1989 United States House of Representatives special election in Wyoming

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1989 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
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  1988 April 25, 1989 (1989-04-25) 1990  
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Nominee Craig L. Thomas John P. Vinich
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote74,38460,845
Percentage52.55%42.98%

U.S. Representative before election

Dick Cheney
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Craig L. Thomas
Republican

The Wyoming United States House special election for 1989 was held on April 25, 1989. Representative Dick Cheney had resigned in order to take the position of Secretary of Defense in George H. W. Bush`s administration. State Representative Craig L. Thomas defeated John P. Vinich with 52.55% of the vote. This was also the first election that white nationalist William Daniel Johnson ran in.

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Results

United States House of Representatives special election in Wyoming, 1989 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig L. Thomas 74,38452.55%
Democratic John P. Vinich60,84542.98%
Libertarian Craig Alan McCune5,8254.12%
Independent William Daniel Johnson 5070.36%
Total votes141,561100%

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References

  1. "United States House of Representatives special election in Wyoming, 1989".