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1974 Nevada governor election

Mike O'Callaghan (Democrat) beat Shirley Crumpler (Republican) in Nevada in 1974, 67.4% to 17.1%, a margin of 50.3 points and 85,155 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Mike O'Callaghan also won.

Democrats led in 17 of the 17 counties as they stood then. The largest, Clark, cast 81,712 votes and went to the Democrat by 54.0 points. The closest was Esmeralda, where 113 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 114,114 67.4%
Shirley Crumpler Republican 28,959 17.1%
James Ray Houston Independent American 26,285 15.5%
Total169,358

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Clark 56,614 69.3% 12,509 15.3% 12,589 81,712 D+54.0
Washoe 29,440 65.9% 8,815 19.7% 6,425 44,680 D+46.2
Carson City 5,099 59.5% 1,723 20.1% 1,748 8,570 D+39.4
Elko 3,696 71.7% 873 16.9% 589 5,158 D+54.7
Douglas 2,470 55.4% 1,270 28.5% 721 4,461 D+26.9
Churchill 2,806 65.0% 603 14.0% 907 4,316 D+51.0
Lyon 2,696 67.7% 612 15.4% 674 3,982 D+52.3
White Pine 2,822 71.6% 580 14.7% 539 3,941 D+56.9
Mineral 1,913 69.8% 314 11.5% 513 2,740 D+58.4
Humboldt 1,515 65.5% 487 21.1% 311 2,313 D+44.4
Nye 1,478 66.8% 342 15.5% 392 2,212 D+51.4
Lander 787 62.4% 201 15.9% 274 1,262 D+46.4
Lincoln 1,010 80.2% 149 11.8% 101 1,260 D+68.3
Pershing 816 65.5% 225 18.1% 205 1,246 D+47.4
Storey 419 68.5% 90 14.7% 103 612 D+53.8
Eureka 296 60.2% 126 25.6% 70 492 D+34.6
Esmeralda 237 59.1% 40 10.0% 124 401 D+49.1

Counties as they stood in 1974; 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