1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election

← 1974

November 7, 1978 (1978-11-07)

1982 →


Nominee	Edgar Herschler	John Ostlund
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	69,972	67,595
Percentage	50.9%	49.1%

County Results

Herschler: 50–60% 60–70%

Ostlund: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%

Governor before election

Edgar Herschler
Democratic

Elected Governor

Edgar Herschler
Democratic

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The Wyoming gubernatorial election of 1978 took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democrat Edgar Herschler ran for a second term as Governor of Wyoming and defeated former Republican State Senator John C. Ostlund by a narrow margin.

Results

Wyoming gubernatorial election, 1978^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edgar Herschler (inc.)	69,972	50.86	-5.02%
	Republican	John C. Ostlund	67,595	49.14	+5.02%
Total votes			135,567	100.00	N/A

References

^ "Wyoming Blue Book Volume IV" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

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1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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