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2010 Wyoming governor election

Matt Mead (Republican) beat Leslie Petersen (Democrat) in Wyoming in 2010, 66.5% to 23.2%, a margin of 43.3 points and 80,540 votes.

Wyoming changed party: in 2006 it went Democratic, for Dave Freudenthal.

Republicans led in 23 of the 23 counties. The largest, Laramie, cast 29,884 votes and went to the Republican by 39.5 points. The closest was Niobrara, where 478 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
Matt Mead won Republican 123,780 66.5%
Leslie Petersen Democratic 43,240 23.2%
Taylor Haynes Independent 13,796 7.4%
All other candidates 5,362 2.9%
Total186,178

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 7,507 25.1% 19,323 64.7% 3,054 29,884 R+39.5
Natrona 5,761 24.9% 15,077 65.2% 2,299 23,137 R+40.3
Fremont 3,323 24.4% 8,439 61.9% 1,876 13,638 R+37.5
Sweetwater 3,532 28.1% 8,218 65.5% 800 12,550 R+37.3
Park 1,813 15.8% 8,312 72.4% 1,353 11,478 R+56.6
Albany 4,352 38.0% 6,374 55.6% 729 11,455 R+17.7
Campbell 1,179 10.5% 6,934 61.5% 3,161 11,274 R+51.0
Sheridan 2,336 21.9% 7,632 71.4% 716 10,684 R+49.6
Teton 3,856 45.1% 4,407 51.6% 285 8,548 R+6.4
Lincoln 1,023 15.5% 4,710 71.6% 849 6,582 R+56.0
Uinta 1,075 17.8% 4,462 73.7% 516 6,053 R+56.0
Carbon 1,308 25.2% 3,585 69.0% 303 5,196 R+43.8
Converse 761 15.4% 3,202 64.8% 979 4,942 R+49.4
Goshen 893 18.3% 3,493 71.7% 485 4,871 R+53.4
Big Horn 613 14.1% 3,217 74.0% 518 4,348 R+59.9
Platte 905 23.6% 2,303 60.2% 619 3,827 R+36.5
Johnson 578 15.2% 2,804 73.8% 415 3,797 R+58.6
Sublette 554 16.1% 2,465 71.4% 432 3,451 R+55.4
Washakie 597 17.5% 2,574 75.4% 244 3,415 R+57.9
Crook 388 12.4% 2,048 65.3% 701 3,137 R+52.9
Weston 361 12.8% 1,852 65.6% 611 2,824 R+52.8
Hot Springs 401 18.1% 1,596 71.9% 223 2,220 R+53.8
Niobrara 124 10.8% 753 65.4% 275 1,152 R+54.6

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