1950 Nevada gubernatorial election

1950 Nevada gubernatorial election
	County results; Russell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Pittman: 50–60%
Governor before election; Vail Pittman; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Charles H. Russell; Republican

The 1950 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democrat Vail Pittman ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Nevada. He was defeated by Republican nominee Charles H. Russell with 57.65% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 5, 1950.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Vail Pittman, incumbent Governor
Roland H. Wiley
Clem Malone
Simon W. Conwell
Charles Wilton Pipkin

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vail M. Pittman (inc.)	17,963	57.47
	Democratic	Roland H. Wiley	8,605	27.53
	Democratic	Clem Malone	3,340	10.69
	Democratic	Simon W. Conwell	954	3.05
	Democratic	Charles Wilton Pipkin	397	1.27
Total votes			31,259	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Charles H. Russell, former U.S. Representative
Fred C. Horlacher
Ed Bender
Walter J. Richards
Ralph Morgali

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles H. Russell	8,453	54.26
	Republican	Fred C. Horlacher	3,485	22.37
	Republican	Ed Bender	2,234	14.34
	Republican	Walter J. Richards	1,061	6.81
	Republican	Ralph Morgali	346	2.22
Total votes			15,579	100.00

General election

Candidates

Charles H. Russell, Republican
Vail M. Pittman, Democratic

Results

1950 Nevada gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles H. Russell	35,609	57.65%
	Democratic	Vail M. Pittman (inc.)	26,164	42.36%
Majority			9,445
Turnout			61,773
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

[google1-1] Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

[2] Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

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