1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Wyoming House District NATRONA
Wyoming House of Representatives · Wyoming
10 seats: Patrick H. Meenan (R), Russ Donley (R), Warren A. Morton (R), Jack Sidi (R), Edness Kimball Wilkins (D), Charles Scott (R), Quincy L. Tarter (R), William S. Curry (R), Nyla Murphy (R), Bill Bragg (R) won.
10 seatsPatrick H. MeenanRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.6%10,542
Russ DonleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.5%10,387
Warren A. MortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.3%10,056
Jack SidiRepublican · winner · incumbent
6.0%9,592
Edness Kimball WilkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.0%9,569
Charles ScottRepublican · winner
5.9%9,515
Quincy L. TarterRepublican · winner · incumbent
5.9%9,475
William S. CurryRepublican · winner · incumbent
5.9%9,454
Nyla MurphyRepublican · winner
5.8%9,304
Bill BraggRepublican · winner
5.6%8,921
Edward P. McCarthyDemocrat · incumbent
5.4%8,593
Larry R. ClappDemocrat · incumbent
5.1%8,151
Walt ForbesRepublican
4.8%7,726
Frank L. BowronDemocrat
4.8%7,669
Donn DriscollDemocrat
4.1%6,621
Bob HowardDemocrat
4.1%6,600
Shirley L. ClesDemocrat
3.8%6,066
Paul MaluchnikDemocrat
2.6%4,081
James DemosDemocrat
2.4%3,827
Will M. LynnDemocrat
2.4%3,818
159,967 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Patrick H. Meenan (R)Russ Donley (R)Warren A. Morton (R)Jack Sidi (R)Edness Kimball Wilkins (D)Charles Scott (R)Quincy L. Tarter (R)William S. Curry (R)Nyla Murphy (R)Bill Bragg (R)Edward P. McCarthy (D)Larry R. Clapp (D)
Also on the ballot: Walt Forbes (Republican), 4.8%; Frank L. Bowron (Democrat), 4.8%; Donn Driscoll (Democrat), 4.1%; Bob Howard (Democrat), 4.1%; Shirley L. Cles (Democrat), 3.8%; Paul Maluchnik (Democrat), 2.6%; James Demos (Democrat), 2.4%; Will M. Lynn (Democrat), 2.4%