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1918 Nevada gubernatorial election

←  1914 November 5, 1918 1922 →
 
Nominee Emmet D. Boyle Tasker Oddie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 12,875 11,845
Percentage 52.08% 47.92%

County results
Boyle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Oddie:      50–60%

Governor before election

Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic

Elected Governor

Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic

The 1918 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Democrat Emmet D. Boyle defeated Republican nominee Tasker Oddie with 52.08% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emmet D. Boyle (incumbent) 4,849 47.60
Democratic George B. Thatcher 2,452 24.07
Democratic Samuel M. Pickett 2,284 22.42
Democratic Ben D. Luce 603 5.92
Total votes 10,188 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tasker Oddie 3,660 55.68
Republican William M. Kearney 2,913 44.32
Total votes 6,573 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Emmet D. Boyle, Democratic
  • Tasker L. Oddie, Republican

Results

1918 Nevada gubernatorial election [2] [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Emmet D. Boyle (incumbent) 12,875 52.08% +7.43%
Republican Tasker Oddie 11,845 47.92% +8.30%
Majority 1,030 4.16%
Total votes 24,720 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -0.87%

Results by county

County Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic
Tasker L. Oddie
Republican
Margin Total votes cast [2] [3]
# % # % # %
Churchill 581 42.78% 777 57.22% -196 -14.43% 1,358
Clark 884 62.24% 492 35.76% 392 28.49% 1,376
Douglas 254 43.94% 324 56.06% -70 -12.11% 578
Elko 1,226 53.72% 1,056 46.28% 170 7.45% 2,282
Esmeralda 515 47.60% 567 52.40% -52 -4.81% 1,082
Eureka 174 44.73% 215 55.27% -41 -10.54% 389
Humboldt 1,190 59.44% 812 40.56% 378 18.88% 2,002
Lander 413 55.74% 328 44.26% 85 11.47% 741
Lincoln 432 71.76% 170 28.24% 262 43.52% 602
Lyon 643 46.63% 736 53.37% -93 -6.74% 1,379
Mineral 319 50.55% 312 49.45% 7 1.11% 631
Nye 1,120 51.42% 1,058 48.58% 62 2.85% 2,178
Ormsby 507 52.43% 460 47.57% 47 4.86% 967
Storey 398 60.30% 262 39.70% 136 20.61% 660
Washoe 2,615 43.96% 3,334 56.04% -719 -12.09% 5,949
White Pine 1,604 63.00% 942 37.00% 662 26.00% 2,546
Totals 12,875 52.08% 11,845 47.92% 1,030 4.17% 24,720

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. ^ a b c Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN  9781568029818. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nevada State Archives, Election Returns of General Election held on the 5th day of November A.D. 1918 in the State of Nevada, as certified to by the County Clerks to the Secretary of State at Carson City, Nevada
  3. ^ a b Nevada Secretary of State. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1917-1918. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 52.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1918 Nevada gubernatorial election

←  1914 November 5, 1918 1922 →
 
Nominee Emmet D. Boyle Tasker Oddie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 12,875 11,845
Percentage 52.08% 47.92%

County results
Boyle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Oddie:      50–60%

Governor before election

Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic

Elected Governor

Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic

The 1918 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Democrat Emmet D. Boyle defeated Republican nominee Tasker Oddie with 52.08% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emmet D. Boyle (incumbent) 4,849 47.60
Democratic George B. Thatcher 2,452 24.07
Democratic Samuel M. Pickett 2,284 22.42
Democratic Ben D. Luce 603 5.92
Total votes 10,188 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tasker Oddie 3,660 55.68
Republican William M. Kearney 2,913 44.32
Total votes 6,573 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Emmet D. Boyle, Democratic
  • Tasker L. Oddie, Republican

Results

1918 Nevada gubernatorial election [2] [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Emmet D. Boyle (incumbent) 12,875 52.08% +7.43%
Republican Tasker Oddie 11,845 47.92% +8.30%
Majority 1,030 4.16%
Total votes 24,720 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -0.87%

Results by county

County Emmet D. Boyle
Democratic
Tasker L. Oddie
Republican
Margin Total votes cast [2] [3]
# % # % # %
Churchill 581 42.78% 777 57.22% -196 -14.43% 1,358
Clark 884 62.24% 492 35.76% 392 28.49% 1,376
Douglas 254 43.94% 324 56.06% -70 -12.11% 578
Elko 1,226 53.72% 1,056 46.28% 170 7.45% 2,282
Esmeralda 515 47.60% 567 52.40% -52 -4.81% 1,082
Eureka 174 44.73% 215 55.27% -41 -10.54% 389
Humboldt 1,190 59.44% 812 40.56% 378 18.88% 2,002
Lander 413 55.74% 328 44.26% 85 11.47% 741
Lincoln 432 71.76% 170 28.24% 262 43.52% 602
Lyon 643 46.63% 736 53.37% -93 -6.74% 1,379
Mineral 319 50.55% 312 49.45% 7 1.11% 631
Nye 1,120 51.42% 1,058 48.58% 62 2.85% 2,178
Ormsby 507 52.43% 460 47.57% 47 4.86% 967
Storey 398 60.30% 262 39.70% 136 20.61% 660
Washoe 2,615 43.96% 3,334 56.04% -719 -12.09% 5,949
White Pine 1,604 63.00% 942 37.00% 662 26.00% 2,546
Totals 12,875 52.08% 11,845 47.92% 1,030 4.17% 24,720

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

  1. ^ a b c Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN  9781568029818. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Nevada State Archives, Election Returns of General Election held on the 5th day of November A.D. 1918 in the State of Nevada, as certified to by the County Clerks to the Secretary of State at Carson City, Nevada
  3. ^ a b Nevada Secretary of State. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1917-1918. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 52.

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