Wyoming is holding an election for governor on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 16, 2022. The filing deadline was May 27, 2022. This is one of 36 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2022. The governor serves as a state's top executive official and is the only executive office that is elected in all 50 states. There are currently 28 Republican governors and 22 Democratic governors. Click here for a clickable map with links to our coverage of all 50 states' responses to the pandemic and here for an overview of all 36 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2022.

A state government trifecta refers to a situation where one party controls a state's governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party.

As of August 16, 2022, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

As of August 16, 2022, there are 22 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 10 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Governor of Wyoming

Incumbent Mark Gordon and Theresa Livingston are running in the general election for Governor of Wyoming on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate
		Mark Gordon (R)
		Theresa Livingston (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming

Theresa Livingston defeated Rex Wilde in the Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming on August 16, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Theresa Livingston	69.7	2,758
	Rex Wilde	30.3	1,201

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 3,959 (30.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming

Incumbent Mark Gordon defeated Brent Bien, Rex Rammell, and James Quick in the Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming on August 16, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Gordon	64.4	57,148
	Brent Bien	27.4	24,313
	Rex Rammell	5.4	4,815
	James Quick	2.8	2,507

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 88,783 (52.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Aaron Nab (R)

Election competitiveness[edit]

Race ratings[edit]

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[1]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Race ratings: Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	August 9, 2022	August 2, 2022	July 26, 2022	July 19, 2022
The Cook Political Report	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements[edit]

The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Wyoming in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.

Filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Wyoming	Governor	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$300.00	5/27/2022	Source
Wyoming	Governor	Unaffiliated	5,418	$300.00	8/29/2022	Source

Past elections[edit]

2018[edit]

See also: Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Wyoming

Mark Gordon defeated Mary Throne, Rex Rammell, and Lawrence Gerard Struempf in the general election for Governor of Wyoming on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Gordon (R)	67.1	136,412
	Mary Throne (D)	27.5	55,965
	Rex Rammell (Constitution Party)	3.3	6,751
	Lawrence Gerard Struempf (L)	1.5	3,010
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	1,100

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 203,238
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming

Mary Throne defeated Michael Allen Green, Ken Casner, and Rex Wilde in the Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming on August 21, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mary Throne	72.9	12,948
	Michael Allen Green	13.5	2,391
	Ken Casner	6.8	1,213
	Rex Wilde	6.8	1,201

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,753
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming on August 21, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mark Gordon	33.4	38,951
	Foster Friess	25.6	29,842
	Harriet Hageman	21.5	25,052
	Sam Galeotos	12.5	14,554
	Taylor Haynes	5.6	6,511
	Bill Dahlin	1.5	1,763

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,673
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2014[edit]

See also: Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican incumbent Matt Mead won re-election on November 4, 2014.

Governor of Wyoming, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matt Mead Incumbent	59.4%	99,700
	Democratic	Pete Gosar	27.3%	45,752
	Independent	Don Wills	5.9%	9,895
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	5.1%	8,490
	Libertarian	Dee Cozzens	2.4%	4,040
Total Votes				167,877
Election results via Wyoming Secretary of State

Election analysis[edit]

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections[edit]

	← 2018
Governor of Wyoming
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: May 27, 2022
	Primary: August 16, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Mark Gordon (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Wyoming
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2022; Impact of term limits in 2022; State government trifectas and triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Wyoming; executive elections
	Governor; Secretary of State; Treasurer; Auditor; Superintendent of Public Instruction

See also: Presidential voting trends in Wyoming

2012-2020[edit]

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 89.5% of Wyomingites lived in one of the state's 21 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 6.4% lived in Albany County, the state's one New Democratic county. Overall, Wyoming was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Wyoming following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Wyoming county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Republican	21	89.5%
New Democratic	1	6.4%
Solid Democratic	1	4.%
Total voted Democratic	2	10.5%
Total voted Republican	21	89.5%

Historical voting trends[edit]

Wyoming presidential election results (1900-2020)

7 Democratic wins
24 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Statewide elections[edit]

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections[edit]

See also: List of United States Senators from Wyoming

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Wyoming.

U.S. Senate election results in Wyoming
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	73.1%	26.9%
2018	67.1%	30.1%
2014	71.2%	17.4%
2012	75.7%	21.7%
2008	75.6%	24.3%
Average	72.5	24.1

Gubernatorial elections[edit]

See also: Governor of Wyoming

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Wyoming.

Gubernatorial election results in Wyoming
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	67.1%	27.5%
2014	59.4%	27.3%
2010	65.7%	22.9%
2006	70.0%	30.0%
2002	50.0%	47.9%
Average	62.4	26.9

State partisanship[edit]

Congressional delegation[edit]

The table below displays the partisan composition of Wyoming's congressional delegation as of August 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Wyoming, August 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	1	3
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	1	3

State executive[edit]

The table below displays the officeholders in Wyoming's top three state executive offices as of August 2022.

State executive officials in Wyoming, August 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Mark Gordon
Secretary of State	Edward Buchanan
Attorney General	Bridget Hill

State legislature[edit]

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Wyoming State Legislature as of August 2022.

Wyoming State Senate[edit]

Party		As of August 2022
	Democratic Party	2
	Republican Party	28
	Vacancies	0
Total		30

Wyoming House of Representatives[edit]

Party		As of August 2022
	Democratic Party	7
	Republican Party	51
	Independent	1
	Libertarian Party	1
	Vacancies	0
Total		60

Trifecta control[edit]

As of August 2022, Wyoming was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Wyoming Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics[edit]

The table below details demographic data in Wyoming and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Wyoming (2019)
	Wyoming	United States
Population	581,024	324,697,795
Land area (sq mi)	97,088	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	91.4%	72.5%
Black/African American	1%	12.7%
Asian	0.9%	5.5%
Native American	2.4%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	9.9%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	93.2%	88%
College graduation rate	27.4%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$64,049	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	11%	13.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019)
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[1] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[2] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[3] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[4] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

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Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022

Contents

Candidates and election results[edit]

General election for Governor of Wyoming

Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming

Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Election competitiveness[edit]

Race ratings[edit]

Ballot access requirements[edit]

Past elections[edit]

2018[edit]

General election for Governor of Wyoming

Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming

Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming

2014[edit]

Election analysis[edit]

Presidential elections[edit]

2012-2020[edit]

Historical voting trends[edit]

Statewide elections[edit]

U.S. Senate elections[edit]

Gubernatorial elections[edit]

State partisanship[edit]

Congressional delegation[edit]

State executive[edit]

State legislature[edit]

Wyoming State Senate[edit]

Wyoming House of Representatives[edit]

Trifecta control[edit]

Demographics[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]