1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential November 3, 1942 no 1938 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1938 1946 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1946 File:Lester Hunt.jpg 150x150px Lester C. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 39,599 51.32% File:Gov. Nels H. Smith of Wyoming, Oct. 1939 LCCN2016876346 (1).jpg Republican Party (United States) Nels H. Smith 37,568 48.68% 1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHunt: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Smith: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Nels H. Smith Republican Party (United States) Lester C. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) The 1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Governor Nels H. Smith ran for a second term as governor. After defeating several opponents in the Republican primary, he advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Lester C. Hunt, the Wyoming Secretary of State and the Democratic nominee. In a reversal from Smith's landslide election in 1938, Hunt narrowly defeated him in his attempt at a second term. Democratic primary Candidates Lester C. Hunt, Secretary of State of Wyoming Gus Engelking, rancher, 1938 Democratic candidate for GovernorJuly 26, 1942 Engelking Warns Against Disorganization in War Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 3 Democratic primary resultsChristensen Mart T. 1943 Wyoming Official Directory and 1942 Election Returns 78–83 1939 Lester C. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 20,255 92.56% Gus Engelking Democratic Party (United States) 1,628 7.44% 21,883 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nels H. Smith, incumbent Governor Frank Cowan, former Mayor of CasperMay 5, 1942 Former Mayor J. Frank Cowan Announces Candidacy for Governor Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 1 John F. Raper, Sheridan attorney, 1938 Republican candidate for GovernorJune 11, 1942 John F. Raper Announces Candidacy for Governor Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 1 Republican primary results Nels H. Smith (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 20,580 71.41% Frank Cowan Republican Party (United States) 5,220 18.11% John F. Raper Republican Party (United States) 3,019 10.48% 28,819 100.00% Results 1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Lester C. Hunt 39,599 51.32% +11.12% Republican Party (United States) Nels H. Smith (inc.) 37,568 48.68% -11.12% 2,031 2.63% -16.98% 77,167 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Wyoming 1942 Category:1942 Wyoming elections Category:November 1942 in the United States