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Election 1970 Results

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1970 US Senate election in Wyoming

Gale McGee (Democrat) beat John S. Wold (Republican) in Wyoming in 1970, 55.8% to 44.2%, a margin of 11.6 points and 13,928 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1964, when Gale McGee also won.

Republicans led in 12 of the 23 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Laramie, cast 19,634 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.2 points. The closest was Washakie, where 9 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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gale McGee won Democratic 67,207 55.8%
John S. Wold Republican 53,279 44.2%
Total120,486

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 12,484 63.6% 7,150 36.4% 19,634 D+27.2
Natrona 11,166 60.4% 7,336 39.6% 18,502 D+20.7
Fremont 4,808 53.4% 4,202 46.6% 9,010 D+6.7
Albany 5,791 68.8% 2,625 31.2% 8,416 D+37.6
Sheridan 3,951 50.6% 3,852 49.4% 7,803 D+1.3
Sweetwater 4,671 67.4% 2,256 32.6% 6,927 D+34.9
Park 2,818 44.0% 3,580 56.0% 6,398 R+11.9
Carbon 3,305 63.8% 1,875 36.2% 5,180 D+27.6
Goshen 2,087 46.6% 2,391 53.4% 4,478 R+6.8
Big Horn 1,771 46.4% 2,045 53.6% 3,816 R+7.2
Lincoln 1,547 46.4% 1,788 53.6% 3,335 R+7.2
Washakie 1,526 50.1% 1,517 49.9% 3,043 D+0.3
Campbell 1,271 43.7% 1,636 56.3% 2,907 R+12.6
Platte 1,356 48.8% 1,421 51.2% 2,777 R+2.3
Uinta 1,483 53.6% 1,282 46.4% 2,765 D+7.3
Converse 1,284 53.2% 1,130 46.8% 2,414 D+6.4
Weston 1,139 48.8% 1,197 51.2% 2,336 R+2.5
Johnson 938 42.2% 1,285 57.8% 2,223 R+15.6
Hot Springs 1,060 51.7% 990 48.3% 2,050 D+3.4
Teton 927 46.8% 1,052 53.2% 1,979 R+6.3
Crook 578 35.6% 1,045 64.4% 1,623 R+28.8
Sublette 666 44.5% 830 55.5% 1,496 R+11.0
Niobrara 580 42.2% 794 57.8% 1,374 R+15.6

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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 Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 John Barrasso (R) R+51.0
2020 Cynthia M Lummis (R) R+46.1
2018 John Barrasso (R) R+36.9
2014 Mike Enzi (R) R+54.7
2012 John Barrasso (R) R+54.0
2008 Michael B. Enzi (R) R+51.4
2006 Craig L. Thomas (R) R+40.1
2002 Michael B. Enzi (R) R+45.9
2000 Craig Thomas (R) R+51.7
1996 Michael B. Enzi (R) R+11.9
1994 Craig Thomas (R) R+19.6
1990 Alan K. Simpson (R) R+27.9
1988 Malcolm Wallop (R) R+0.7
1984 Al Simpson (R) R+56.6
1982 Malcolm Wallop (R) R+13.3
1978 Alan Simpson (R) R+24.3
1976 Malcolm Wallop (R) R+9.2
1972 Clifford P. Hansen (R) R+42.6
1970 Gale McGee (D) D+11.6
1966 Clifford P. Hansen (R) R+3.6
1964 Gale McGee (D) D+8.0
1960 Keith Thomson (R) R+12.7
1958 Gale McGee (D) D+1.7
1954 Joseph O'Mahoney (D) D+3.1
1952 Frank A. Barrett (R) R+3.3
1948 Lester C. Hunt (D) D+14.2
1946 Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) D+12.4
1942 Edward V. Robertson (R) R+9.2
1940 Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) D+17.5
1936 Harry H. Schwartz (D) D+8.4
1934 Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) D+13.7
1930 Robert D. Carey (R) R+18.1
1928 John B. Kendrick (D) D+7.4
1924 Francis E. Warren (R) R+10.0
1922 John B. Kendrick (D) D+14.5
1918 Francis E. Warren (R) R+15.5
1916 John B. Kendrick (D) D+6.0