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1998Final results

1998 election for Wyoming Governor

Governor · Wyoming

Jim Geringer (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating John P. Vinich (D) by 15.8 points.

Jim GeringerRepublican · winner
57.9%97,235
42.1%70,754
167,989 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 1998

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