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1978 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1978 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election?

Edgar Herschler won the 1978 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election. Edgar Herschler received 69,972 popular votes (50.86%). The main challenger was John Ostlund (49.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Herschler and Ostlund

Herschler +1.7 pts · won by 2,377 votes
Edgar HerschlerDemocraticWINNER50.86%
69,972 votes
John OstlundRepublican49.14%
67,595 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.