1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election

1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election

← 1974 November 7, 1978 1982 →
 
Nominee Edgar Herschler John Ostlund
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 69,972 67,595
Percentage 50.86% 49.14%

County results

Herschler:      50–60%      60–70%

Ostlund:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Edgar Herschler
Democratic

Elected Governor

Edgar Herschler
Democratic

The 1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler ran for re-election to a second term. After winning a contested Democratic primary, he advanced to the general election, where he faced former State Senator John Ostlund, the Republican nominee. Despite the strong Republican performance nationwide, Herschler's personal popularity allowed him to narrowly win re-election to Ostlund, making him the first Democratic Governor to win re-election since Lester C. Hunt in 1946.