1922 Nevada gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1922 Nevada gubernatorial election
Country:Nevada
Flag Year:1915
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1918 Nevada gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:1926 Nevada gubernatorial election
Next Year:1926
Election Date:November 7, 1922
Image1:File:James G. Scrugham (Nevada Governor and US Senator).jpg
Nominee1:James G. Scrugham
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:15,437
Percentage1:53.88%
Nominee2:John H. Miller
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:13,215
Percentage2:46.12%
Map Size:230px
Governor
Before Election:Emmet D. Boyle
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:James G. Scrugham
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1922 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Democratic nominee James G. Scrugham defeated Republican nominee John H. Miller with 53.88% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 5, 1922.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results by county

CountyJames G. Scrugham
Democratic
John H. Miller
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%
Churchill67937.81%1,11762.19%-438-24.39%1,796
Clark1,11967.41%54132.59%57834.82%1,660
Douglas25935.53%47064.47%-211-28.94%729
Elko1,73157.34%1,28842.66%44314.67%3,019
Esmeralda55357.66%40642.34%14715.33%959
Eureka21943.28%28756.72%-68-13.44%506
Humboldt80861.96%49638.04%31223.93%1,304
Lander40352.61%36347.39%405.22%766
Lincoln54469.39%24030.61%30438.78%784
Lyon63043.93%80456.07%-174-12.13%1,434
Mineral31552.24%28847.76%274.48%603
Nye1,81562.69%1,08037.31%73525.39%2,895
Ormsby53950.14%53649.86%30.28%1,075
Pershing64764.12%36235.88%28528.25%1,009
Storey50348.55%53351.45%-30-2.90%1,036
Washoe3,24747.04%3,65552.96%-408-5.91%6,902
White Pine1,42665.56%74934.44%67731.13%2,175
Totals15,43753.88%13,21546.12%2,2227.76%28,652

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes and References

  1. Book: Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc . 2005 . CQ Press . 9781568029818 . 2020-05-13.