Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district

Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1869, as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated1890, as a result of statehood
Years active1869–1890

Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Wyoming Territory. After Wyoming's admission to the Union as the 44th state by act of Congress on July 10, 1890, this district was dissolved and replaced by Wyoming's at-large congressional district.

List of delegates representing the district

On July 25, 1868, an act of Congress gave Wyoming Territory the authority to elect a Congressional delegate, although the first delegate did not take his seat until 1869.[1][2]

Delegate
(District home) 		Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District established December 6, 1869

Stephen Friel Nuckolls
(Cheyenne) 		Democratic December 6, 1869 –
March 3, 1871 		41st Elected in 1869.
Retired.

William Theopilus Jones
(Cheyenne) 		Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873 		42nd Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.

William Randolph Steele
(Cheyenne) 		Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877 		43rd
44th 		Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Lost re-election.

William Wellington Corlett
(Cheyenne) 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879 		45th Elected in 1876.
Retired.

Stephen Wheeler Downey
(Laramie City) 		Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881 		46th Elected in 1878.
Retired.

Morton Everel Post
(Cheyenne) 		Democratic March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885 		47th
48th 		Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Retired.

Joseph M. Carey
(Cheyenne) 		Republican March 4, 1885 –
July 10, 1890 		49th
50th
51st 		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired when elected U.S. senator.
District dissolved July 10, 1890

Elections

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

Democratic candidate Stephen Friel Nuckolls won the general election held on September 2, 1869.[3]

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

Republican candidate William T. Jones won the general election held on September 6, 1870.[3]

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

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

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

Incumbent Democratic delegate William R. Steele won re-election in the general election held on September 1, 1874.[3]

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

Republican candidate William W. Corlett defeated incumbent Democratic delegate William R. Steele in the general election held on November 7, 1876.[3]

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

Republican candidate Stephen W. Downey won the general election held on November 5, 1878.[3]

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

Democratic candidate Morton Everel Post won the general election held on November 2, 1880.[3]

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

Incumbent Democratic delegate Morton Everel Post won re-election in the general election held on November 7, 1882.[3]

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

Republican candidate Joseph M. Carey won the general election held on November 4, 1884.[3]

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

Incumbent Republican delegate Joseph M. Carey won re-election in the general election held on November 2, 1886.[3]

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

Incumbent Republican delegate Joseph M. Carey won re-election in the general election held on November 6, 1888.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". United States Congress. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "House History". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  3. ^ 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: Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department. pp. 288–291. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

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