Election Name: | 1982 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
Country: | Wyoming |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Next Election: | 1986 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Nominee1: | Edgar Herschler |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 106,427 |
Percentage1: | 63.14% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Warren A. Morton |
Popular Vote2: | 62,128 |
Percentage2: | 36.86% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Edgar Herschler |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Edgar Herschler |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.[1] 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.