Ageneral election was held in the U.S. state ofWyoming on September 11, 1890, to elect the state's executive officers—the governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction—which were created in thestate constitution adopted in 1889. This was the first election in which these offices were for election. The Republican Party performed well, carrying all of them by double-digit margins.
Incumbent Territorial GovernorFrancis E. Warren ran for re-election as governor, facing former Territorial GovernorGeorge W. Baxter, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Warren defeated Baxter by a wide margin, but he did not serve as Governor for long. He was elected to the U.S. Senate a few weeks into his term and resigned as governor, elevating Secretary of StateAmos W. Barber to the governorship and triggering a special election in1892.
Amos W. Barber, a surgeon fromCheyenne, was nominated by the Republicans for secretary of state. The Democratic Party nominated formerCrook County Clerk John S. Harper.[2] Barber defeated Harper by a wide margin to win his first, and only, term as secretary of state.
In the race for auditor, the Republican convention nominated Charles W. Burdick, who served as a member of the Wyoming Territorial Council prior to statehood.[3] He was challenged by George A. Campbell, the Democratic nominee. Burdick defeated Campbell by a wide margin to win the first election for state auditor.
The Republican convention nominated Otto Gramm, theAlbany County Treasurer, as its nominee in the first statewide election for treasurer.[3] The Democratic nominee was Isaac C. Miller, a wool grower fromRawlins.[4] Gramm defeated Miller by a wide margin.
At the Republican convention, Stephen T. Farwell, the formerJohnson County Treasurer, was named as the Republican nominee for superintendent.[5] The Democratic convention nominated Anthony V. Quinn, a former member of the Territorial Council.[6] Farwell defeated Quinn by a wide margin.
