1978Final results
1978 election for Wyoming Governor
Governor · Wyoming
Ed Herschler (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating John C. Ostlund (R) by 1.7 points.
Ed HerschlerDemocrat · winner
50.9%69,972
John C. OstlundRepublican
49.1%67,595
137,567 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET