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Between 1869 and 1888, the Wyoming Territory elected non-voting delegates to the United States Congress from its at-large congressional district. The district was dissolved in 1890 upon Wyoming's admission to the Union.

1869

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Results by county
  Nuckolls
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   80–90%

Democratic candidate Stephen Friel Nuckolls won the general election held on September 2, 1869.[1]

County Democratic
Stephen Friel Nuckolls 		Republican
William W. Corlett 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 515 61.68 320 38.32 835 +195 +23.35
Carbon 389 67.18 190 32.82 579 +199 +34.37
Carter 862 59.24 593 40.76 1,455 +269 +18.49
Laramie 886 55.10 722 44.90 1,608 +164 +10.20
Uinta 649 82.47 138 17.53 787 +511 +64.93
Total 3,301 62.71 1,963 37.29 5,264 +1,338 +25.42

1870

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Results by county
  Jones
  •   50–60%
  Wanless
  •   50–60%

Republican candidate William T. Jones won the general election held on September 6, 1870.[1]

County Republican
William T. Jones 		Republican
John Wanless 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 428 53.70 369 46.30 797 +59 +7.40
Carbon 150 45.05 183 54.95 333 -33 -9.91
Laramie 401 51.28 381 48.72 782 +20 +2.56
Sweetwater 363 56.54 279 43.46 642 +84 +13.08
Uinta 327 58.92 228 41.08 555 +99 +17.84
Total 1,669 53.68 1,440 46.32 3,109 +229 +7.37

1872

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Results by county
  Steele
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Jones
  •   60–70%

Democratic candidate William R. Steele defeated incumbent Republican delegate William T. Jones in the general election held on September 3, 1872.[1]

County Democratic
William R. Steele 		Republican
William T. Jones* 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 563 61.06 359 38.94 922 +204 +22.13
Carbon 261 76.76 79 23.24 340 +182 +53.53
Laramie 572 52.48 518 47.52 1,090 +54 +4.95
Sweetwater 186 31.79 399 68.21 585 -213 -36.41
Uinta 351 53.34 307 46.66 658 +44 +6.69
Total 1,933 53.77 1,662 46.23 3,595 +271 +7.54

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent.

1874

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Results by county
  Steele
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

Incumbent Democratic delegate William R. Steele won re-election in the general election held on September 1, 1874.[1]

County Democratic
William R. Steele* 		Republican
Joseph M. Carey 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 246 66.67 123 33.33 369 +123 +33.33
Carbon 363 56.28 282 43.72 645 +81 12.56
Laramie 881 56.91 667 43.09 1,548 +214 +13.82
Sweetwater 406 57.02 306 42.98 712 +100 +14.04
Uinta 610 52.63 549 47.37 1,159 +61 +5.26
Total 2,506 56.53 1,927 43.47 4,433 +579 +13.06

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent.

1876

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Results by county
  Corlett
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  No votes

Republican candidate William W. Corlett defeated incumbent Democratic delegate William R. Steele in the general election held on November 7, 1876.[1]

County Republican
William W. Corlett 		Democratic
William R. Steele* 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 1,010 65.46 533 34.54 1,543 +477 +30.91
Carbon 529 56.52 407 43.48 936 +122 +13.03
Laramie 1,242 56.92 940 43.08 2,182 +302 +13.84
Sweetwater 496 53.97 423 46.03 919 +73 +7.94
Uinta 587 56.23 457 43.77 1,044 +130 +12.45
Total 3,864 58.33 2,760 41.67 6,624 +1,104 +16.67

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent.

1878

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Results by county
  Downey
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Pease
  •   50–60%
  No votes

Republican candidate Stephen W. Downey won the general election held on November 5, 1878.[1]

County Republican
Stephen W. Downey 		Democratic
E. L. Pease 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 1,118 71.62 443 28.38 1,561 +675 +43.24
Carbon 651 67.53 313 32.47 964 +338 +35.06
Laramie 1,101 51.38 1,042 48.62 2,143 +59 +2.75
Sweetwater 518 49.62 526 50.38 1,044 -8 -0.77
Uinta 474 48.82 497 51.18 971 -23 -2.37
Total 3,862 57.79 2,821 42.21 6,683 +1,041 +15.58

1880

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Results by county
  Post
  •   50–60%
  Swan
  •   50–60%
  No votes

Democratic candidate Morton Everel Post won the general election held on November 2, 1880.[1]

