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1978 Wyoming U.S. Senate Election

Wyoming · 2 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Wyoming U.S. Senate Election?

Raymond B. Whitaker won the 1978 Wyoming U.S. Senate Election. Raymond B. Whitaker received 82,908 popular votes (62.17%). The main challenger was Alan Kooi Simpson (37.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Whitaker and Simpson

Whitaker +24.3 pts · won by 32,452 votes
Raymond B. WhitakerDemocraticWINNER62.17%
82,908 votes
Alan Kooi SimpsonRepublican37.83%
50,456 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.