1980Final results
1980 election for Wyoming State Senate: Southlincolnuinta
Wyoming State Senate · Wyoming
Hight M. Proffit (D) won re-election with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Gary T. Coles (R) by 0.9 points.
Hight M. ProffitDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%3,255
Gary T. ColesRepublican
49.6%3,197
6,452 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 1980
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)