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2002 governor elections · Wyoming history

Wyoming governor election 2002

Dave Freudenthal DEM +2.0 gain · held 11/5/02

Votes counted
185,459
Margin
2.0 pts
Seat held by
Republicanchanged party

General election 11/5/02

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Dave Freudenthal WonDEM92,66249.96%
Eli D. BeboutREP88,87347.92%
Dave DawsonLIB3,9242.12%
Total185,459

Official source: 02_General%20Election_SW_Candidates.pdf

Other Wyoming governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Mark Gordon57.0
2018Mark Gordon39.2
2014Matt Hansen Mead31.5
2010Matt Hansen Mead42.2
2006Dave Freudenthal40.0
2002Dave Freudenthal2.0
1998Jim Geringer15.1

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2002 Wyoming governor race?

Dave Freudenthal (DEM) won with 50.0% of the vote, ahead of Eli D. Bebout (47.9%), a margin of 2.0 points.

Did the Wyoming governor seat change party in 2002?

Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.

How many votes were cast in the 2002 Wyoming governor race?

185,459 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.