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1972Final results

1972 election for Wyoming State Senate: Laramie 1

Wyoming State Senate · Wyoming

William G. Rector (D), Tom Searl (R) and Glenn K. Rogers (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
William G. RectorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.0%13,718
Tom SearlRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.8%12,890
Glenn K. RogersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.1%11,686
J. W. NorrisDemocrat
16.3%11,187
Richard LarsonRepublican
15.5%10,595
T. V. JonesRepublican
12.3%8,418
68,494 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

EvenD+4.91972R+7.11976R+1.81980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)