Election Name: | 1926 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
Country: | Wyoming |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1924 Wyoming gubernatorial special election |
Previous Year: | 1924 |
Next Election: | 1930 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1930 |
Image1: | Frank_C._Emerson.jpg |
Nominee1: | Frank Emerson |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 35,651 |
Percentage1: | 50.90% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Nellie Tayloe Ross |
Popular Vote2: | 34,286 |
Percentage2: | 48.95% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Nellie Tayloe Ross |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Frank Emerson |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.