# 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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The 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Wyoming. Incumbent Republican governor Mark Gordon won a second term against Democratic Wyoming State Facilities Commission member Theresa Livingston.
Livingston's vote percentage was the lowest for a Democratic candidate running for governor in Wyoming since it was admitted to the union in 1890, falling short of Leslie Petersen's 22.90% performance in 2010. Gordon won by the widest margin in the state's history, winning by 58 points and becoming the first Republican to win every county since 2010.
Livingston's 15.8% of the vote was the weakest performance by a major party nominee in any state since that of Republican Dan Maes in Colorado in 2010 . However, that election featured a candidate from the Constitution Party taking 36.38% of the vote. Livingston's performance was also the worst in a two-party race since Republican Elvin McCary's 14.8% in Alabama in 1974.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Mark Gordon, incumbent governor

#### Eliminated in primary

* Brent Bien, civil engineer and retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel
* James Scott Quick, businessman
* Rex Rammell, veterinarian and perennial candidate

#### Declined

* Bo Biteman, state senator (ran for re-election)
* Darin Smith, attorney, Christian Broadcasting Network executive, and withdrawn candidate for Wyoming's at-large congressional district in 2022

### Endorsements

State officials
* Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota
Individuals
* Lynnette Friess, widow of Foster Friess

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brent Bien | Mark Gordon | James Quick | Rex Rammell | Undecided |
| University of Wyoming | Jul 25 – Aug 6, 2022 | 562 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 14% | 54% | 1% | 4% | 28% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Gordon (incumbent) | 101,092 | 61.7 |
| | Republican | Brent Bien | 48,549 | 29.7 |
| | Republican | Rex Rammell | 9,373 | 5.7 |
| | Republican | James Scott Quick | 4,725 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 163,739 | 100.0 |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Theresa Livingston, member of the Wyoming State School Facilities Commission

#### Eliminated in primary

* Rex Wilde, cabinet maker and perennial candidate

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Theresa Livingston | 4,989 | 71.2 |
| | Democratic | Rex Wilde | 2,016 | 28.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,005 | 100.0 |

## Libertarian convention
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Jared Baldes

## General election

Though Brent Bien had lost in the Republican primary to Mark Gordon, Bien's supporters ran a write-in campaign for him in the general election.

### Candidates

* Mark Gordon (Republican), incumbent governor
* Theresa Livingston (Democratic), member of the Wyoming State School Facilities Commission
* Brent Brien (Republican, write-in), civil engineer, retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, and candidate in the Republican primary
* Jared Baldes (Libertarian)

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | July 26, 2022 |
| Inside Elections | Solid R | July 22, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | June 29, 2022 |
| Politico | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP | Safe R | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| 538 | Solid R | July 31, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Safe R | November 7, 2022 |

### Results

2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Mark Gordon (incumbent) | 143,696 | 74.07% | +6.95% |
| | Democratic | Theresa Livingston | 30,686 | 15.82% | −11.72% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 11,461 | 5.91% | +5.37% |
| | Libertarian | Jared Baldes | 8,157 | 4.20% | +2.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 194,000 | 100.0% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,198 | 66.59% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 297,639 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Albany (largest city: Laramie)
* Teton (largest city: Jackson)