2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election
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Nominee Mark Gordon Theresa Livingston Write-in
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote143,69630,68611,461
Percentage74.07%15.82%5.91%
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County results
Gordon:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Governor before election

Mark Gordon
Republican

Elected Governor

Mark Gordon
Republican

The 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Wyoming. Incumbent Republican governor Mark Gordon won a second term against Democratic Wyoming State Facilities Commission member Theresa Livingston.

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Livingston's vote percentage was the lowest for a Democratic candidate running for governor in Wyoming since it was admitted to the union in 1890, falling short of Leslie Petersen's 22.90% performance in 2010. Gordon won by the widest margin in the state's history, winning by 58 points and becoming the first Republican to win every county since 2010.

Livingston's 15.8% of the vote was the weakest performance by a major party nominee in any state since that of Republican Dan Maes in Colorado in 2010; however, that election featured a candidate from the Constitution Party taking 36.38% of the vote. Livingston's performance was also the worst in a contested race between only the two major parties since Republican Elvin McCary's 14.8% in Alabama in 1974.

Republican primary

Veterinarian Rex Rammell finished third in the primary. Rex "T-Rex" Rammell at Campbell County League of Women Voters' General Election Candidates' Forum in Gillette, Wyoming (cropped).jpg
Veterinarian Rex Rammell finished third in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Mark Gordon

State officials

Individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Brent
Bien		Mark
Gordon		James
Quick		Rex
Rammell		Undecided
University of Wyoming [8] Jul 25 – Aug 6, 2022562 (LV)± 4.1%14%54%1%4%28%

Results

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Results by county:
  Gordon
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Bien
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Gordon (incumbent) 101,092 61.7
Republican Brent Bien48,54929.7
Republican Rex Rammell 9,3735.7
Republican James Scott Quick4,7252.9
Total votes163,739 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Theresa Livingston, member of the Wyoming State School Facilities Commission [9]

Eliminated in primary

  • Rex Wilde, cabinet maker and perennial candidate [10]

Results

Results by county: Livingston 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Livingston-Wilde tie 40-50% 2022 WY gubernatorial Democratic primary.svg
Results by county:
  Livingston
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Livingston-Wilde tie
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Theresa Livingston 4,989 71.2
Democratic Rex Wilde2,01628.8
Total votes7,005 100.0

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Though Brent Bien had lost in the Republican primary to Mark Gordon, Bien's supporters ran a write-in campaign for him in the general election. [12]

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [13] Solid RJuly 26, 2022
Inside Elections [14] Solid RJuly 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [15] Safe RJune 29, 2022
Politico [16] Solid RApril 1, 2022
RCP [17] Safe RJanuary 10, 2022
Fox News [18] Solid RMay 12, 2022
538 [19] Solid RJuly 31, 2022
Elections Daily [20] Safe RNovember 7, 2022

Results

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2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mark Gordon (incumbent) 143,696 74.07% +6.95%
Democratic Theresa Livingston30,68615.82%−11.72%
Write-in 11,4615.91%+5.37%
Libertarian Jared Baldes8,1574.20%+2.72%
Total votes194,000 100.0%
Turnout 198,19866.59%
Registered electors 297,639
Republican hold

By county

Source [21]

County Mark Gordon
Republican		Theresa Livingston
Democratic		Write-inJared Baldes
Libertarian		MarginTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Albany 7,46259.22%4,14332.88%6114.85%3843.05%3,31926.34%12,600
Big Horn 3,52983.25%3057.20%2495.87%1563.68%3,22476.06%4,239
Campbell 9,78779.82%7576.17%8807.18%8386.83%8,907 [b] 72.64%12,262
Carbon 3,68178.27%59812.72%1914.06%2334.95%3,08365.55%4,703
Converse 3,79676.27%3557.13%53610.77%2905.83%3,441 [b] 69.14%4,977
Crook 2,51677.46%2006.16%35911.05%1735.33%2,157 [b] 66.41%3,248
Fremont 9,86673.64%1,93914.47%7195.37%8025.99%7,92759.17%13,398
Goshen 3,97282.53%4409.14%2114.38%1903.95%3,53273.38%4,813
Hot Springs 1,52570.24%21810.04%33115.25%974.47%1,194 [b] 55.00%2,171
Johnson 3,18282.33%2686.93%2997.74%1163.00%2,883 [b] 74.59%3,865
Laramie 22,06773.78%5,76519.27%1,0143.39%1,0653.56%16,30254.50%29,911
Lincoln 6,02180.47%6999.34%4886.52%2743.66%5,32271.13%7,482
Natrona 17,24676.68%3,30314.69%8983.99%1,0444.64%13,94361.99%22,491
Niobrara 70467.24%464.39%25123.97%464.39%407 [b] 24.83%1,047
Park 9,70076.39%1,28610.13%1,28410.11%4283.37%8,41466.26%12,698
Platte 2,91574.34%41110.48%40210.25%1934.92%2,50463.86%3,921
Sheridan 9,33576.57%1,61613.26%8717.14%3693.03%7,71963.32%12,191
Sublette 2,89981.80%3419.62%1815.11%1233.47%2,55872.18%3,544
Sweetwater 8,82774.07%1,87115.70%6885.77%5314.46%6,95658.37%11,917
Teton 4,94348.72%4,92648.55%510.50%2262.23%170.17%10,146
Uinta 5,22479.20%75411.43%3495.29%2694.08%4,47067.77%6,596
Washakie 2,46680.99%2678.77%1715.62%1414.63%2,19972.22%3,045
Weston 2,03374.33%1786.51%35512.98%1696.18%1,678 [b] 61.35%2,735
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In counties where the write-in votes placed second, ahead of Livingston, the margin given is Gordon's vote and percentage minus the write-in vote and percentage.

References

  1. ↑ Eavis, Victoria (April 4, 2022). "Gov. Mark Gordon announces reelection bid in positive speech". trib.com. Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Primary Election Candidate Roster". Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ Reynolds, Nick (March 25, 2021). "Rex Rammell announces 2022 bid for Wyoming governor". Casper Star-Tribune . Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ Drake, Kerry (August 17, 2021). "Gov. Mark Gordon may be the biggest winner of Cheney's race". WyoFile.
  5. ↑ "Smith Suspends Congressional Campaign; Knapp And Bouchard Stay In; Gray Silent". Cowboy State Daily. September 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ "South Dakota governor Noem endorses Mark Gordon's reelection bid in Wyoming primary". August 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Foster Friess widow gives Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon her endorsement". July 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ University of Wyoming
  9. ↑ Pomeroy, Karla (May 26, 2022). "Worland woman announces bid for governor". Northern Wyoming News.
  10. ↑ Wolfson, Leo (June 10, 2022). "Wyoming Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Rex Wilde Focuses On Water" . Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State (September 6, 2022). "2022 General Election Candidate Roster" (PDF). Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Wolfson, Leo (November 8, 2022). "Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon Wins Second Term". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections . Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  15. ↑ "2022 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Wyoming Governor Race 2022". Politico. April 1, 2022.
  17. ↑ "2022 Governor Races". RCP. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  18. ↑ "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  19. ↑ "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  20. ↑ Szymanski, Joe (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Unveils Final 2022 Midterm Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  21. 1 2 "Statewide Candidates Unofficial Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2022" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "Wyoming Voter Registration and Voter Turnout Statistics" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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