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Election 1942 Results

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1942 Wyoming governor election

Lester C. Hunt (Democrat) beat Nels H. Smith (Republican) in Wyoming in 1942, 51.3% to 48.7%, a margin of 2.6 points and 2,031 votes.

Wyoming changed party: in 1938 it went Republican, for Nels H. Smith.

Republicans led in 12 of the 23 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Laramie, cast 9,333 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.6 points. The closest was Hot Springs, where 36 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lester C. Hunt won Democratic 39,599 51.3%
Nels H. Smith Republican 37,568 48.7%
Total77,167

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 5,116 54.8% 4,217 45.2% 9,333 D+9.6
Natrona 4,312 55.7% 3,429 44.3% 7,741 D+11.4
Sweetwater 4,537 68.6% 2,075 31.4% 6,612 D+37.2
Sheridan 2,740 54.4% 2,296 45.6% 5,036 D+8.8
Fremont 1,766 40.1% 2,638 59.9% 4,404 R+19.8
Carbon 2,125 49.1% 2,201 50.9% 4,326 R+1.8
Albany 2,547 61.9% 1,568 38.1% 4,115 D+23.8
Big Horn 1,872 49.0% 1,945 51.0% 3,817 R+1.9
Goshen 1,236 37.6% 2,052 62.4% 3,288 R+24.8
Lincoln 1,835 56.1% 1,436 43.9% 3,271 D+12.2
Park 1,244 38.4% 1,992 61.6% 3,236 R+23.1
Platte 1,248 46.2% 1,452 53.8% 2,700 R+7.6
Uinta 1,404 56.4% 1,086 43.6% 2,490 D+12.8
Converse 881 37.9% 1,441 62.1% 2,322 R+24.1
Campbell 786 37.5% 1,309 62.5% 2,095 R+25.0
Crook 1,033 56.9% 781 43.1% 1,814 D+13.9
Washakie 751 41.5% 1,060 58.5% 1,811 R+17.1
Niobrara 699 39.8% 1,059 60.2% 1,758 R+20.5
Weston 899 52.5% 812 47.5% 1,711 D+5.1
Johnson 589 36.5% 1,025 63.5% 1,614 R+27.0
Hot Springs 801 51.1% 765 48.9% 1,566 D+2.3
Sublette 522 47.0% 588 53.0% 1,110 R+5.9
Teton 656 65.8% 341 34.2% 997 D+31.6

Counties as they stood in 1942; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Wyoming governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Mark Gordon (R) R+58.3
2018 Mark Gordon (R) R+39.6
2014 Matt Mead (R) R+32.1
2010 Matt Mead (R) R+43.3
2006 Dave Freudenthal (D) D+39.9
2002 Dave Freudenthal (D) D+2.0
1998 Jim Geringer (R) R+15.1
1994 Jim Geringer (R) R+18.5
1990 Mike Sullivan (D) D+30.7
1986 Mike Sullivan (D) D+7.9
1982 Ed Herschler (D) D+26.3
1978 Ed Herschler (D) D+1.7
1974 Ed Herschler (D) D+11.8
1970 Stanley K. Hathaway (R) R+25.6
1966 Stanley K. Hathaway (R) R+8.6
1962 Clifford P. Hansen (R) R+8.9
1958 John J. Hickey (D) D+2.3
1954 Milward L. Simpson (R) R+1.0
1950 Frank A. Barrett (R) R+12.3
1946 Lester C. Hunt (D) D+5.8
1942 Lester C. Hunt (D) D+2.6
1938 Nels H. Smith (R) R+19.6
1934 Leslie A. Miller (D) D+16.5
1932 Leslie A. Miller (D) D+3.6
1930 Frank C. Emerson (R) R+1.2
1926 Frank C. Emerson (R) R+1.9
1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross (D) D+10.2
1922 William B. Ross (D) D+1.2
1918 Robert D. Carey (R) R+12.2
1914 John B. Kendrick (D) D+7.4
1910 Joseph M. Carey (D) D+15.4
1906 Bryant B. Brooks (R) R+25.4
1904 Bryant B. Brooks (R) R+26.9
1902 DeForest Richards (R) R+17.8
1898 Deforest Richards (R) R+7.0
1894 William A. Richards (R) R+16.5
1890 Francis E. Warren (R) R+10.8