The 1968 Election in Wyoming
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10873279 |
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| Authors | John B Richard (University of Wyoming, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 546-551 |
| Publication date | 1969-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Western Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-4078 • E-ISSN: 2325-8675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/106591296902200314 |
| OpenAlex | W2029254095 |
| Language | EN |
OR THE SECOND time in eight years Richard Nixon carried Wyoming by a big majority, surpassing his 1960 effort with 55.8 percent of the vote despite George Wallace's candidacy. In 1960 Herman Trachsel observed, A Republican state went Republican, and this clearly describes the 1968 election.1 After the Goldwater fiasco in 1964, the Republican party in Wyoming made strides in 1966, and in 1968 recovery was complete and old majorities again were achieved. (Table 1.)
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| Highly cited | No |
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