Nevada gubernatorial election, 1970

November 3, 1970 (1970-11-03)



Candidate	Mike O'Callaghan	Ed Fike
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	70,697	64,400
Percentage	48.10%	43.81%

County results

Governor before election

Paul Laxalt
Republican

Elected Governor

Mike O'Callaghan
Democratic

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The Nevada gubernatorial election of 1970 occurred on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Republican Paul Laxalt did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Nevada. Democratic candidate Mike O'Callaghan defeated Republican candidate Ed Fike to succeed him.

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1970^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike O'Callaghan	70,697	48.10%
	Republican	Ed Fike	64,400	43.81%
	Independent	Charles E. Springer	6,479	4.41%
	Independent American	Daniel M. Hansen	5,415	3.68%
	N/A	Undervotes	777	0.53%
Total votes			147,768	100
	Democratic win (new seat)

References

↑ "1970 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

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