1924 Wyoming gubernatorial special election

1924 Wyoming gubernatorial special election

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Nominee Nellie Tayloe Ross E. J. Sullivan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 43,323 35,275
Percentage 55.12% 44.88%

County results
Ross:      50–60%      60–70%
Sullivan:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Frank Lucas
Republican

Elected Governor

Nellie Tayloe Ross
Democratic

The 1924 Wyoming special gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1924. William B. Ross, the Democratic Governor of Wyoming, died in office on October 2, 1924, temporarily elevating Republican Secretary of State Frank Lucas to the governorship. A special election was held to fill the remainder of Ross's term and his widow, Nellie Tayloe Ross, defeated Republican nominee E. J. Sullivan in a landslide becoming the first ever female governor of any U.S. state.