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1970 Nevada gubernatorial election

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

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

Primary elections were held on September 1, 1970.

Mike O'Callaghan
Hank Thornley
Albert "Al" D. Viller
Don J. Weber

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	41,185	68.77%
	Democratic	16,107	26.89%
	Democratic	1,299	2.17%
	Democratic	1,298	2.17%
59,889	100.00%

Margie Dyer
Ed Fike

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	31,931	88.18%
	Republican	4,281	11.82%
36,212	100.00%

Mike O'Callaghan, Democratic
Ed Fike, Republican
Charles E. Springer, Independent
Daniel M. Hansen, Independent American

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Democratic	70,697	48.10%	+0.25%
	Republican	64,400	43.81%	−8.34%
	Independent	6,479	4.41%	+4.41%
	Independent American	5,415	3.68%	+3.68%
6,297	4.28%
146,991	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican	+8.60%

Churchill
Humboldt
Lincoln
Lyon
Pershing

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