Governorship of Mark Gordon
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| Governorship of Mark Gordon January 7, 2019 – present | |
| Party | Republican |
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| Election | |
| Seat | Wyoming Governor's Mansion |
 Seal of Wyoming | |
Mark Gordon has served as the 33rd governor of Wyoming since January 7, 2019.[1] A member of the Republican Party, he defeated Democratic challenger Mary Throne in the 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election in a landslide victory. As governor, Gordon imposed some restrictions on indoor and outdoor public gatherings. He did not implement curfews, temporarily close any businesses or initially impose a statewide mask mandate. Gordon and his wife, Jennie Gordon, contracted COVID-19 later in the month. In December 2020, Gordon imposed a statewide mask mandate. In February 2021, he extended that order until the end of the month. On March 8, 2021, he announced that he would lift the mask mandate on March 16. On March 16, the mask mandate was lifted. As of March 30, Gordon has no plans to reinstate the mask mandate. He was also reelected in a landslide in the 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election; his 74.07% margin of victory over Theresa Livingston was the state's largest victory ever since. He has generally governed as a conservative.[2]
Gordon declined to run for Cynthia Lummis's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016, the one he ran for in 2008, and instead ran for governor of Wyoming in 2018. He won the Republican primary on August 21 and the general election on November 6, defeating Democratic state representative Mary Throne. Gordon was inaugurated on January 7, 2019.[3]
He won with 67.12 percent against Throne's 27.54 percent. Remaining as the highest percentage ever seen.[4]
2022 gubernatorial election
Gordon was reelected to a second term against Democratic nominee Theresa Livingston in the general election, with Gordon's 74.07 percent against Livingston's 15.82 percent will be the highest percentage of a candidate ever in Wyoming and the lowest for Livingston.[2] This was also the first election that a candidate won all counties since 2010, and the first that a candidate lost all.