1946 Nevada gubernatorial election
Results

1946 Nevada gubernatorial election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Vail M. Pittman	28,655	57.42%

Republican	Melvin E. Jepson	21,247	42.58%

Majority	7,408

Turnout	49,902

Democratic hold	Swing

Sentence(s)

Democrat Vail M. Pittman defeated Republican Melvin E. Jepson with 57.42% of the vote.

final_sentence: Democrat Vail M. Pittman defeated Republican Melvin E. Jepson with 57.42% of the vote.