The 1962 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Governor
Jack R. Gage, who ascended to the governorship after his predecessor,
John J. Hickey, appointed himself to the U.S. Senate in 1961, ran for re-election. After beating back a strong challenge from former Secretary of State
William M. Jack in the Democratic primary, he then faced Republican nominee
Clifford Hansen, the President of the
University of Wyoming Board of Trustees and a former
Teton County Commissioner. The year proved poor for Wyoming Democrats, as Hansen handily defeated Gage and as Senator Hickey was
defeated for re-election by former Governor
Milward Simpson.