1986 Wyoming Secretary of State election

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Wyoming Secretary of State election, 1986
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  1982 November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) 1990  
Turnout68.55% Decrease2.svg 3.33
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Nominee Kathy Karpan K. C. Thomson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote86,44974,880
Percentage53.59%46.30%

Secretary of State of Wyoming before election

Thyra Thomson
Republican

Elected Secretary of State of Wyoming

Kathy Karpan
Democratic

The Wyoming secretary of state election of 1986 took place on November 4, 1986. The future gubernatorial candidate, Kathy Karpan, defeated K. C. Thomson with 53.59% of the vote and became the first and last Democrat to hold the office of Secretary of State since Jack R. Gage.

Results

Wyoming Secretary of State election, 1986 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Karpan 86,449 53.59%
Republican K. C. Thomson74,88046.30%
Total votes161,329 100%

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References

  1. "Wyoming Secretary of State election, 1986".