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The Wyoming secretary of state election of 1982 took place on November 2, 1982. The incumbent Secretary of State Thyra Thomson won her final term as Secretary of State as well as her worst election performance. Thomson defeated the future chairwoman of the Wyoming Democratic Party Leslie Petersen with 53.70% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Thyra Thomson (incumbent) | 88,808 | 53.70% | |
| Democratic | Charles Carroll | 76,559 | 46.30% | |
| Total votes | 165,367 | 100% | ||
Wyoming's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district for the state of Wyoming. It is the third largest congressional district in the United States in terms of land size.
Edwin Keith Thomson, usually known as Keith Thomson, was a United States Representative from Wyoming. A highly decorated World War II veteran, Thomson served three terms in Wyoming's only U.S. House seat. On November 8, 1960, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, but died a month later of a heart attack before taking office.
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The Wyoming secretary of state election of 1970 took place on November 3, 1970. The incumbent Secretary of State Thyra Thomson defeated Howard L. Burke with 65.22% of the vote.
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The Wyoming secretary of state election of 1978 took place on November 7, 1978. The incumbent Secretary of State Thyra Thomson ran unopposed in a rare example of a female politician being unanimously elected.
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