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==Political life==

==Political life==

Hansen won the governorship in the 1962 mid-term elections by 1ten thousand votes. He unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jack Robert Gage (1899–1970), who had served fewer than two years. First, Hansen won the [[Republican Party|GOP]] primary with 57 percent of the vote against two opponents, attorney and former state Representative Charles Monroe Crowell (1910–1991) of Casper<ref>Charles Monroe Crowell (1910-1991) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 24, 2021.</ref> and Robert E. Cheever (1905–1982),<ref>Robert E Cheever (1905-1982) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 24, 2021.</ref> a former mayor of the capital city of [[Cheyenne]]. Jack Gage defeated William Jack to secure the Democratic nomination, 55.5–44.5 percent. In the [[general election]], Hansen polled 64,970 votes (54.5 percent); Gage,s 54,298 (45.5 percent).<ref>''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, Wyoming governorship, 1966.</ref>

Hansen won the governorship in the 1962 mid-term elections by 1ten thousand votes. He unseated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jack Robert Gage (1899–1970), who had served fewer than two years. First, Hansen won the [[Republican Party|GOP]] primary with 57 percent of the vote against two opponents, attorney and former state Representative Charles Monroe Crowell (1910–1991) of Casper<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168649071/charles-monroe-crowell Charles Monroe Crowell (1910-1991) - Find A Grave Memorial], accessed July 24, 2021.</ref> and Robert E. Cheever (1905–1982),<ref>Robert E Cheever (1905-1982) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 24, 2021.</ref> a former mayor of the capital city of [[Cheyenne]]. Jack Gage defeated William Jack to secure the Democratic nomination, 55.5–44.5 percent. In the [[general election]], Hansen polled 64,970 votes (54.5 percent); Gage,s 54,298 (45.5 percent).<ref>''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, Wyoming governorship, 1966.</ref>

Several western [[newspaper]]s called Hansen the "cowboy governor. Hansen's obituary contends that he "brought both the down-to-earth pragmatism of a lifelong cattle rancher and the affability of a small-town politician to Cheyenne and then to Washington, and he was on friendly and familiar terms throughout his career, not only with those on both sides of the political aisle, but also with elevator attendants, cafeteria workers, and staff members throughout the Capitol who called him friend."<ref name=obit/>

Several western [[newspaper]]s called Hansen the "cowboy governor. Hansen's obituary contends that he "brought both the down-to-earth pragmatism of a lifelong cattle rancher and the affability of a small-town politician to Cheyenne and then to Washington, and he was on friendly and familiar terms throughout his career, not only with those on both sides of the political aisle, but also with elevator attendants, cafeteria workers, and staff members throughout the Capitol who called him friend."<ref name=obit/>