1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for Wyoming Senate District FREMONT-2
Wyoming State Senate · Wyoming
Robert L. Novotny (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Obrien (D) by 29.1 points.
Robert L. NovotnyRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%7,141
Michael R. ObrienDemocrat
35.4%3,920
11,061 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET