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1970 Nevada governor election

Mike O'Callaghan (Democrat) beat Ed Fike (Republican) in Nevada in 1970, 48.1% to 43.8%, a margin of 4.3 points and 6,297 votes.

Nevada changed party: in 1966 it went Republican, for Paul Laxalt.

Democrats led in 13 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Clark, cast 71,159 votes and went to the Democrat by 7.1 points. The closest was Pershing, 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
Mike O'Callaghan won Democratic 70,697 48.1%
Ed Fike Republican 64,400 43.8%
All other candidates 11,894 8.1%
Total146,991

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 35,855 50.4% 30,801 43.3% 4,503 71,159 D+7.1
Washoe 17,760 43.2% 18,265 44.4% 5,097 41,122 R+1.2
Carson City 2,401 42.4% 2,812 49.7% 450 5,663 R+7.3
Elko 2,344 53.3% 1,855 42.1% 202 4,401 D+11.1
White Pine 1,956 53.8% 1,451 39.9% 232 3,639 D+13.9
Churchill 1,667 46.5% 1,661 46.4% 255 3,583 D+0.2
Lyon 1,452 48.4% 1,370 45.7% 175 2,997 D+2.7
Mineral 1,702 61.0% 782 28.0% 307 2,791 D+33.0
Douglas 936 34.4% 1,630 59.9% 156 2,722 R+25.5
Humboldt 1,106 50.2% 973 44.2% 122 2,201 D+6.0
Nye 1,023 53.5% 763 39.9% 127 1,913 D+13.6
Lincoln 701 55.1% 534 41.9% 38 1,273 D+13.1
Pershing 543 47.1% 541 46.9% 70 1,154 D+0.2
Lander 524 53.0% 388 39.2% 77 989 D+13.8
Storey 331 61.3% 170 31.5% 39 540 D+29.8
Eureka 207 44.5% 232 49.9% 26 465 R+5.4
Esmeralda 189 49.9% 172 45.4% 18 379 D+4.5

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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