1938 Wyoming gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1938 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential November 8, 1938 no 1934 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1934 1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1942 x150px File:Gov. Nels H. Smith of Wyoming, Oct. 1939 LCCN2016876346 (1).jpg Nels H. Smith Republican Party (United States) 57,288 59.81% Leslie A. Miller.jpg Democratic Party (United States) Leslie A. Miller 38,501 40.19% 1938 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsSmith: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Miller: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Leslie A. Miller Democratic Party (United States) Nels H. Smith Republican Party (United States) The 1938 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938. Incumbent Democratic Governor Leslie A. Miller ran for re-election to his third term, and his second full term. Nels H. Smith, a former State Representative and former state highway commissioner, won a crowded Republican primary and advanced to the general election against Miller. Though Miller won his re-election campaign four years earlier in a landslide, Smith was able to take advantage of the nationwide Republican wave to defeat him in a landslide, winning 60% of the vote to Governor Miller's 40%. Democratic primary Candidates Leslie A. Miller, incumbent Governor Gus F. Engelking, rancherJuly 26, 1938 Candidate Retraces Trail Trip on Visit to Casper Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 3 Results Democratic primaryHunt Lester C. 1939 Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Returns for 1934 60–65 1939 Leslie A. Miller (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 23,464 69.43% Gus F. Engelking Democratic Party (United States) 10,333 30.57% 33,797 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nels H. Smith, former state highway commissioner, former State Representative, 1934 Republican candidate for GovernorMay 19, 1938 Smith in Race for Governor: Weston County Rancher Is First Republican to Announce for Post Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 1 Thomas A. Nicholas, former Campbell County Prosecuting AttorneyApril 5, 1938 Republicans of Wyoming: Thomas A. Nicholas Praised as Self-Made Man Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 5 Josiah H. Holland, Mayor of EvanstonFebruary 14, 1938 Evanston Mayor Endorsed for Gubernatorial Office Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 7 John F. Raper, Sheridan attorneyJuly 1, 1938 Sheridan Attorney in Race for Gubernatorial Office Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 1 Samuel S. Hoover, Mayor of Green River, former State RepresentativeJuly 17, 1938 Green River Mayor Gets Cheyenne Job Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 9 Results Republican primary Nels H. Smith Republican Party (United States) 13,355 41.66% Thomas A. Nicholas Republican Party (United States) 7,361 22.96% Josiah H. Holland Republican Party (United States) 6,494 20.26% John F. Raper Republican Party (United States) 3,111 9.71% Samuel S. Hoover Republican Party (United States) 1,734 5.41% 32,055 100.00% Results 1938 Wyoming gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Nels H. Smith 57,288 59.81% +18.44% Democratic Party (United States) Leslie A. Miller (inc.) 38,501 40.19% -17.71% 18,787 19.61% +3.07% 95,789 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1938 Wyoming elections 1938 Wyoming Category:November 1938 in the United States