1976 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

1976 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

←  1974 November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02) 1978  →

Nominee Teno Roncalio Larry Hart Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 85,721 66,147 Percentage 56.44% 43.56%

U.S. Representative before election Teno Roncalio Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Teno Roncalio Democratic

The 1976 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 2, 1976, to elect the single Representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district. Democratic incumbent Teno Roncalio won re-election, defeating Republican Larry Hart with 56.44% of the vote.

As of 2025 ^[update] this is the last time a Democrat has won a House seat in Wyoming. ^[1]

General election

Candidates

• Teno Roncalio, incumbent Representative (1965–1967) (1971–1978) (Democratic)
• Larry Hart (Republican)

Results

1976 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teno Roncalio (incumbent)	85,721	56.44%
	Republican	Larry Hart	66,147	43.56%
Total votes			151,868	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). US House of Representatives.