1914 Nevada gubernatorial election

The 1914 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Democratic nominee Emmet D. Boyle defeated incumbent Republican Tasker Oddie with 44.65% of the vote.

1914 Nevada gubernatorial election

← 1910 November 3, 1914 1918 →

Nominee Emmet D. Boyle Tasker Oddie W. A. Morgan Party Democratic Republican Socialist Popular vote 9,623 8,537 3,391 Percentage 44.65% 39.61% 15.74%

County results Boyle:      40–50%      50–60% Oddie:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Tasker Oddie Republican Elected Governor Emmet D. Boyle Democratic

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 1, 1914.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Emmet D. Boyle, member of the Nevada State Tax Commission
• Lemuel Allen, former Lieutenant Governor

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emmet D. Boyle	5,036	64.70
	Democratic	Lemuel Allen	2,748	35.30
Total votes			7,784	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Emmet D. Boyle, Democratic
• Tasker L. Oddie, Republican

Other candidates

• W. A. Morgan, Socialist

Results

1914 Nevada gubernatorial election^[2][3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Emmet D. Boyle	9,623	44.65%	+2.00%
	Republican	Tasker Oddie (incumbent)	8,537	39.61%	−10.98%
	Socialist	W. A. Morgan	3,391	15.74%	+8.98%
Plurality			1,086	5.04%
Total votes			21,551	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+12.98%

Results by county

County	Emmet D. Boyle Democratic		Tasker L. Oddie Republican		W. A. Morgan Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast[2][3][4]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Churchill	398	34.67%	502	43.73%	248	21.60%	-104	-9.06%	1,148
Clark	447	47.00%	354	37.22%	150	15.77%	93	9.78%	951
Douglas	117	26.77%	283	64.76%	37	8.47%	-166	-37.99%	437
Elko	909	43.24%	885	42.10%	308	14.65%	24	1.14%	2,102
Esmeralda	710	40.09%	623	35.18%	438	24.73%	87	4.91%	1,771
Eureka	156	31.84%	292	59.59%	42	8.57%	-136	-27.76%	490
Humboldt	995	48.39%	676	32.88%	385	18.73%	319	15.52%	2,056
Lander	261	44.39%	239	40.65%	88	14.97%	22	3.74%	588
Lincoln	320	57.87%	173	31.28%	60	10.85%	147	26.58%	553
Lyon	443	43.77%	431	42.59%	138	13.64%	12	1.19%	1,012
Mineral	335	40.22%	360	43.22%	138	16.57%	-25	-3.00%	833
Nye	847	35.45%	865	36.21%	677	28.34%	-18	-0.75%	2,389
Ormsby	300	42.31%	357	50.35%	52	7.33%	-57	-8.04%	709
Storey	348	49.71%	331	47.29%	21	3.00%	17	2.43%	700
Washoe	2,247	55.91%	1,460	36.33%	312	7.76%	787	19.58%	4,019
White Pine	790	44.06%	706	39.38%	297	16.56%	84	4.68%	1,793
Totals	9,623	44.65%	8,537	39.61%	3,391	15.73%	1,086	5.04%	21,551

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Esmeralda
• Lander
• Lincoln
• Lyon
• Storey
• Washoe

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Douglas