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1982Final results

1982 election for Wyoming Governor

Governor · Wyoming

Ed Herschler (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Warren A. Morton (R) by 26.3 points.

Ed HerschlerDemocrat · winner
63.1%106,427
36.9%62,128
168,555 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+7.91986D+30.71990R+18.81994R+15.81998D+2.12002D+40.02006

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET