1946 Wyoming gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential November 5, 1946 no 1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1942 1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1950 File:Lester Hunt.jpg 150x150px Lester C. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 43,020 52.88% 3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) Earl Wright 38,333 47.12% 1946 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHunt: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Wright: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Lester C. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) Lester C. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic Governor Lester C. Hunt ran for re-election to a second term. Former Republican Governor Nels H. Smith, whom Hunt defeated in 1942, announced that he would challenge Hunt for re-election,April 16, 1946 Smith Says He Will Seek Office: To Be Candidate For Governor Job Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 4 but he was defeated in the Republican primary by State Treasurer Earl Wright.July 17, 1946 Nels Smith Concedes Defeat: Wright Builds Lead to 4,000 In Late Tally Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 1 In the general election, even though the Republican Party had a strong performance nationwide, Wyoming Democrats did well; Hunt defeated Wright by a wider margin than his 1942 victory as Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney similarly won another term. Democratic primary Candidates Lester C. Hunt, incumbent Governor Results Democratic primaryCrane A. G. 1947 Wyoming Official Directory and 1946 Election Returns 76–77, 296–97 1947 Lester C. Hunt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 17,456 100.00% 17,456 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Earl Wright, Wyoming State Treasurer Nels H. Smith, former Governor of Wyoming Results Republican primary Earl Wright Republican Party (United States) 15,272 58.42% Nels H. Smith Republican Party (United States) 10,870 41.58% 26,142 100.00% Results 1946 Wyoming gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Lester C. Hunt (inc.) 43,020 52.88% +1.56% Republican Party (United States) Earl Wright 38,333 47.12% -1.56% 4,687 5.76% +3.13% 81,353 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:1946 Wyoming elections 1946 Wyoming Category:November 1946 in the United States