1924 Wyoming gubernatorial special election

The Wyoming gubernatorial special election of 1924 took place on November 3, 1924. The former Democratic Governor William B. Ross had died in October and Frank Lucas, the Republican Secretary of State of Wyoming who rose to the position through the line of succession chose to not run. Ross's wife Nellie Tayloe Ross defeated the Republican E. J. Sullivan with 55.12% of the vote and became the first female governor in the United States.

Wyoming gubernatorial special election, 1924

November 4, 1924

Nominee Nellie Tayloe Ross E. J. Sullivan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 43,323 35,275 Percentage 55.12% 44.88%

Governor before election Frank Lucas Republican Elected Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross Democratic

Results

Wyoming gubernatorial special election, 1924[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nellie Tayloe Ross	43,323	55.12%
	Republican	E. J. Sullivan	35,275	44.88%
Total votes			78,598	100%

County results

Source[1]

County	Ross	Votes	Sullivan	Votes	Total
Albany	60.18%	2,750	39.82%	1,820	4,570
Big Horn	53.36%	1,964	46.64%	1,717	3,681
Campbell	61.22%	1,258	38.78%	797	2,055
Carbon	51.15%	2,228	48.85%	2,128	4,356
Converse	53.4%	1,616	46.6%	1,410	3,026
Crook	58.3%	1,022	41.7%	731	1,753
Fremont	58.85%	2,204	41.15%	1,541	3,745
Goshen	58.42%	1,652	41.58%	1,176	2,828
Hot Springs	55.97%	1,233	44.03%	970	2,203
Johnson	56.02%	1,065	43.98%	836	1,901
Laramie	54.12%	4,102	45.88%	3,477	7,579
Lincoln	46%	1,357	54%	1,593	2,950
Natrona	46.68%	6,312	53.32%	7,209	13,521
Niobrara	62.42%	1,023	37.58%	616	1,639
Park	64.01%	1,846	35.99%	1,038	2,884
Platte	67.62%	1,827	32.38%	875	2,702
Sheridan	60.79%	3,450	39.21%	2,225	5,675
Sublette	35.26%	287	64.74%	527	814
Sweetwater	56.89%	2,631	43.11%	1,994	4,625
Teton	50.08%	315	49.92%	314	629
Uinta	58.01%	1,416	41.99%	1,025	2,441
Wyoming	52.7%	634	47.3%	569	1,203
Weston	62.21%	1,131	37.79%	687	1,818

References

1. "Wyoming gubernatorial special election, 1924".