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1946 Wyoming governor election

Lester C. Hunt (Democrat) beat Earl Wright (Republican) in Wyoming in 1946, 52.9% to 47.1%, a margin of 5.8 points and 4,687 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1942, when Lester C. Hunt also won.

Republicans led in 12 of the 23 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Laramie, cast 11,413 votes and went to the Democrat by 20.7 points. The closest was Weston, where 2 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 43,020 52.9%
Earl Wright Republican 38,333 47.1%
Total81,353

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 6,885 60.3% 4,528 39.7% 11,413 D+20.7
Natrona 4,540 55.2% 3,691 44.8% 8,231 D+10.3
Sweetwater 4,017 54.8% 3,313 45.2% 7,330 D+9.6
Sheridan 3,255 56.4% 2,519 43.6% 5,774 D+12.7
Carbon 2,630 55.5% 2,105 44.5% 4,735 D+11.1
Fremont 2,274 49.7% 2,301 50.3% 4,575 R+0.6
Albany 2,699 61.8% 1,668 38.2% 4,367 D+23.6
Big Horn 2,019 54.6% 1,680 45.4% 3,699 D+9.2
Park 1,622 46.0% 1,905 54.0% 3,527 R+8.0
Lincoln 1,838 56.9% 1,394 43.1% 3,232 D+13.7
Goshen 1,260 40.6% 1,842 59.4% 3,102 R+18.8
Uinta 1,412 54.8% 1,166 45.2% 2,578 D+9.5
Platte 1,232 50.4% 1,211 49.6% 2,443 D+0.9
Converse 994 44.1% 1,261 55.9% 2,255 R+11.8
Campbell 890 45.9% 1,048 54.1% 1,938 R+8.2
Washakie 908 48.1% 981 51.9% 1,889 R+3.9
Johnson 640 35.3% 1,172 64.7% 1,812 R+29.4
Crook 849 49.2% 877 50.8% 1,726 R+1.6
Hot Springs 973 58.0% 705 42.0% 1,678 D+16.0
Weston 827 49.9% 829 50.1% 1,656 R+0.1
Niobrara 606 39.2% 939 60.8% 1,545 R+21.6
Sublette 382 37.1% 649 62.9% 1,031 R+25.9
Teton 268 32.8% 549 67.2% 817 R+34.4

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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