1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Wyoming State Senate election results, district by district
Every Wyoming State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 30 seats
After the electionD 11 · R 19
Races13
Changed party1
Unopposed31%4 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 5 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-ALBANY-2 | David R. Nicholas (R) | 4.7 | Flipped |
| SD-CAMPBELLJOHNSON | Catherine M. Parks (R) | 42.6 | |
| SD-CARBON | O. R. Daily (D) | 25.6 | |
| SD-CONVERSENIOBRARA | Eddie Moore (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-CROOKWESTON | Earl Christensen (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-FREMONT-2 | Robert L. Novotny (R) | 19.3 | |
| SD-HOTSPRINGSWASHAKIE | Gerald E. Geis (R) | 24.6 | |
| SD-LARAMIE-2 | J. W. Norris · Milton E. Nichols (D) | 2.0 | |
| SD-NATRONA-2 | Tom Stroock · Dick Sadler (REP) | 2.3 | |
| SD-NORTHLINCOLNSUBLETTETETON | John F. Turner (R) | 12.9 | |
| SD-PARK-2 | L. Donald Northrup (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-SHERIDAN-2 | Fenworth Downing (R) | 13.8 | |
| SD-SWEETWATER-2 | Ford Bussart (D) | Unopposed |
Wyoming State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner