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Election 1986 Results

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1986 Wyoming governor election

Mike Sullivan (Democrat) beat Peter Simpson (Republican) in Wyoming in 1986, 54.0% to 46.0%, a margin of 7.9 points and 13,038 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Ed Herschler won.

Democrats led in 12 of the 23 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Laramie, cast 24,709 votes and went to the Democrat by 17.3 points. The closest was Fremont, where 19 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
Mike Sullivan won Democratic 88,879 54.0%
Peter Simpson Republican 75,841 46.0%
Total164,720

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 14,494 58.7% 10,215 41.3% 24,709 D+17.3
Natrona 14,220 60.8% 9,169 39.2% 23,389 D+21.6
Sweetwater 7,757 63.6% 4,442 36.4% 12,199 D+27.2
Fremont 5,888 50.1% 5,869 49.9% 11,757 D+0.2
Albany 5,951 58.6% 4,212 41.4% 10,163 D+17.1
Sheridan 4,414 46.9% 4,994 53.1% 9,408 R+6.2
Park 4,168 47.1% 4,682 52.9% 8,850 R+5.8
Campbell 3,580 41.3% 5,090 58.7% 8,670 R+17.4
Carbon 3,577 58.2% 2,574 41.8% 6,151 D+16.3
Uinta 2,145 43.1% 2,835 56.9% 4,980 R+13.9
Goshen 2,767 56.5% 2,127 43.5% 4,894 D+13.1
Teton 1,806 40.3% 2,671 59.7% 4,477 R+19.3
Lincoln 2,103 47.1% 2,359 52.9% 4,462 R+5.7
Big Horn 2,092 48.4% 2,226 51.6% 4,318 R+3.1
Converse 2,677 63.2% 1,562 36.8% 4,239 D+26.3
Platte 2,399 59.5% 1,632 40.5% 4,031 D+19.0
Washakie 2,173 57.4% 1,610 42.6% 3,783 D+14.9
Johnson 1,314 47.0% 1,482 53.0% 2,796 R+6.0
Weston 1,226 44.4% 1,533 55.6% 2,759 R+11.1
Hot Springs 1,267 50.7% 1,232 49.3% 2,499 D+1.4
Crook 1,076 43.9% 1,376 56.1% 2,452 R+12.2
Sublette 1,034 43.8% 1,329 56.2% 2,363 R+12.5
Niobrara 751 54.8% 620 45.2% 1,371 D+9.6

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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