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1930 Nevada gubernatorial election
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1930 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada 1929 Presidential no 1926 Nevada gubernatorial election 1926 1934 Nevada gubernatorial election 1934 November 4, 1930 Fred B. Balzar, c. 1927–1934 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Fred B. Balzar Republican Party (United States) 18,442 53.25% File:Charles L. Richards (Nevada Congressman) (cropped).jpg Charles L. Richards Democratic Party (United States) 16,192 46.75% 1930 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBalzar: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Richards: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Fred B. Balzar Republican Party (United States) Fred B. Balzar Republican Party (United States)
The 1930 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican Fred B. Balzar defeated Democratic nominee Charles L. Richards with 53.25% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 2, 1930.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-04-18
Republican primary
Candidates
Fred B. Balzar, incumbent Governor
Edwin E. Roberts, Mayor of Reno
R. H. Cowles
Results
Republican primary results
Fred B. Balzar (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 8,142 58.45
Edwin E. Roberts Republican Party (United States) 3,907 28.05
R. H. Cowles Republican Party (United States) 1,880 13.50
13,929 100.00
Democratic primary
Candidates
Charles L. Richards, former U.S. Representative
Horace A. Agee
Results
Democratic primary results
Charles L. Richards Democratic Party (United States) 4,856 52.27
Horace A. Agee Democratic Party (United States) 4,435 47.73
9,291 100.00
General election
Candidates
Fred B. Balzar, Republican
Charles L. Richards, Democratic
Results
1930 Nevada gubernatorial electionNevada Secretary of State Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1929-1930 State Printing Office Carson City, Nevada 28 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112108185874&view=1up&seq=1504
Republican Party (United States) Fred B. Balzar (incumbent) 18,442 53.25% +0.25%
Democratic Party (United States) Charles L. Richards 16,192 46.75% -0.25%
2,250 6.50%
34,634 100.00%
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +0.50%
Results by county
County Fred B. BalzarRepublican Charles L. RichardsDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Churchill1,00853.76%86746.24%1417.52%1,875Clark1,54546.61%1,77053.39%-225-6.79%3,315Douglas54372.89%20227.11%34145.77%745Elko1,73353.42%1,51146.58%2226.84%3,244Esmeralda27242.57%36757.43%-95-14.87%639Eureka22944.55%28555.45%-56-10.89%514Humboldt59949.75%60550.25%-6-0.50%1,204Lander40951.71%38248.29%273.41%791Lincoln62041.78%86458.22%-244-16.44%1,484Lyon89259.71%60240.29%29019.41%1,494Mineral62161.49%38938.51%23222.97%1,010Nye90949.24%93750.76%-28-1.52%1,846Ormsby74769.68%32530.32%42239.37%1,072Pershing54847.82%59852.18%-50-4.36%1,146Storey18749.47%19150.53%-4-1.06%378Washoe5,64855.66%4,50044.34%1,14811.31%10,148White Pine1,93251.81%1,79748.19%1353.62%3,729Totals18,44253.25%16,19246.75%2,2506.50%34,634
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Elko
White Pine
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Esmeralda
Eureka
Humboldt
Nye
Pershing
Storey
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