The 1926 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross, first elected in the 1924 special election, ran for re-election to a second term. She was narrowly defeated by the Republican nominee, former State Engineer Frank Emerson.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Nellie Tayloe Ross, incumbent Governor
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Frank Emerson, State Engineer
- Frank Lucas, Secretary of State, former Governor
- H. A. Lathrop, physician (dropped out)
General election
Results
References
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