County Democratic
Morton Everel Post 		Republican
A. H. Swan 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 737 44.29 927 55.71 1664 -190 -11.42
Carbon 717 52.72 643 47.28 1,360 +74 +5.44
Laramie 1,416 54.65 1,175 45.35 2,591 +241 +9.30
Sweetwater 494 48.10 533 51.90 1,027 -39 -3.80
Uinta 543 52.98 482 47.02 1,025 +61 +5.95
Total 3,907 50.96 3,760 49.04 7,667 +147 +1.92

1882

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Results by county
  Post
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Meldrum
  •   50–60%
  No votes

Incumbent Democratic delegate Morton Everel Post won re-election in the general election held on November 7, 1882.[1]

County Democratic
Morton Everel Post* 		Republican
John W. Meldrum 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 1,200 48.50 1,274 51.50 2,474 -74 -2.99
Carbon 805 49.81 811 50.19 1,616 -6 -0.37
Johnson 335 60.80 216 39.20 551 +119 +21.60
Laramie 2,161 65.31 1,148 34.69 3,309 +1,013 +30.61
Sweetwater 605 47.90 658 52.10 1,263 -53 -4.20
Uinta 707 54.30 595 45.70 1,302 +112 +8.60
Total 5,813 55.28 4,702 44.72 10,515 +1,111 +10.57

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent.

1884

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Results by county
  Carey
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Holliday
  •   50–60%
  No votes

Republican candidate Joseph M. Carey won the general election held on November 4, 1884.[1]

County Republican
Joseph M. Carey 		Democratic
William H. Holliday 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 1,424 56.76 1,085 43.24 2,509 +339 +13.51
Carbon 1,022 53.62 884 46.38 1,906 +138 +7.24
Fremont 363 55.59 290 44.41 653 +73 +11.18
Johnson 675 51.45 637 48.55 1312 +38 +2.90
Laramie 2,448 62.46 1,471 37.54 3,919 +977 +24.93
Sweetwater 654 61.35 412 38.65 1,066 +242 +22.70
Uinta 639 44.19 807 55.81 1,446 -168 -11.62
Total 7,225 56.40 5,586 43.60 12,811 +1,639 +12.79

1886

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Results by county
  Carey
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  No votes

Incumbent Republican delegate Joseph M. Carey won re-election in the general election held on November 2, 1886.[1]

County Republican
Joseph M. Carey* 		Democratic
H.G. Balch 		Democratic
T.G. Magee 		Others Total
Vote % Vote % Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 1524 99.22 — — — — 12 0.78 1,536 +1,512 +98.44
Carbon 1,034 94.60 — — 25 2.29 34 3.11 1,093 +1,000 +91.49
Crook 495 57.03 371 42.74 — — 2 0.23 868 +124 +14.29
Fremont 513 80.41 115 18.03 5 0.78 5 0.78 638 +398 +62.38
Johnson 822 84.83 38 3.92 — — 109 11.25 969 +753 +77.71
Laramie 2,304 96.89 — — — — 74 3.11 2,378 +2,258 +94.95
Sweetwater 643 67.47 — — 310 32.53 — — 953 +333 +34.94
Uinta 924 98.61 — — — — 13 1.39 937 +911 +97.23
Total 8,259 88.12 524 5.59 340 3.63 249 2.66 9,372 +7,735 +82.53

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent.

1888

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Results by county
  Carey
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Organ
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  No votes

Incumbent Republican delegate Joseph M. Carey won re-election in the general election held on November 6, 1888.[1]

County Republican
Joseph M. Carey* 		Democratic
Caleb P. Organ 		Total
Vote % Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany 1,584 60.74 1,024 39.26 2,608 +560 +21.47
Carbon 1,701 64.60 932 35.40 2,633 +769 +29.21
Converse 696 53.29 610 46.71 1,306 +86 +6.58
Crook 650 56.52 500 43.48 1,150 +150 +13.04
Fremont 460 43.98 586 56.02 1,046 -126 -12.05
Johnson 362 39.52 554 60.48 916 -192 -20.96
Laramie 1928 52.18 1767 47.82 3695 +161 +4.36
Sheridan 480 55.17 390 44.83 870 +90 +10.34
Sweetwater 1,153 66.00 594 34.00 1,747 +559 +32.00
Uinta 1,437 70.54 600 29.46 2,037 +837 +41.09
Total 10,451 58.04 7,557 41.96 18,008 +2894 +16.07

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Cole Trenholm, Virginia (August 1974). Wyoming Blue Book One (PDF) (First ed.). Cheyenne, Wyoming: yoming State Archives and Historical Department. pp. 288–291. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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