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Gee, Maggie
Maggie Gee of Crook County, Wyoming was elected Superintendent of Schools in 1886. She won with over 72% of the vote. When Gee ran for a second term in 1888 she lost to her rival by only five votes.
Mason, Mary A.
Mary Mason of Fremont County, Wyoming was elected Superintendent of Schools in 1886. She beat two close rivals by just a few votes. Mason was re-elected to the office in 1896 and 1898.
McCarther, Miss
Miss McCarther ran for the office of Constable of Albany County, Wyoming in 1876. She received four votes.
Green, Stella
Stella Green ran for County Superintendent of Schools in Johnson County, Wyoming in 1884. She won the race with just over 48% of the votes cast.
Cunningham, Thankful
Thankful Cunningham ran for Justice of the Peace in Carbon County, Wyoming in 1870. She was the first woman in the county to run for office. Cunningham received five votes.
Morris, Esther Hobart
Esther Hobart Morris was the first woman Justice of the Peace in the United States. Morris, then living in South Pass City, Wyoming was appointed to fill the term of the local Justice who had resigned his post in protest over the passage...
Pease, Sarah W.
Sarah W. Pease ran for County Superintendent of Schools of Albany County, Wyoming in 1884. She lost to her female opponent. But Pease ran again and served in the office for several terms. In 1899 she was the defendant in a state supreme ...
Watkins, Mary S.
Mary S. Watkins of Johnson County, Wyoming ran for Superintendent of Schools in 1886. She came in third in the race. Watkins was later elected to the office and served for several terms.
Perkins, Clara
Clara Perkins ran for the office of County Attorney for Sheridan County, Wyoming in 1888. She, and three male rivals, each received only one vote each, coming in third in the race.
