1926 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Frank Emerson, State Engineer
Frank Lucas, Secretary of State, former Governor
H. A. Lathrop, physician