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The2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect thegovernor of Wyoming. IncumbentRepublican governorMark Gordon won a second term againstDemocratic Wyoming State Facilities Commission member Theresa Livingston.
Livingston's vote percentage was the lowest for aDemocratic candidate running for governor in Wyoming since it wasadmitted to the union in1890, falling short of Leslie Petersen's 22.90% performance in2010. Gordon won by the widest margin in the state's history, winning by 58 points and becoming the first Republican to win every county since2010.
Livingston's 15.8% of the vote was the weakest performance by a major party nominee in any state since that of Republican Dan Maes inColorado in2010; however, that election featured a candidate from theConstitution Party taking 36.38% of the vote. Livingston's performance was also the worst in a contested race between only the two major parties since Republican Elvin McCary's 14.8% inAlabama in1974.
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Brent Bien | Mark Gordon | James Quick | Rex Rammell | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming[8] | Jul 25 – Aug 6, 2022 | 562 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 14% | 54% | 1% | 4% | 28% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Gordon (incumbent) | 101,092 | 61.7 | |
| Republican | Brent Bien | 48,549 | 29.7 | |
| Republican | Rex Rammell | 9,373 | 5.7 | |
| Republican | James Scott Quick | 4,725 | 2.9 | |
| Total votes | 163,739 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Theresa Livingston | 4,989 | 71.2 | |
| Democratic | Rex Wilde | 2,016 | 28.8 | |
| Total votes | 7,005 | 100.0 | ||
Though Brent Bien had lost in the Republican primary to Mark Gordon, Bien's supporters ran a write-in campaign for him in the general election.[12]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[13] | Solid R | July 26, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[14] | Solid R | July 22, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[15] | Safe R | June 29, 2022 |
| Politico[16] | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[17] | Safe R | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News[18] | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| 538[19] | Solid R | July 31, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[20] | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |
Margin swing by county| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Gordon (incumbent) | 143,696 | 74.07% | +6.95% | |
| Democratic | Theresa Livingston | 30,686 | 15.82% | −11.72% | |
| Write-in | 11,461 | 5.91% | +5.37% | ||
| Libertarian | Jared Baldes | 8,157 | 4.20% | +2.72% | |
| Total votes | 194,000 | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | 198,198 | 66.59% | |||
| Registered electors | 297,639 | ||||
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| County | Mark Gordon Republican | Theresa Livingston Democratic | Write-in | Jared Baldes Libertarian | Margin | Total | |||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Albany | 7,462 | 59.22% | 4,143 | 32.88% | 611 | 4.85% | 384 | 3.05% | 3,319 | 26.34% | 12,600 |
| Big Horn | 3,529 | 83.25% | 305 | 7.20% | 249 | 5.87% | 156 | 3.68% | 3,224 | 76.06% | 4,239 |
| Campbell | 9,787 | 79.82% | 757 | 6.17% | 880 | 7.18% | 838 | 6.83% | 8,907[b] | 72.64% | 12,262 |
| Carbon | 3,681 | 78.27% | 598 | 12.72% | 191 | 4.06% | 233 | 4.95% | 3,083 | 65.55% | 4,703 |
| Converse | 3,796 | 76.27% | 355 | 7.13% | 536 | 10.77% | 290 | 5.83% | 3,441[b] | 69.14% | 4,977 |
| Crook | 2,516 | 77.46% | 200 | 6.16% | 359 | 11.05% | 173 | 5.33% | 2,157[b] | 66.41% | 3,248 |
| Fremont | 9,866 | 73.64% | 1,939 | 14.47% | 719 | 5.37% | 802 | 5.99% | 7,927 | 59.17% | 13,398 |
| Goshen | 3,972 | 82.53% | 440 | 9.14% | 211 | 4.38% | 190 | 3.95% | 3,532 | 73.38% | 4,813 |
| Hot Springs | 1,525 | 70.24% | 218 | 10.04% | 331 | 15.25% | 97 | 4.47% | 1,194[b] | 55.00% | 2,171 |
| Johnson | 3,182 | 82.33% | 268 | 6.93% | 299 | 7.74% | 116 | 3.00% | 2,883[b] | 74.59% | 3,865 |
| Laramie | 22,067 | 73.78% | 5,765 | 19.27% | 1,014 | 3.39% | 1,065 | 3.56% | 16,302 | 54.50% | 29,911 |
| Lincoln | 6,021 | 80.47% | 699 | 9.34% | 488 | 6.52% | 274 | 3.66% | 5,322 | 71.13% | 7,482 |
| Natrona | 17,246 | 76.68% | 3,303 | 14.69% | 898 | 3.99% | 1,044 | 4.64% | 13,943 | 61.99% | 22,491 |
| Niobrara | 704 | 67.24% | 46 | 4.39% | 251 | 23.97% | 46 | 4.39% | 407[b] | 24.83% | 1,047 |
| Park | 9,700 | 76.39% | 1,286 | 10.13% | 1,284 | 10.11% | 428 | 3.37% | 8,414 | 66.26% | 12,698 |
| Platte | 2,915 | 74.34% | 411 | 10.48% | 402 | 10.25% | 193 | 4.92% | 2,504 | 63.86% | 3,921 |
| Sheridan | 9,335 | 76.57% | 1,616 | 13.26% | 871 | 7.14% | 369 | 3.03% | 7,719 | 63.32% | 12,191 |
| Sublette | 2,899 | 81.80% | 341 | 9.62% | 181 | 5.11% | 123 | 3.47% | 2,558 | 72.18% | 3,544 |
| Sweetwater | 8,827 | 74.07% | 1,871 | 15.70% | 688 | 5.77% | 531 | 4.46% | 6,956 | 58.37% | 11,917 |
| Teton | 4,943 | 48.72% | 4,926 | 48.55% | 51 | 0.50% | 226 | 2.23% | 17 | 0.17% | 10,146 |
| Uinta | 5,224 | 79.20% | 754 | 11.43% | 349 | 5.29% | 269 | 4.08% | 4,470 | 67.77% | 6,596 |
| Washakie | 2,466 | 80.99% | 267 | 8.77% | 171 | 5.62% | 141 | 4.63% | 2,199 | 72.22% | 3,045 |
| Weston | 2,033 | 74.33% | 178 | 6.51% | 355 | 12.98% | 169 | 6.18% | 1,678[b] | 61.35% | 2,735 |
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