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1978Final results

1978 election for Wyoming State Senate: Laramie 2

Wyoming State Senate · Wyoming

J. W. Norris (D) and Milton E. Nichols (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
J. W. NorrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.3%11,040
Milton E. NicholsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.9%10,127
Tom BaumanRepublican
23.9%9,338
Curt KaiserRepublican
21.9%8,565
39,070 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