Political party strength in Wyoming
The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of Wyoming including: *Governors, Secretaries of State, State Auditors, State Treasurers and Superintendents of Public Instruction. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the: State Senate, State House of Representatives, State delegation to the United States Senate and State delegation to the United States House of Representatives. For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the tables indicate which party's nominees received the State's electoral votes. Prior to statehood in 1889, there were fewer elected offices, as indicated.
The parties are labeled as follows: Democratic (D), Independent (I), unknown other party (O), Populist (P), Republican (R), and a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.
Wyoming Territory officials
1890-present
| Year | Executive offices | State Legislature | United States Congress | Electoral College votes |
|---|
| Governor | Secretary of State | Auditor | Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. House |
| 1890 |
Francis E. Warren (R)[2] |
Amos W. Barber (R) |
Charles W. Burdick (R) |
Otto Gramm (R) |
Stephen H. Farwell (R) |
13R, 3D |
26R, 7D |
Francis E. Warren (R) |
Joseph M. Carey (R) |
Clarence D. Clark (R) |
| Amos W. Barber (R)[3] |
| 1891 |
| 1892 |
Harrison/Reid (R) |
| 1893 |
John E. Osborne (D) |
11R, 5D |
16D, 12R, 5P[4] |
Henry A. Coffeen (D) |
| 1894 |
vacant |
| 1895 |
William A. Richards (R) |
Charles W. Burdick (R) |
William O. Owen (R) |
Henry G. Hay (R) |
Estelle Reel (R)[5] |
14R, 4D |
34R, 2D, 1P |
Clarence D. Clark (R) |
Francis E. Warren (R) |
Frank W. Mondell (R) |
| 1896 |
Bryan/Sewall (D) |
| 1897 |
14R, 4D, 1 Silv. Dem. |
23R, 11D, 3 Fus., 1P |
John E. Osborne (D) |
| 1898 |
C. H. Parmelee (D)[6] |
| 1899 |
DeForest Richards (R)[7] |
Fenimore Chatterton (R) |
LeRoy Grant (R) |
George E. Abbott (R) |
Thomas T. Tynan (R) |
13R, 6D |
35R, 3D |
Frank W. Mondell (R) |
| 1900 |
McKinley/Roosevelt (R) |
| 1901 |
16R, 2D, 1P |
36R, 2D |
| 1902 |
| 1903 |
Fenimore Chatterton (R)[3] |
William C. Irvine (R) |
21R, 2D |
46R, 4D |
| 1904 |
Roosevelt/Fairbanks (R) |
| 1905 |
Bryant B. Brooks (R) |
20R, 3D |
47R, 3D |
| 1906 |
| 1907 |
William Schnitger (R) |
Edward Gillette (R) |
Archibald D. Cook (R) |
21R, 2D |
45R, 5D |
| 1908 |
Taft/Sherman (R) |
| 1909 |
24R, 3D |
49R, 7D |
| 1910 |
| 1911 |
Joseph M. Carey (R)[8] |
Frank L. Houx (D) |
Robert B. Forsyth (R) |
John L. Baird (R) |
Rose A. Bird Maley (R) |
21R, 6D |
31R, 25D |
| 1912 |
Wilson/Marshall (D) |
| 1913 |
19R, 8D |
29R, 28D |
| 1914 |
| 1915 |
John B. Kendrick (D)[2] |
Herman B. Gates (R) |
Edith K. O. Clark (R) |
18R, 9D |
42R, 15D |
| 1916 |
Wilson/Marshall (D) |
| 1917 |
Frank L. Houx (D)[3] |
16R, 11D |
32R, 25D |
John B. Kendrick (D) |
| 1918 |
| 1919 |
Robert D. Carey (R) |
William E. Chaplin (R) |
I. C. Jefferis (R) |
A. D. Hoskins (R) |
Katherine A. Morton (R) |
17R, 10D |
43R, 11D |
| 1920 |
Harding/Coolidge (R) |
| 1921 |
22R, 3D |
53R, 1D |
| 1922 |
| 1923 |
William B. Ross (D)[7] |
Frank E. Lucas (R) |
Vincent Carter (R) |
John M. Snyder (R) |
20R, 5D |
37R, 23D |
Charles E. Winter (R) |
