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1962 Wyoming governor election

Clifford P. Hansen (Republican) beat Jack R. Gage (Democrat) in Wyoming in 1962, 54.5% to 45.5%, a margin of 8.9 points and 10,672 votes.

Wyoming changed party: in 1958 it went Democratic, for John J. Hickey.

Republicans led in 19 of the 23 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Laramie, cast 19,183 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.1 points. The closest was Platte, where 83 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
Clifford P. Hansen won Republican 64,970 54.5%
Jack R. Gage Democratic 54,298 45.5%
Total119,268

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 10,172 53.0% 9,011 47.0% 19,183 D+6.1
Natrona 7,324 43.2% 9,629 56.8% 16,953 R+13.6
Fremont 3,809 43.4% 4,967 56.6% 8,776 R+13.2
Sheridan 4,126 51.2% 3,930 48.8% 8,056 D+2.4
Albany 3,297 45.9% 3,889 54.1% 7,186 R+8.2
Sweetwater 4,327 64.6% 2,367 35.4% 6,694 D+29.3
Park 2,227 36.1% 3,943 63.9% 6,170 R+27.8
Carbon 3,168 53.8% 2,724 46.2% 5,892 D+7.5
Goshen 2,281 45.6% 2,718 54.4% 4,999 R+8.7
Big Horn 1,866 40.2% 2,772 59.8% 4,638 R+19.5
Lincoln 1,505 44.3% 1,895 55.7% 3,400 R+11.5
Washakie 1,173 39.0% 1,835 61.0% 3,008 R+22.0
Platte 1,424 48.6% 1,507 51.4% 2,931 R+2.8
Uinta 1,281 46.1% 1,497 53.9% 2,778 R+7.8
Weston 1,189 43.2% 1,565 56.8% 2,754 R+13.7
Converse 849 32.9% 1,732 67.1% 2,581 R+34.2
Hot Springs 961 39.3% 1,484 60.7% 2,445 R+21.4
Johnson 636 27.9% 1,647 72.1% 2,283 R+44.3
Campbell 956 42.1% 1,317 57.9% 2,273 R+15.9
Crook 647 34.3% 1,241 65.7% 1,888 R+31.5
Teton 317 19.2% 1,335 80.8% 1,652 R+61.6
Niobrara 462 30.2% 1,068 69.8% 1,530 R+39.6
Sublette 301 25.1% 897 74.9% 1,198 R+49.7

Counties as they stood in 1962; 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