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1930 Nevada governor election

Fred B. Balzar (Republican) beat Charles L. Richards (Democrat) in Nevada in 1930, 53.2% to 46.8%, a margin of 6.5 points and 2,250 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1926, when Fred B. Balzar also won.

Republicans led in 9 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Washoe, cast 10,148 votes and went to the Republican by 11.3 points. The closest was Storey, where 4 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 18,442 53.2%
Charles L. Richards Democratic 16,192 46.8%
Total34,634

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Washoe 4,500 44.3% 5,648 55.7% 10,148 R+11.3
White Pine 1,797 48.2% 1,932 51.8% 3,729 R+3.6
Clark 1,770 53.4% 1,545 46.6% 3,315 D+6.8
Elko 1,511 46.6% 1,733 53.4% 3,244 R+6.8
Churchill 867 46.2% 1,008 53.8% 1,875 R+7.5
Nye 937 50.8% 909 49.2% 1,846 D+1.5
Lyon 602 40.3% 892 59.7% 1,494 R+19.4
Lincoln 864 58.2% 620 41.8% 1,484 D+16.4
Humboldt 605 50.2% 599 49.8% 1,204 D+0.5
Pershing 598 52.2% 548 47.8% 1,146 D+4.4
Ormsby (Ext) 325 30.3% 747 69.7% 1,072 R+39.4
Mineral 389 38.5% 621 61.5% 1,010 R+23.0
Lander 382 48.3% 409 51.7% 791 R+3.4
Douglas 202 27.1% 543 72.9% 745 R+45.8
Esmeralda 367 57.4% 272 42.6% 639 D+14.9
Eureka 285 55.4% 229 44.6% 514 D+10.9
Storey 191 50.5% 187 49.5% 378 D+1.1

Counties as they stood in 1930; 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