The 1926 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Republican nominee Fred B. Balzar defeated Democratic incumbent James G. Scrugham with 53.00% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Fred B. Balzar, Republican James G. Scrugham, Democratic
Results
Results by county County Fred B. BalzarRepublican James G. ScrughamDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Churchill1,19963.24%69736.76%50226.48%1,896Clark48123.81%1,53976.19%-1,058-52.38%2,020Douglas47471.71%18728.29%28743.42%661Elko1,54549.52%1,57550.48%-30-0.96%3,120Esmeralda36654.06%31145.94%558.12%677Eureka48075.00%16025.00%32050.00%640Humboldt73453.73%63246.27%1027.47%1,366Lander51568.03%24231.97%27336.06%757Lincoln16416.98%80283.02%-638-66.05%966Lyon90963.34%52636.66%38326.69%1,435Mineral45369.91%19530.09%25839.81%648Nye1,27452.38%1,15847.62%1164.77%2,432Ormsby51250.10%51049.90%20.20%1,022Pershing56954.55%47445.45%959.11%1,043Storey43253.20%38046.80%526.40%812Washoe4,93958.53%3,49941.47%1,44017.07%8,438White Pine1,32844.83%1,63455.17%-306-10.33%2,962Totals16,37453.00%14,52147.00%1,8536.00%30,895
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Esmeralda Humboldt Lander Mineral Nye Ormsby Pershing
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