1982 Wyoming gubernatorial election

1982 Wyoming gubernatorial election

November 2, 1982 (1982-11-02)
 
Nominee Edgar Herschler Warren A. Morton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 106,427 62,128
Percentage 63.14% 36.86%

County results

Herschler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Morton:      50–60%

Governor before election

Edgar Herschler
Democratic

Elected Governor

Edgar Herschler
Democratic

The 1982 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler ran for re-election to a third term. He faced former State House Speaker Warren A. Morton in the general election after several prominent Republicans, including then-Congressman Dick Cheney, declined to challenge him. However, Herschler remained personally popular and the national political environment favored Democrats, and he had little difficulty defeating Morton to win a third term. In doing so, Herschler became the first (and, with the subsequent adoption of gubernatorial term limits, likely the last) Governor of Wyoming to win three terms in office.