1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election
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  Lester Hunt.jpg Gov. Nels H. Smith of Wyoming, Oct. 1939 LCCN2016876346 (1).jpg
Nominee Lester C. Hunt Nels H. Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote39,59937,568
Percentage51.32%48.68%
1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Hunt:      50–60%     60–70%
Smith:      50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Nels H. Smith
Republican

Elected Governor

Lester C. Hunt
Democratic

The 1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Governor Nels H. Smith ran for a second term as governor. After defeating several opponents in the Republican primary, he advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Lester C. Hunt, the Wyoming Secretary of State and the Democratic nominee. In a reversal from Smith's landslide election in 1938, Hunt narrowly defeated him in his attempt at a second term.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lester C. Hunt 20,255 92.56%
Democratic Gus Engelking1,6287.44%
Total votes21,883 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nels H. Smith (inc.) 20,580 71.41%
Republican Frank Cowan5,22018.11%
Republican John F. Raper3,01910.48%
Total votes28,819 100.00%

Results

1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lester C. Hunt 39,599 51.32% +11.12%
Republican Nels H. Smith (inc.)37,56848.68%−11.12%
Majority 2,0312.63%−16.98%
Turnout 77,167
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ "Engelking Warns Against Disorganization in War". Casper Star-Tribune . Casper, Wyo. July 26, 1942. p. 3.
  2. 1 2 3 Christensen, Mart T. (1939). 1943 Wyoming Official Directory and 1942 Election Returns. pp. 78–83.
  3. ↑ "Former Mayor J. Frank Cowan Announces Candidacy for Governor". Casper Star-Tribune . Casper, Wyo. May 5, 1942. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "John F. Raper Announces Candidacy for Governor". Casper Star-Tribune . Casper, Wyo. June 11, 1942. p. 1.
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