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Election 1926 Results

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1926 Nevada governor election

Fred B. Balzar (Republican) beat James G. Scrugham (Democrat) in Nevada in 1926, 53.0% to 47.0%, a margin of 6.0 points and 1,853 votes.

Nevada changed party: in 1922 it went Democratic, for James G. Scrugham.

Republicans led in 13 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Washoe, cast 8,438 votes and went to the Republican by 17.1 points. The closest was Ormsby (Ext), 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
Fred B. Balzar won Republican 16,374 53.0%
James G. Scrugham Democratic 14,521 47.0%
Total30,895

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Washoe 3,499 41.5% 4,939 58.5% 8,438 R+17.1
Elko 1,575 50.5% 1,545 49.5% 3,120 D+1.0
White Pine 1,634 55.2% 1,328 44.8% 2,962 D+10.3
Nye 1,158 47.6% 1,274 52.4% 2,432 R+4.8
Clark 1,539 76.2% 481 23.8% 2,020 D+52.4
Churchill 697 36.8% 1,199 63.2% 1,896 R+26.5
Lyon 526 36.7% 909 63.3% 1,435 R+26.7
Humboldt 632 46.3% 734 53.7% 1,366 R+7.5
Pershing 474 45.4% 569 54.6% 1,043 R+9.1
Ormsby (Ext) 510 49.9% 512 50.1% 1,022 R+0.2
Lincoln 802 83.0% 164 17.0% 966 D+66.0
Storey 380 46.8% 432 53.2% 812 R+6.4
Lander 242 32.0% 515 68.0% 757 R+36.1
Esmeralda 311 45.9% 366 54.1% 677 R+8.1
Douglas 187 28.3% 474 71.7% 661 R+43.4
Mineral 195 30.1% 453 69.9% 648 R+39.8
Eureka 160 25.0% 480 75.0% 640 R+50.0

Counties as they stood in 1926; 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