| 1924 |
Frank E. Lucas (R)[3] |
Coolidge/Dawes (R) |
| 1925 |
Nellie Tayloe Ross (D) |
16R, 11D |
39R, 23D |
| 1926 |
| 1927 |
Frank C. Emerson (R)[7] |
Alonzo M. Clark (R) |
William H. Edelman (R) |
15R, 12D |
45R, 17D |
| 1928 |
Hoover/Curtis (R) |
| 1929 |
Roscoe Alcorn (R) |
17R, 10D |
51R, 11D |
Patrick J. Sullivan (R) |
Vincent Carter (R) |
| 1930 |
Robert D. Carey (R) |
| 1931 |
Alonzo M. Clark (R)[9] |
Harry R. Weston (R) |
21R, 6D |
36R, 26D |
| 1932 |
Roosevelt/Garner (D) |
| 1933 |
Leslie A. Miller (D) |
15R, 12D |
42D, 20R |
| 1934 |
Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) |
| 1935 |
Lester C. Hunt (D) |
William "Scotty" Jack (D) |
J. Kirk Baldwin (D) |
Jack R. Gage (D) |
14D, 13R |
38D, 18R |
Paul Ranous Greever (D) |
| 1936 |
Roosevelt/Garner (D) |
| 1937 |
16D, 11R |
Henry H. Schwartz (D) |
| 1938 |
| 1939 |
Nels H. Smith (R) |
Mart T. Christensen (R) |
Esther L. Anderson (R) |
16R, 11D |
37R, 19D |
Frank O. Horton (R) |
| 1940 |
Roosevelt/Wallace (D) |
| 1941 |
28R, 28D[10] |
John J. McIntyre (D) |
| 1942 |
| 1943 |
Lester C. Hunt (D)[2] |
Mart T. Christensen (R)[7] |
Earl Wright (R) |
17R, 10D |
39R, 17D |
Edward V. Robertson (R) |
Frank A. Barrett (R) |
| 1944 |
William "Scotty" Jack (D)[6] |
Carl Robinson (D)[6] |
Dewey/Bricker (R) |
| John J. McIntyre (D)[6] |
| 1945 |
21R, 6D |
35R, 20D |
| 1946 |
| 1947 |
Arthur G. Crane (R) |
Everett T. Copenhaver (R) |
Clifford Joy Rogers (R) |
Edna B. Stolt (R) |
19R, 8D |
44R, 12D |
| 1948 |
Truman/Barkley (D) |
| 1949 |
Arthur G. Crane (R)[3] |
18R, 9D |
28R, 28D[11] |
Lester C. Hunt (D) |
| 1950 |
| 1951 |
Frank A. Barrett (R)[2] |
Clifford Joy Rogers (R) |
J. R. Mitchell (R)[7] |
17R, 10D |
39R, 17D |
William H. Harrison (R) |
| 1952 |
Minnie A. Mitchell (R)[12] |
Eisenhower/Nixon (R) |
| 1953 |
Clifford Joy Rogers (R)[3] |
21R, 6D |
45R, 11D |
Frank A. Barrett (R) |
| 1954 |
Edward D. Crippa (R) |
| Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D) |
| 1955 |
Milward L. Simpson (R) |
Everett T. Copenhaver (R) |
Minnie A. Mitchell (R) |
Charles B. Morgan (R) |
Velma Linford (D) |
19R, 8D |
32R, 24D |
Edwin Keith Thomson (R) |
| 1956 |
Eisenhower/Nixon (R) |
| 1957 |
16R, 11D |
30R, 26D |
| 1958 |
| 1959 |
John J. Hickey (D)[13] |
Jack R. Gage (D) |
Clifford Joy Rogers (R)[7] |
30D, 26R |
Gale W. McGee (D) |
| 1960 |
Nixon/Lodge (R) |
| 1961 |
Jack R. Gage (D)[3] |
17R, 10D |
35R, 21D |
John J. Hickey (D) |
William H. Harrison (R) |
| 1962 |
Richard J. Luman (R)[14] |
Milward L. Simpson (R) |
| 1963 |
Clifford P. Hansen (R) |
Thyra Thomson (R) |
Everett T. Copenhaver (R) |
Cecil M. Shaw (R) |
16R, 11D |
37R, 19D |
| 1964 |
Johnson/Humphrey (D) |
| 1965 |
13R, 12D |
34D, 27R |
Teno Roncalio (D) |
| 1966 |
| 1967 |
Stanley K. Hathaway (R) |
Everett T. Copenhaver (R)[5] |
Minnie A. Mitchell (R) |
Harry Roberts (R) |
18R, 12D |
34R, 27D |
Clifford P. Hansen (R) |
William H. Harrison (R) |
| 1968 |
Nixon/Agnew (R) |
| 1969 |
45R, 16D |
John S. Wold (R) |
| 1970 |
| 1971 |
James B. Griffith (R) |
Robert G. Schrader (R) |
19R, 11D |
40R, 20D, 1I |
Teno Roncalio (D) |
| 1972 |
Nixon/Agnew (R) |
| 1973 |
Edwin J. Witzenburger (R)[6] |
17R, 13D |
44R, 17D, 1I |
