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In the spring of 1978, Ostlund resigned from the state Senate to run for governor. In the primary, he polled 40,251 votes (58.9 percent) to defeat Gus Fleischli, a Rawlins native who was in the [[petroleum]] business in Cheyenne, who received 24,824 ballots (36.4 percent). In a mostly Democratic year nationally, Ostlund was then defeated in the general election by Herschler: 67,595 votes (49.1 percent) to 69,972 (50.9 percent). Four years earlier as the GOP nominee, trucking executive and former State Senator Dick Jones of Cody in Park County received 56,645 (44.1 percent) to Herschler's 71,741 (55.9 percent). Ostlund hence ran 10,950 votes ahead of Jones, but Jones had faced voters in a more heavily Democratic year nationally.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections,'' p. 1538.</ref>

In the spring of 1978, Ostlund resigned from the state Senate to run for governor. In the primary, he polled 40,251 votes (58.9 percent) to defeat Gus Fleischli, a Rawlins native who was in the [[petroleum]] business in Cheyenne, who received 24,824 ballots (36.4 percent). In a mostly Democratic year nationally, Ostlund was then defeated in the general election by Herschler: 67,595 votes (49.1 percent) to 69,972 (50.9 percent). Four years earlier as the GOP nominee, trucking executive and former State Senator Dick Jones of Cody in Park County received 56,645 (44.1 percent) to Herschler's 71,741 (55.9 percent). Ostlund hence ran 10,950 votes ahead of Jones, but Jones had faced voters in a more heavily Democratic year nationally.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections,'' p. 1538.</ref>

From 1970 to 1995, the Ostlunds owned the historic Remount Ranch twenty-three miles west of Cheyenne. During the early years, the ranch was a weekend home, but it was a full-time residence for the last eleven years until it was sold.<ref name=remount>{{cite web|url=http://www.remountranch.com/historybody.html|title=Remount Ranch|publisher=Remountranch.com; no longer on-line}}</ref> The couple made extensive restorations to the property and hosted civic, educational, and social functions there. By 1985, Ostlund had gradually lost his sight but continued many community activities, including service on the board of the Wells Fargo Bank, the Cheyenne United Medical Center Foundation, the Governor’s Mansion Foundation and the acclaimed Old West Museum in Cheyenne. He was also a member of Cheyenne Rotary International and the Cheyenne Young Men’s Literary Club.<ref name=obit/> In 1995, the Ostlunds relocated to Cheyenne and sold Remount to the Bangert family, which returned it to its previous status as a working ranch.<ref name=remount/>​

From 1970 to 1995, the Ostlunds owned the historic Remount Ranch twenty-three miles west of Cheyenne. During the early years, the ranch was a weekend home, but it was a full-time residence for the last eleven years until it was sold.<ref name=remount>{{cite web|url=http://www.remountranch.com/historybody.html|title=Remount Ranch|publisher=Remountranch.com; no longer on-line}}</ref> The couple made extensive restorations to the property and hosted civic, educational, and social functions there. By 1985, Ostlund had gradually lost his sight but continued many community activities, including service on the board of the Wells Fargo Bank, the Cheyenne United Medical Center Foundation, the Governor’s Mansion Foundation and the acclaimed Old West Museum in Cheyenne. He was also a member of Cheyenne Rotary International and the Cheyenne Young Men’s Literary Club.<ref name=obit/>  

 

In 1995, the Ostlunds relocated to Cheyenne and sold Remount to the Bangert family, which returned it to its previous status as a working ranch.<ref name=remount/>​

==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==