1918 Wyoming gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1918 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential November 5, 1918 no 1914 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1914 1922 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1922 File:Robert_Davis_Carey.jpg 150x150px Robert D. Carey Republican Party (United States) 23,825 56.11% File:Frank Lee Houx.jpg Democratic Party (United States) Frank L. Houx 18,640 43.90% 1918 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCarey: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Houx: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Frank L. Houx Democratic Party (United States) Robert D. Carey Republican Party (United States) The 1918 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1918. Following the election of Governor John B. Kendrick to the U.S. Senate in 1916, Secretary of State Frank L. Houx served as acting Governor. He ran for re-election and faced a stiff challenge in the Democratic primary from attorney William B. Ross. After defeating Ross by a decisive margin, he faced Robert D. Carey, the Republican nominee and the son of former Democratic Governor Joseph M. Carey. However, despite Houx's past electoral success, he faced difficult headwinds as Democratic candidates did poorly across the country in 1918. He ended up losing re-election to Carey by a wide margin. Democratic primary Candidates Frank L. Houx, incumbent Governor William B. Ross, attorney, 1910 Democratic nominee for Congress, former Laramie County Attorney Results Democratic primaryErwin Marie Trenholm Virginia Cole Wyoming Blue Book https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookTwo.pdf 2 Cheyenne, Wyo. Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co. 1974 574–75 Frank L. Houx (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 4,393 56.91% William B. Ross Democratic Party (United States) 3,326 43.09% 7,719 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Robert D. Carey, Chairman of the State Highway Commission, former Converse County CommissionerJuly 17, 1918 Robert D. Carey Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/348996332/ June 6, 2021 M. B. Camplin, Mayor of SheridanAugust 1, 1918 Mayor Camplin to Visit City Again Tonight Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/348999223/ June 6, 2021 Leonidas R. A. Condit, former State Representative from Johnson Countyhttps://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators///975 Representative Leonidas R Condit Wyoming Legislator Database Wyoming State Legislature June 6, 2021 Results Republican primary Robert D. Carey Republican Party (United States) 8,404 57.61% M. B. Camplin Republican Party (United States) 3,874 26.56% Leonidas R. Condit Republican Party (United States) 2,309 15.83% 14,587 100.00% Results 1918 Wyoming gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Robert D. Carey 23,825 56.11% +11.90% Democratic Party (United States) Frank L. Houx (inc.) 18,640 43.89% -7.72% 5,185 12.21 +4.80% 42,465 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1918 Wyoming elections 1918 Wyoming