Elections / 1978 · Senate · WY
Wyoming — 1978 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1978 · U.S. SenateWyoming · U.S. SenateRaymond B. WhitakerD+24.3
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
- Raymond B. Whitaker✓Democrat82,90862.2%
- Alan Kooi SimpsonRepublican50,45637.8%
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+19.5Senate 1978D+24.3vs. baselineD+43.8
Wyoming's 1978 Senate race ran 43.8 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Wyoming's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −9.2% |
| 1978 | +24.3% |
| 1982 | −13.3% |
| 1984 | −56.6% |
| 1988 | −0.7% |
| 1990 | −27.9% |
| 1994 | −19.6% |
| 1996 | −11.9% |
| 2000 | −51.7% |
| 2002 | −45.9% |
| 2006 | −40.2% |
| 2008 | −51.4% |
| 2012 | −54.1% |
| 2014 | −54.9% |
| 2018 | −36.9% |
| 2020 | −46.3% |
| 2024 | −51.0% |
Same ballot, 1978WY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.