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1982 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1982 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election?

Edgar Herschler won the 1982 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election. Edgar Herschler received 106,427 popular votes (63.14%). The main challenger was Warren A. Morton (36.86%).

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

Herschler +26.3 pts · won by 44,299 votes
Edgar HerschlerDemocraticWINNER63.14%
106,427 votes
Warren A. MortonRepublican36.86%
62,128 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.