The 1870 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 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.[1]
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General election
editOn election day, 8 November 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 3 January 1871.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lewis R. Bradley | 7,200 | 53.94% | +9.47% | |
| Republican | Frederick Augustus Tritle | 6,148 | 46.06% | −9.47% | |
| Write-in | James S. Slingerland | 1 | 0.01% | +0.01% | |
| Majority | 1,052 | 7.88% | |||
| Total votes | 13,349 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +18.93% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Lewis R. Bradley Democratic |
Frederick Augustus Tritle Republican |
James S. Slingerland Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 48 | 61.54% | 30 | 38.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 23.08% | 78 |
| Douglas | 251 | 56.03% | 197 | 43.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 54 | 12.05% | 448 |
| Elko | 693 | 56.99% | 523 | 43.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 170 | 13.98% | 1,216 |
| Esmeralda | 254 | 53.93% | 217 | 46.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 37 | 7.86% | 471 |
| Humboldt | 437 | 59.46% | 298 | 40.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 139 | 18.91% | 735 |
| Lander | 886 | 60.56% | 577 | 39.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 309 | 21.12% | 1,463 |
| Lyon | 479 | 59.50% | 326 | 40.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 153 | 19.01% | 805 |
| Lyon | 270 | 44.70% | 334 | 55.30% | 0 | 0.00% | -64 | -10.60% | 604 |
| Nye | 353 | 52.22% | 323 | 47.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 4.44% | 676 |
| Ormsby | 454 | 52.49% | 411 | 47.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 43 | 4.97% | 865 |
| Storey | 1,742 | 52.72% | 1,562 | 47.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 180 | 5.45% | 3,304 |
| Washoe | 499 | 52.09% | 458 | 47.81% | 1 | 0.10% | 41 | 4.28% | 958 |
| White Pine | 834 | 48.32% | 892 | 51.68% | 0 | 0.00% | -58 | 3.36% | 1,726 |
| Totals | 7,200 | 53.94% | 6,148 | 46.06% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,052 | 7.88% | 13,349 |