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Election 1978 Results

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1978 US Senate election in Wyoming

Alan Simpson (Republican) beat Raymond B. Whitaker (Democrat) in Wyoming in 1978, 62.2% to 37.8%, a margin of 24.3 points and 32,452 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1972, when Clifford P. Hansen won.

Republicans led in 22 of the 23 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Laramie, cast 20,775 votes and went to the Republican by 14.4 points. The closest was Platte, where 416 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
Alan Simpson won Republican 82,908 62.2%
Raymond B. Whitaker Democratic 50,456 37.8%
Total133,364

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Laramie 8,888 42.8% 11,887 57.2% 20,775 R+14.4
Natrona 6,689 35.3% 12,240 64.7% 18,929 R+29.3
Sweetwater 5,286 55.1% 4,308 44.9% 9,594 D+10.2
Fremont 3,574 37.8% 5,869 62.2% 9,443 R+24.3
Albany 4,160 44.5% 5,198 55.5% 9,358 R+11.1
Sheridan 3,031 40.3% 4,482 59.7% 7,513 R+19.3
Park 1,427 20.9% 5,407 79.1% 6,834 R+58.2
Carbon 2,334 43.9% 2,986 56.1% 5,320 R+12.3
Campbell 1,349 28.8% 3,330 71.2% 4,679 R+42.3
Goshen 1,788 38.5% 2,854 61.5% 4,642 R+23.0
Big Horn 1,286 32.2% 2,710 67.8% 3,996 R+35.6
Teton 1,001 27.0% 2,712 73.0% 3,713 R+46.1
Lincoln 1,281 37.4% 2,140 62.6% 3,421 R+25.1
Platte 1,500 43.9% 1,916 56.1% 3,416 R+12.2
Washakie 1,077 32.4% 2,246 67.6% 3,323 R+35.2
Uinta 1,306 40.8% 1,898 59.2% 3,204 R+18.5
Converse 928 30.8% 2,088 69.2% 3,016 R+38.5
Johnson 711 27.4% 1,888 72.6% 2,599 R+45.3
Weston 792 32.4% 1,654 67.6% 2,446 R+35.2
Hot Springs 760 33.5% 1,510 66.5% 2,270 R+33.0
Crook 498 26.7% 1,366 73.3% 1,864 R+46.6
Sublette 434 26.0% 1,238 74.0% 1,672 R+48.1
Niobrara 356 26.6% 981 73.4% 1,337 R+46.7

Counties as they stood in 1978; 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