2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election

The 2010 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Governor of Wyoming. Party primaries were held on August 17.

While it was initially thought that term limits would prevent incumbent Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal from running for re-election, the constitutionality of the term limit law has been questioned, leaving the possibility that if Freudenthal had successfully challenged the law, he might have been able to run for a third term. On March 4, 2010, Freudenthal announced he would not run for a third term.

Republican Matt Mead flipped every county from Democratic to Republican.

Declared

 * Pete Gosar, teacher, commercial pilot, state employee and small business owner
 * Al Hamburg, retired painter and perennial candidate
 * Leslie Petersen, former Teton County Commissioner and Chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party
 * Rex Wilde, cabinet maker
 * Chris Zachary, former psychiatrist

Declined

 * Larry Clapp, attorney and former Mayor of Casper
 * Dave Freudenthal, incumbent Governor (Term Limited but there was speculation  that he might challenge the law)
 * Paul Hickey, attorney
 * Mike Massie, State Senator (ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction)

Results
[[File:2010 WY gubernatorial Democratic primary.svg|thumb|Results by County: Peterson

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Candidates

 * Alan Kousoulos, 19-year WYDOT supervisor
 * Matt Mead, former U.S. Attorney
 * Rita Meyer, Wyoming State Auditor
 * Ron Micheli, former State Representative and former director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture
 * John Self, candidate for governor in 2002 and 2006
 * Colin M. Simpson, Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
 * Tom Ubben

Results
[[File:2010 Wyoming gubernatorial Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|Results by County: Mead

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Candidates

 * Matt Mead (R)
 * Leslie Peterson (D)
 * Mike Wheeler (L)
 * Taylor Haynes (Write-in)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Big Horn (Largest city: Lovell)
 * Campbell (Largest city: Gillette)
 * Converse (Largest city: Douglas)
 * Crook (Largest city: Sundance)
 * Fremont (Largest city: Riverton)
 * Goshen (Largest city: Torrington)
 * Hot Springs (Largest city: Thermopolis)
 * Johnson (Largest city: Buffalo)
 * Lincoln (Largest city: Kemmerer)
 * Natrona (Largest city: Casper)
 * Albany (Largest city: Laramie)
 * Niobrara (Largest city: Lusk)
 * Park (Largest city: Cody)
 * Platte (Largest city: Wheatland)
 * Sheridan (Largest city: Sheridan)
 * Sublette (Largest city: Pinedale)
 * Sweetwater (Largest city: Rock Springs)
 * Carbon (Largest city: Rawlins)
 * Uinta (Largest city: Evanston)
 * Teton (Largest city: Jackson)
 * Laramie (Largest city: Cheyenne)
 * Washakie (Largest city: Worland)
 * Weston (Largest city: Newcastle)