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Election 1958 Results

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1958 Nevada governor election

Grant Sawyer (Democrat) beat Charles H. Russell (Republican) in Nevada in 1958, 59.9% to 40.1%, a margin of 19.8 points and 16,839 votes.

Nevada changed party: in 1954 it went Republican, for Charles H. Russell.

Democrats led in 14 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Clark, cast 29,775 votes and went to the Democrat by 39.0 points. The closest was Esmeralda, where 38 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
Grant Sawyer won Democratic 50,864 59.9%
Charles H. Russell Republican 34,025 40.1%
Total84,889

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 20,688 69.5% 9,087 30.5% 29,775 D+39.0
Washoe 13,232 49.8% 13,339 50.2% 26,571 R+0.4
Elko 2,533 58.9% 1,771 41.1% 4,304 D+17.7
White Pine 2,848 71.9% 1,112 28.1% 3,960 D+43.8
Ormsby (Ext) 1,292 45.6% 1,540 54.4% 2,832 R+8.8
Churchill 1,532 54.1% 1,299 45.9% 2,831 D+8.2
Mineral 1,577 60.9% 1,014 39.1% 2,591 D+21.7
Lyon 1,258 54.8% 1,036 45.2% 2,294 D+9.7
Humboldt 1,293 66.5% 651 33.5% 1,944 D+33.0
Nye 1,035 60.9% 664 39.1% 1,699 D+21.8
Douglas 547 39.5% 838 60.5% 1,385 R+21.0
Pershing 824 59.5% 561 40.5% 1,385 D+19.0
Lincoln 998 76.9% 299 23.1% 1,297 D+53.9
Lander 493 59.4% 337 40.6% 830 D+18.8
Eureka 308 63.9% 174 36.1% 482 D+27.8
Storey 222 58.6% 157 41.4% 379 D+17.2
Esmeralda 184 55.8% 146 44.2% 330 D+11.5

Counties as they stood in 1958; 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