Elections / 1978 · Governor · WY
Wyoming — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorWyoming · GovernorEdgar HerschlerD+1.7
Candidates
Wyoming 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Edgar Herschler✓Democratic69,97250.9%
- John OstlundRepublican67,59549.1%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+19.5Governor 1978D+1.7vs. baselineD+21.2
Wyoming's 1978 governor race ran 21.2 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978WY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.