2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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.

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

Candidates Nominee Mark Gordon, incumbent governor

Eliminated in primary Brent Bien, civil engineer and retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel James Scott Quick, businessman Rex Rammell, veterinarian and perennial candidate

Declined Bo Biteman, state senator (ran for re-election) Darin Smith, attorney, Christian Broadcasting Network executive, and withdrawn candidate for in 2022

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BrentBien MarkGordon JamesQuick RexRammell UndecidedUniversity of WyomingUniversity of WyomingJul 25 – Aug 6, 2022562 (LV)± 4.1%14%54%1%4%28%

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Theresa Livingston, member of the Wyoming State School Facilities Commission

Eliminated in primary Rex Wilde, cabinet maker and perennial candidate

Results

Libertarian convention Candidates Nominee Jared Baldes

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.

Candidates

Mark Gordon (Republican), incumbent governor Theresa Livingston (Democratic), member of the Wyoming State School Facilities Commission Brent Bien (Republican, write-in), civil engineer, retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, and candidate in the Republican primary Jared Baldes (Libertarian)

Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report July 26, 2022Inside Elections July 22, 2022 Sabato's Crystal Ball June 29, 2022PoliticoApril 1, 2022 RCPJanuary 10, 2022Fox News May 12, 2022538July 31, 2022Elections DailyNovember 7, 2022

Results

By county Source

County Mark GordonRepublican Theresa LivingstonDemocratic Write-in Jared BaldesLibertarian Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Albany7,46259.22%4,14332.88%6114.85%3843.05%3,31926.34%12,600Big Horn3,52983.25%3057.20%2495.87%1563.68%3,22476.06%4,239Campbell9,78779.82%7576.17%8807.18%8386.83%8,90772.64%12,262Carbon3,68178.27%59812.72%1914.06%2334.95%3,08365.55%4,703Converse3,79676.27%3557.13%53610.77%2905.83%3,44169.14%4,977Crook2,51677.46%2006.16%35911.05%1735.33%2,15766.41%3,248Fremont9,86673.64%1,93914.47%7195.37%8025.99%7,92759.17%13,398Goshen3,97282.53%4409.14%2114.38%1903.95%3,53273.38%4,813Hot Springs1,52570.24%21810.04%33115.25%974.47%1,19455.00%2,171Johnson3,18282.33%2686.93%2997.74%1163.00%2,88374.59%3,865Laramie22,06773.78%5,76519.27%1,0143.39%1,0653.56%16,30254.50%29,911Lincoln6,02180.47%6999.34%4886.52%2743.66%5,32271.13%7,482Natrona17,24676.68%3,30314.69%8983.99%1,0444.64%13,94361.99%22,491Niobrara70467.24%464.39%25123.97%464.39%40724.83%1,047Park9,70076.39%1,28610.13%1,28410.11%4283.37%8,41466.26%12,698Platte2,91574.34%41110.48%40210.25%1934.92%2,50463.86%3,921Sheridan9,33576.57%1,61613.26%8717.14%3693.03%7,71963.32%12,191Sublette2,89981.80%3419.62%1815.11%1233.47%2,55872.18%3,544Sweetwater8,82774.07%1,87115.70%6885.77%5314.46%6,95658.37%11,917Teton4,94348.72%4,92648.55%510.50%2262.23%170.17%10,146Uinta5,22479.20%75411.43%3495.29%2694.08%4,47067.77%6,596Washakie2,46680.99%2678.77%1715.62%1414.63%2,19972.22%3,045Weston2,03374.33%1786.51%35512.98%1696.18%1,67861.35%2,735 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Albany (largest city: Laramie) Teton (largest city: Jackson)

2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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