2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Wyoming. Incumbent Republican governor Mark Gordon won a second term against Democratic Wyoming State Facilities Commission member Theresa Livingston.

2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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Turnout	66.59%
Nominee Mark Gordon Theresa Livingston Write-in Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 143,696 30,686 11,461 Percentage 74.07% 15.82% 5.91%
County results Gordon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election Mark Gordon Republican Elected Governor Mark Gordon Republican

Livingston's vote percentage was the lowest for a Democratic candidate running for governor in Wyoming since it was admitted to the union in 1890, falling short of Leslie Petersen's 22.90% performance in 2010. Gordon won by the widest margin in the state's history, winning by 58 points and becoming the first Republican to win every county since 2010.

Livingston's 15.8% of the vote was the weakest performance by a major party nominee in any state since that of Republican Dan Maes in Colorado in 2010; however, that election featured a candidate from the Constitution Party taking 36.38% of the vote. Livingston's performance was also the worst in a two-party race since Republican Elvin McCary's 14.8% in Alabama in 1974.

Republican primary

Veterinarian Rex Rammell finished third in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Gordon, incumbent governor^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Brent Bien, civil engineer and retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel^[2]
• James Scott Quick, businessman^[2]
• Rex Rammell, veterinarian and perennial candidate^[3]

Declined

• Bo Biteman, state senator (ran for re-election)^[4]
• Darin Smith, attorney, Christian Broadcasting Network executive, and withdrawn candidate for Wyoming's at-large congressional district in 2022^[5]

Endorsements

Mark Gordon

State officials

• Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota^[6]

Individuals

• Lynnette Friess, widow of Foster Friess^[7]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Brent Bien	Mark Gordon	James Quick	Rex Rammell	Undecided
University of Wyoming[8]	Jul 25 – Aug 6, 2022	562 (LV)	± 4.1%	14%	54%	1%	4%	28%

Results

Results by county:

  Gordon

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Bien

•   40–50%
•   50–60%

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Gordon (incumbent)	101,092	61.7
	Republican	Brent Bien	48,549	29.7
	Republican	Rex Rammell	9,373	5.7
	Republican	James Scott Quick	4,725	2.9
Total votes			163,739	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Theresa Livingston, member of the Wyoming State School Facilities Commission^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• Rex Wilde, cabinet maker and perennial candidate^[10]

Results

Results by county:

  Livingston

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Livingston-Wilde tie

•   40–50%

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theresa Livingston	4,989	71.2
	Democratic	Rex Wilde	2,016	28.8
Total votes			7,005	100.0

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominee

• Jared Baldes^[11]

General election

Though Brent Bien had lost in the Republican primary to Mark Gordon, Bien's supporters ran a write-in campaign for him in the general election.^[12]

Candidates

• Mark Gordon (Republican), incumbent governor^[12]
• Theresa Livingston (Democratic), member of the Wyoming State School Facilities Commission^[12]
• Brent Brien (Republican, write-in), civil engineer, retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, and candidate in the Republican primary^[12]
• Jared Baldes (Libertarian)^[12]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[13]	Solid R	July 26, 2022
Inside Elections[14]	Solid R	July 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[15]	Safe R	June 29, 2022
Politico[16]	Solid R	April 1, 2022
RCP[17]	Safe R	January 10, 2022
Fox News[18]	Solid R	May 12, 2022
538[19]	Solid R	July 31, 2022
Elections Daily[20]	Safe R	November 7, 2022

Results

2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election^[21][22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Gordon (incumbent)	143,696	74.07%	+6.95%
	Democratic	Theresa Livingston	30,686	15.82%	−11.72%
	Write-in		11,461	5.91%	+5.37%
	Libertarian	Jared Baldes	8,157	4.20%	+2.72%
Total votes			194,000	100.0%
Turnout			198,198	66.59%
Registered electors			297,639
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Albany (largest city: Laramie)
• Teton (largest city: Jackson)

See also

• 2022 Wyoming elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear