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1926 Nevada Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1926 Nevada Gubernatorial Election?

Fred B. Balzar won the 1926 Nevada Gubernatorial Election. Fred B. Balzar received 16,374 popular votes (53%). The main challenger was James G. Scrugham (47%).

See the full head-to-head between Balzar and Scrugham

Balzar +6.0 pts · won by 1,853 votes
Fred B. BalzarRepublicanWINNER53%
16,374 votes
James G. ScrughamDemocratic47%
14,521 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.