The 1870 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1870, in order to elect the Governor of Nevada. The Democratic nominee Lewis R. Bradley won the election against Republican nominee and Nevada State Senator Frederick Augustus Tritle.
General election On election day, November 8, 1870, Democratic nominee Lewis R. Bradley won the election by a margin of 1,052 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Frederick Augustus Tritle, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor from the Republicans. Bradley was sworn in as the 2nd Governor of Nevada on January 3, 1871.
Results
Results by county County Lewis R. BradleyDemocratic Frederick Augustus TritleRepublican James S. SlingerlandWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Churchill4861.54%3038.46%00.00%1823.08%78Douglas25156.03%19743.97%00.00%5412.05%448Elko69356.99%52343.01%00.00%17013.98%1,216Esmeralda25453.93%21746.07%00.00%377.86%471Humboldt43759.46%29840.54%00.00%13918.91%735Lander88660.56%57739.44%00.00%30921.12%1,463Lyon47959.50%32640.50%00.00%15319.01%805Lyon27044.70%33455.30%00.00%-64-10.60%604Nye35352.22%32347.78%00.00%304.44%676Ormsby45452.49%41147.51%00.00%434.97%865Storey1,74252.72%1,56247.28%00.00%1805.45%3,304Washoe49952.09%45847.81%10.10%414.28%958White Pine83448.32%89251.68%00.00%-583.36%1,726Totals7,20053.94%6,14846.06%10.01%1,0527.88%13,349
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Churchill Douglas Esmeralda Humboldt Lander Nye Ormsby Storey Washoe
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