Election Name: | 1866 Nevada gubernatorial election |
Country: | Nebraska |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1864 Nevada gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1864 |
Next Election: | 1870 Nevada gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1870 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1866 |
Image1: | Henry Goode Blasdel.jpg |
Nominee1: | Henry G. Blasdel |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 5,125 |
Percentage1: | 55.53% |
Nominee2: | John D. Winters |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 4,105 |
Percentage2: | 44.47% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Henry G. Blasdel |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Henry G. Blasdel |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1866 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1866 in order to elect the Governor of Nevada. The incumbent Republican Governor of Nevada Henry G. Blasdel won re-election against Democratic nominee John D. Winters.[1]
On election day, 6 November 1866, incumbent Republican Governor of Nevada Henry G. Blasdel won the election by a margin of 1,020 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee John D. Winters, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Blasdel was sworn in for his second term on 3 January 1867.[2]
County | Henry G. Blasdel Republican | John D. Winters Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
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% | % | % | |||||||||||||
Churchill | 112 | 51.14 | 107 | 48.86 | 5 | 2.28 | 219 | ||||||||
Douglas | 273 | 79.59 | 70 | 20.41 | 203 | 59.18 | 343 | ||||||||
Esmeralda | 208 | 63.03 | 122 | 36.97 | 86 | 26.06 | 86 | ||||||||
Humboldt | 192 | 62.54 | 115 | 37.46 | 77 | 25.08 | 307 | ||||||||
Lander | 474 | 62.53 | 284 | 37.47 | 190 | 25.07 | 758 | ||||||||
Lyon | 780 | 50.72 | 758 | 49.28 | 22 | 1.43 | 1,538 | ||||||||
Nye | 281 | 53.32 | 246 | 46.68 | 35 | 6.64 | 527 | ||||||||
Ormsby | 460 | 62.25 | 279 | 37.75 | 181 | 24.49 | 739 | ||||||||
Storey | 1,717 | 52.01 | 1,584 | 47.99 | 133 | 4.03 | 3,301 | ||||||||
Washoe | 628 | 53.77 | 540 | 46.23 | 88 | 7.53 | 1,168 | ||||||||
Totals | 5,125 | 55.53% | 4,105 | 44.47% | 1,020 | 11.05% | 9,230 |