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Election 1942 Results

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1942 Nevada governor election

Edward P. Carville (Democrat) beat A. V. Tallman (Republican) in Nevada in 1942, 60.3% to 39.7%, a margin of 20.5 points and 8,341 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when Edward P. Carville also won.

Democrats led in 16 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Washoe, cast 12,572 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.0 points.

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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
Edward P. Carville won Democratic 24,505 60.3%
A. V. Tallman Republican 16,164 39.7%
Total40,669

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Washoe 6,287 50.0% 6,285 50.0% 12,572 level
Clark 4,707 80.5% 1,140 19.5% 5,847 D+61.0
White Pine 2,443 65.4% 1,291 34.6% 3,734 D+30.9
Elko 2,453 74.2% 851 25.8% 3,304 D+48.5
Humboldt 632 33.9% 1,231 66.1% 1,863 R+32.2
Lincoln 1,296 70.7% 538 29.3% 1,834 D+41.3
Churchill 864 50.1% 859 49.9% 1,723 D+0.3
Nye 797 51.7% 746 48.3% 1,543 D+3.3
Lyon 780 52.3% 711 47.7% 1,491 D+4.6
Ormsby (Ext) 946 67.8% 450 32.2% 1,396 D+35.5
Mineral 871 64.1% 488 35.9% 1,359 D+28.2
Pershing 545 55.7% 434 44.3% 979 D+11.3
Douglas 477 60.7% 309 39.3% 786 D+21.4
Lander 508 65.8% 264 34.2% 772 D+31.6
Eureka 314 57.1% 236 42.9% 550 D+14.2
Esmeralda 300 64.7% 164 35.3% 464 D+29.3
Storey 285 63.1% 167 36.9% 452 D+26.1

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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