1926 Wyoming gubernatorial election

1926 Wyoming gubernatorial election

← 1924 November 2, 1926 (1926-11-02) 1930 →
 
Nominee Frank Emerson Nellie Tayloe Ross
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 35,651 34,286
Percentage 50.90% 48.95%

County results
Emerson:      50–60%
Ross:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Nellie Tayloe Ross
Democratic

Elected Governor

Frank Emerson
Republican

The 1926 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross, first elected in the 1924 special election, ran for re-election to a second term. She was narrowly defeated by the Republican nominee, former State Engineer Frank Emerson.