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1882 Nevada governor election

Jewett W. Adams (Democrat) beat Enoch Strother (Republican) in Nevada in 1882, 54.3% to 45.7%, a margin of 8.6 points and 1,235 votes.

Nevada changed party: in 1878 it went Republican, for John H. Kinkead.

Democrats led in 12 of the 14 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Storey, cast 2,895 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.2 points. The closest was Esmeralda, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jewett W. Adams won Democratic 7,770 54.3%
Enoch Strother Republican 6,535 45.7%
Total14,305

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Storey 1,509 52.1% 1,386 47.9% 2,895 D+4.2
Eureka 1,028 57.4% 763 42.6% 1,791 D+14.8
Elko 778 54.8% 643 45.2% 1,421 D+9.5
Washoe 605 48.4% 646 51.6% 1,251 R+3.3
Esmeralda 623 49.9% 625 50.1% 1,248 R+0.2
Lander 539 54.6% 448 45.4% 987 D+9.2
Ormsby (Ext) 449 51.4% 425 48.6% 874 D+2.7
Humboldt 487 61.3% 308 38.7% 795 D+22.5
White Pine 425 55.2% 345 44.8% 770 D+10.4
Lincoln 389 63.9% 220 36.1% 609 D+27.8
Nye 323 57.6% 238 42.4% 561 D+15.2
Douglas 295 59.7% 199 40.3% 494 D+19.4
Lyon 235 52.6% 212 47.4% 447 D+5.1
Churchill 85 52.5% 77 47.5% 162 D+4.9

Counties as they stood in 1882; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Nevada governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Joe Lombardo (R) R+1.5
2018 Steve Sisolak (D) D+4.1
2014 Brian Sandoval (R) R+46.7
2010 Brian Sandoval (R) R+11.7
2006 James A. Gibbons (R) R+4.0
2002 Kenny Guinn (R) R+46.2
1998 Kenny Guinn (R) R+9.6
1994 Robert J. Miller (D) D+11.4
1990 Robert J. Miller (D) D+34.9
1986 Richard H. Bryan (D) D+46.9
1982 Richard H. Bryan (D) D+11.7
1978 Robert F. List (R) R+16.5
1974 Mike O'Callaghan (D) D+50.3
1970 Mike O'Callaghan (D) D+4.3
1966 Paul Laxalt (R) R+4.3
1962 Grant Sawyer (D) D+33.7
1958 Grant Sawyer (D) D+19.8
1954 Charles H. Russell (R) R+6.2
1950 Charles H. Russell (R) R+15.3
1946 Vail Pittman (D) D+14.8
1942 Edward P. Carville (D) D+20.5
1938 Edward P. Carville (D) D+23.7
1934 Richard Kirman Sr. (D) D+19.4
1930 Fred B. Balzar (R) R+6.5
1926 Fred B. Balzar (R) R+6.0
1922 James G. Scrugham (D) D+7.8
1918 Emmet D. Boyle (D) D+4.2
1914 Emmet D. Boyle (D) D+5.0
1910 Tasker Oddie (R) R+7.9
1906 John Sparks (D) D+22.6
1902 John Sparks (D) D+15.6
1898 Reinhold Sadler (other)
1894 John Edward Jones (other)
1890 Roswell K. Colcord (R) R+6.5
1886 Charles C. Stevenson (R) R+4.8
1882 Jewett W. Adams (D) D+8.6
1878 John H. Kinkead (R) R+2.6
1874 Lewis R. Bradley (D) D+14.3
1870 Lewis R. Bradley (D) D+7.9
1866 Henry G. Blasdel (R) R+11.1