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Election 1966 Results

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1966 Nevada governor election

Paul Laxalt (Republican) beat Grant Sawyer (Democrat) in Nevada in 1966, 52.2% to 47.8%, a margin of 4.3 points and 5,937 votes.

Nevada changed party: in 1962 it went Democratic, for Grant Sawyer.

Republicans led in 9 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Clark, cast 64,719 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.8 points. The closest was Storey, where 16 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
Paul Laxalt won Republican 71,807 52.2%
Grant Sawyer Democratic 65,870 47.8%
Total137,677

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 32,603 50.4% 32,116 49.6% 64,719 D+0.8
Washoe 16,526 43.7% 21,323 56.3% 37,849 R+12.7
Ormsby (Ext) 2,267 41.5% 3,198 58.5% 5,465 R+17.0
Elko 2,562 53.8% 2,199 46.2% 4,761 D+7.6
White Pine 2,132 52.4% 1,938 47.6% 4,070 D+4.8
Churchill 1,548 44.6% 1,919 55.4% 3,467 R+10.7
Lyon 1,201 41.1% 1,719 58.9% 2,920 R+17.7
Mineral 1,442 53.2% 1,266 46.8% 2,708 D+6.5
Douglas 1,000 39.7% 1,521 60.3% 2,521 R+20.7
Humboldt 1,163 47.1% 1,308 52.9% 2,471 R+5.9
Nye 973 51.4% 919 48.6% 1,892 D+2.9
Lincoln 624 47.6% 687 52.4% 1,311 R+4.8
Pershing 601 49.3% 618 50.7% 1,219 R+1.4
Lander 564 57.9% 410 42.1% 974 D+15.8
Eureka 222 43.1% 293 56.9% 515 R+13.8
Storey 251 51.6% 235 48.4% 486 D+3.3
Esmeralda 191 58.1% 138 41.9% 329 D+16.1

Counties as they stood in 1966; 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