The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of Wyoming including:
- Governor
- Secretary of State
- State Auditor
- State Treasurer
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State delegation to the United States Senate
- State delegation to the United States House of Representatives
For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the tables indicate which party's nominees received the State's electoral votes. Prior to statehood in 1889, there were fewer elected offices, as indicated.
Wyoming Territory
edit| Year | Executive offices | U.S. Congress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Secretary of State | U.S. House (non-voting member) | |
| 1869 | John Allen Campbell (R)[a] | Edward Merwin Lee (R) | Stephen Friel Nuckolls (D) |
| 1870 | Herman Glafcke (R) | ||
| 1871 | William Theopilus Jones (R) | ||
| 1872 | |||
| 1873 | Jason B. Brown (D) | William Randolph Steele (D) | |
| 1874 | |||
| 1875 | John Milton Thayer (R) | George W. French (R) | |
| 1876 | |||
| 1877 | William Wellington Corlett (R) | ||
| 1878 | John Wesley Hoyt (R) | ||
| 1879 | Albertis Worth Spates (R) | Stephen Wheeler Downey (R) | |
| 1880 | Elliot S. N. Morgan (R) | ||
| 1881 | Morton Everel Post (D) | ||
| 1882 | William Hale (R) | ||
| 1883 | |||
| 1884 | |||
| 1885 | Elliot S. N. Morgan (R) | Joseph M. Carey (R) | |
| Francis E. Warren (R) | |||
| 1886 | George W. Baxter (D) | ||
| Elliot S. N. Morgan (R) | |||
| 1887 | Thomas Moonlight (D) | Samuel D. Shannon (D) | |
| 1888 | |||
| 1889 | Francis E. Warren (R) | John W. Meldrum (R) | |
State of Wyoming
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- ^ Of Wyoming Territory.
- ^ a b c d Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ a b c d e f g h As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
- ^ A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Populist, L.C. Tidball, as Speaker, and organized the chamber.
- ^ a b c d Resigned.
- ^ a b c d e f Appointed to fill vacancy.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Died in office.
- ^ Helped to organize the national Progressive Party in 1912.
- ^ Elected a Democrat, Carl Robinson, as Speaker.
- ^ Elected a Republican, Herman D. Mayland, as Speaker.
- ^ a b Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his or her own right.
- ^ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ As deputy state treasurer, assumed the duties of treasurer.
- ^ With a coin flip, the Democrats received the Senate Presidency under J.W. Myers, and control of committees alternated between each party also with a coin flip for the first committee.[1]
- ^ Karen Wheeler (R) served as Acting Secretary of State from February 9–March 1, 2018 between Murray's resignation and Buchanan's appointment.
Notes
edit- ^ Loepp, Daniel (1999). Sharing the Balance of Power: An Examination of Shared Power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993-94. University of Michigan Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-472-09702-9.