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1954 Wyoming governor election

Milward L. Simpson (Republican) beat William Jack (Democrat) in Wyoming in 1954, 50.5% to 49.5%, a margin of 1.0 point and 1,112 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1950, when Frank A. Barrett won.

Republicans led in 16 of the 23 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 7. The largest, Laramie, cast 16,717 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.6 points. The closest was Hot Springs, where 15 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
Milward L. Simpson won Republican 56,275 50.5%
William Jack Democratic 55,163 49.5%
Total111,438

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 9,246 55.3% 7,471 44.7% 16,717 D+10.6
Natrona 6,693 49.4% 6,853 50.6% 13,546 R+1.2
Sweetwater 5,852 70.9% 2,405 29.1% 8,257 D+41.7
Sheridan 3,758 46.3% 4,367 53.7% 8,125 R+7.5
Fremont 3,182 46.4% 3,671 53.6% 6,853 R+7.1
Albany 3,218 50.4% 3,161 49.6% 6,379 D+0.9
Carbon 3,587 57.1% 2,698 42.9% 6,285 D+14.1
Park 1,629 28.4% 4,105 71.6% 5,734 R+43.2
Big Horn 1,968 41.3% 2,796 58.7% 4,764 R+17.4
Goshen 2,170 46.0% 2,550 54.0% 4,720 R+8.1
Lincoln 1,871 51.4% 1,772 48.6% 3,643 D+2.7
Platte 1,728 52.7% 1,551 47.3% 3,279 D+5.4
Uinta 1,703 56.4% 1,314 43.6% 3,017 D+12.9
Washakie 1,055 41.0% 1,517 59.0% 2,572 R+18.0
Converse 1,113 45.2% 1,348 54.8% 2,461 R+9.5
Hot Springs 1,182 49.7% 1,197 50.3% 2,379 R+0.6
Johnson 720 31.2% 1,586 68.8% 2,306 R+37.6
Weston 1,006 44.9% 1,235 55.1% 2,241 R+10.2
Campbell 957 47.2% 1,070 52.8% 2,027 R+5.6
Niobrara 906 46.9% 1,027 53.1% 1,933 R+6.3
Crook 766 42.5% 1,038 57.5% 1,804 R+15.1
Sublette 524 42.5% 708 57.5% 1,232 R+14.9
Teton 329 28.3% 835 71.7% 1,164 R+43.5

Counties as they stood in 1954; 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