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1946 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1946 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election?

Lester C. Hunt won the 1946 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election. Lester C. Hunt received 43,020 popular votes (52.88%). The main challenger was Earl Wright (47.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunt and Wright

Hunt +5.8 pts · won by 4,687 votes
Lester C. HuntDemocraticWINNER52.88%
43,020 votes
Earl WrightRepublican47.12%
38,333 votes
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.