1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for Wyoming State Senate: Hot Springs–Washakie
Wyoming State Senate · Wyoming
Stanford S. Smith (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating David G. Laird (D) by 13.3 points.
Stanford S. SmithRepublican · winner
56.6%3,210
David G. LairdDemocrat
43.4%2,457
5,667 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)