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Election 1958 Results

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1958 Wyoming governor election

John J. Hickey (Democrat) beat Milward L. Simpson (Republican) in Wyoming in 1958, 48.9% to 46.6%, a margin of 2.3 points and 2,582 votes.

Wyoming changed party: in 1954 it went Republican, for Milward L. Simpson.

Republicans led in 15 of the 23 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Laramie, cast 17,485 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.5 points. The closest was Teton, where 10 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
John J. Hickey won Democratic 55,070 48.9%
Milward L. Simpson Republican 52,488 46.6%
All other candidates 4,979 4.4%
Total112,537

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 9,320 53.3% 7,662 43.8% 503 17,485 D+9.5
Natrona 6,744 44.4% 7,683 50.6% 749 15,176 R+6.2
Fremont 2,984 39.4% 3,558 46.9% 1,040 7,582 R+7.6
Sweetwater 5,258 72.0% 1,948 26.7% 94 7,300 D+45.3
Sheridan 4,499 61.7% 2,659 36.4% 139 7,297 D+25.2
Albany 3,463 50.6% 3,008 44.0% 367 6,838 D+6.7
Carbon 3,949 66.3% 1,767 29.7% 243 5,959 D+36.6
Park 2,225 40.0% 3,254 58.5% 83 5,562 R+18.5
Big Horn 2,336 47.4% 2,432 49.4% 159 4,927 R+1.9
Goshen 2,019 43.9% 2,482 54.0% 95 4,596 R+10.1
Lincoln 1,837 53.7% 1,547 45.2% 38 3,422 D+8.5
Platte 1,398 48.1% 1,375 47.3% 134 2,907 D+0.8
Washakie 1,009 34.8% 1,751 60.5% 136 2,896 R+25.6
Uinta 1,677 58.0% 1,075 37.2% 140 2,892 D+20.8
Hot Springs 933 36.4% 1,415 55.3% 213 2,561 R+18.8
Converse 986 38.9% 1,431 56.5% 117 2,534 R+17.6
Weston 822 32.6% 1,297 51.4% 403 2,522 R+18.8
Johnson 602 27.7% 1,490 68.5% 83 2,175 R+40.8
Campbell 685 32.6% 1,363 64.9% 51 2,099 R+32.3
Niobrara 715 37.7% 1,084 57.2% 97 1,896 R+19.5
Crook 595 35.2% 1,041 61.7% 52 1,688 R+26.4
Teton 618 49.1% 628 49.9% 12 1,258 R+0.8
Sublette 396 41.0% 538 55.8% 31 965 R+14.7

Counties as they stood in 1958; 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