Candidates Vail Pittman, incumbent Governor Roland H. Wiley Clem Malone Simon W. Conwell Charles Wilton Pipkin Results Democratic primary results Vail M. Pittman (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 17,963 57.47 Roland H. Wiley Democratic Party (United States) 8,605 27.53 Clem Malone Democratic Party (United States) 3,340 10.69 Simon W. Conwell Democratic Party (United States) 954 3.05 Charles Wilton Pipkin Democratic Party (United States) 397 1.27 31,259 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Charles H. Russell, former U.S. Representative Fred C. Horlacher Ed Bender Walter J. Richards Ralph Morgali Results Republican primary results Charles H. Russell Republican Party (United States) 8,453 54.26 Fred C. Horlacher Republican Party (United States) 3,485 22.37 Ed Bender Republican Party (United States) 2,234 14.34 Walter J. Richards Republican Party (United States) 1,061 6.81 Ralph Morgali Republican Party (United States) 346 2.22 15,579 100.00 General election Candidates Charles H. Russell, Republican Vail M. Pittman, Democratic Results 1950 Nevada gubernatorial electionNevada Secretary of State Official Returns of the General Election of 1950 State Printing Office Carson City, Nevada 48 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015067324452&view=1up&seq=52 Republican Party (United States) Charles H. Russell 35,609 57.65% +15.07% Democratic Party (United States) Vail M. Pittman (inc.) 26,164 42.36% -15.07% 9,445 15.29% 61,773 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 30.13% Results by county County Charles H. RussellRepublican Vail M. PittmanDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Churchill1,85871.49%74128.51%1,11742.98%2,599Clark8,12949.52%8,28750.48%-158-0.96%16,416Douglas76172.55%28827.45%47345.09%1,049Elko2,24156.98%1,69243.02%54913.96%3,933Esmeralda17446.28%20253.72%-28-7.45%376Eureka35565.99%18334.01%17231.97%538Humboldt1,13960.49%74439.51%39520.98%1,883Lander42269.52%18530.48%23739.04%607Lincoln1,02558.54%72641.46%29917.08%1,751Lyon1,08563.01%63736.99%44826.02%1,722Mineral1,06657.01%80442.99%26214.01%1,870Nye91061.69%56538.31%34523.39%1,475Ormsby1,19861.63%74638.37%45223.25%1,944Pershing93769.00%42131.00%51638.00%1,358Storey24159.51%16440.49%7719.01%405Washoe12,52562.06%7,65637.94%4,86924.13%20,181White Pine1,54342.09%2,12357.91%-580-15.82%3,666Totals35,60957.64%26,16442.36%9,44515.29%61,773 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Churchill Elko Eureka Humboldt Lander Lincoln Mineral Nye Ormsby Storey References 1950 Nevada Gubernatorial Category:November 1950 in the United States