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1982Final results

1982 election for Wyoming Senate District ALBANY-2

Wyoming State Senate · Wyoming

David R. Nicholas (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Hand (D) by 24.7 points.

David R. NicholasRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%6,346
Jim HandDemocrat
37.6%3,829
10,175 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+6.91970D+10.01974R+4.71978R+24.71982R+1.21990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET