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1954 Nevada Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Nevada Gubernatorial Election?

Charles H. Russell won the 1954 Nevada Gubernatorial Election. Charles H. Russell received 41,665 popular votes (53.1%). The main challenger was Vail Pittman (46.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Russell and Pittman

Russell +6.2 pts · won by 4,868 votes
Charles H. RussellRepublicanWINNER53.1%
41,665 votes
Vail PittmanDemocratic46.9%
36,797 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.