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1898 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election?

DeForest Richards won the 1898 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election. DeForest Richards received 10,383 popular votes (52.43%). The main challenger was Horace C. Alger (45.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Richards and Alger

Richards +7.0 pts · won by 1,394 votes
DeForest RichardsRepublicanWINNER52.43%
10,383 votes
Horace C. AlgerDemocratic45.39%
8,989 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.