| 1974 |
| 1975 |
Edgar J. Herschler (D) |
James B. Griffith (R) |
Edwin J. Witzenburger (R) |
15R, 15D[15] |
32R, 29D, 1I |
| 1976 |
Ford/Dole |
| 1977 |
18R, 12D |
Malcolm Wallop (R) |
| 1978 |
| 1979 |
Shirley Wittler (R) |
Lynn Simons (D) |
19R, 11D |
42R, 20D |
Alan K. Simpson (R) |
Dick Cheney (R)[5] |
| 1980 |
Reagan/Bush (R) |
| 1981 |
39R, 23D |
| 1982 |
| 1983 |
Stan Smith (R) |
38R, 25D, 1I |
| 1984 |
Reagan/Bush (R) |
| 1985 |
46R, 18D |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
Mike Sullivan (D) |
Kathy Karpan (D) |
Jack Sidi (R) |
44R, 20D |
| 1988 |
Bush/Quayle (R) |
| 1989 |
43R, 21D |
Craig L. Thomas (R) |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
Dave Ferrari (R) |
Diana J. Ohman (R) |
20R, 10D |
42R, 22D |
| 1992 |
Bush/Quayle (R) |
| 1993 |
41R, 19D |
| 1994 |
| 1995 |
Jim Geringer (R) |
Diana J. Ohman (R) |
Judy Catchpole (R) |
47R, 13D |
Craig L. Thomas (R)[7] |
Barbara Cubin (R) |
| 1996 |
Dole/Kemp (R) |
| 1997 |
21R, 9D |
43R, 17D |
Mike Enzi (R) |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
Joseph B. Meyer (R) |
Max Maxfield (R) |
Cynthia Lummis (R) |
| 2000 |
Bush/Cheney (R) |
| 2001 |
20R, 10D |
46R, 14D |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
Dave Freudenthal (D) |
Trent Blankenship (R) |
45R, 15D |
| 2004 |
Bush/Cheney (R) |
| 2005 |
23R, 7D |
46R, 14D |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
Max Maxfield (R) |
Rita Meyer (R) |
Joseph B. Meyer (R)[7] |
Jim McBride (R) |
43R, 17D |
| John Barrasso (R)[12] |
| 2008 |
McCain/Palin (R) |
| 2009 |
41R, 19D |
Cynthia Lummis (R) |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
Matt Mead (R) |
Cynthia Cloud (R) |
Cindy Hill (R) |
26R, 4D |
50R, 10D |
| 2012 |
Romney/Ryan (R) |
| 2013 |
Mark Gordon (R) |
52R, 8D |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
Ed Murray (R) |
Jillian Balow (R) |
51R, 9D |
| 2016 |
| Year | Governor | Secretary of State | Auditor | Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. House | Electoral College votes |
| Executive offices | State Legislature | United States Congress |
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Of Wyoming Territory.
- 1 2 3 4 Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
- ↑ A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Populist, L.C. Tidball, as Speaker, and organized the chamber.
- 1 2 3 Resigned.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appointed to fill vacancy.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Died in office.
- ↑ But helped to organize the Progressive Party in 1912.
- ↑ As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.
- ↑ Elected a Democrat, Carl Robinson, as Speaker.
- ↑ Elected a Republican, Herman D. Mayland, as Speaker.
- 1 2 Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his or her own right.
- ↑ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
- ↑ As deputy state treasurer, assumed the duties of treasurer.
- ↑ With a coin flip, the Democrats received the Senate Presidency under J.W. Myers, and control of committees alternated between each party also with a coin flip for the first committee. p. 24
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