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County results Simpson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Jack: 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1954 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican GovernorClifford Joy Rogers ran for a full term asGovernor of Wyoming afterFrank A. Barrett was elected to theU.S. Senate, but lost the nomination to former State RepresentativeMilward Simpson. Simpson narrowly defeated Democratic former Secretary of State William Jack in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | William M. Jack | 26,283 | 80.05% | |
| Democratic | D. Dexter | 6,550 | 19.95% | |
| Total votes | 32,833 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Milward Simpson | 17,089 | 37.79% | |
| Republican | Clifford Joy Rogers (inc.) | 12,797 | 28.30% | |
| Republican | Frank C. Mockler | 5,271 | 11.66% | |
| Republican | Floyd W. Bartling | 4,388 | 9.70% | |
| Republican | Marvin Bishop | 3,919 | 8.67% | |
| Republican | Wardell Clinger | 1,757 | 3.89% | |
| Total votes | 45,221 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Milward Simpson | 56,275 | 50.50% | −5.65% | |
| Democratic | William M. Jack | 55,163 | 49.50% | +5.65% | |
| Majority | 1,112 | 1.00% | −11.30% | ||
| Turnout | 111,438 | ||||
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