| Election Name: | 1950 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Flag Year: | 1929 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1946 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1946 |
| Next Election: | 1954 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1954 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950 |
| Image1: | File:Charles H. Russell, 1954.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Charles H. Russell |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 35,609 |
| Percentage1: | 57.65% |
| Nominee2: | Vail Pittman |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 26,164 |
| Percentage2: | 42.36% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Vail Pittman |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Charles H. Russell |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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 were held on September 5, 1950.[1]
| County | Charles H. Russell Republican | Vail M. Pittman Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Churchill | 1,858 | 71.49% | 741 | 28.51% | 1,117 | 42.98% | 2,599 | ||||||||
| Clark | 8,129 | 49.52% | 8,287 | 50.48% | -158 | -0.96% | 16,416 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 761 | 72.55% | 288 | 27.45% | 473 | 45.09% | 1,049 | ||||||||
| Elko | 2,241 | 56.98% | 1,692 | 43.02% | 549 | 13.96% | 3,933 | ||||||||
| Esmeralda | 174 | 46.28% | 202 | 53.72% | -28 | -7.45% | 376 | ||||||||
| Eureka | 355 | 65.99% | 183 | 34.01% | 172 | 31.97% | 538 | ||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,139 | 60.49% | 744 | 39.51% | 395 | 20.98% | 1,883 | ||||||||
| Lander | 422 | 69.52% | 185 | 30.48% | 237 | 39.04% | 607 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,025 | 58.54% | 726 | 41.46% | 299 | 17.08% | 1,751 | ||||||||
| Lyon | 1,085 | 63.01% | 637 | 36.99% | 448 | 26.02% | 1,722 | ||||||||
| Mineral | 1,066 | 57.01% | 804 | 42.99% | 262 | 14.01% | 1,870 | ||||||||
| Nye | 910 | 61.69% | 565 | 38.31% | 345 | 23.39% | 1,475 | ||||||||
| Ormsby | 1,198 | 61.63% | 746 | 38.37% | 452 | 23.25% | 1,944 | ||||||||
| Pershing | 937 | 69.00% | 421 | 31.00% | 516 | 38.00% | 1,358 | ||||||||
| Storey | 241 | 59.51% | 164 | 40.49% | 77 | 19.01% | 405 | ||||||||
| Washoe | 12,525 | 62.06% | 7,656 | 37.94% | 4,869 | 24.13% | 20,181 | ||||||||
| White Pine | 1,543 | 42.09% | 2,123 | 57.91% | -580 | -15.82% | 3,666 | ||||||||
| Totals | 35,609 | 57.64% | 26,164 | 42.36% | 9,445 | 15.29% | 61,773 | ||||||||