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The Wyoming secretary of state election of 1990 took place on November 6, 1990. The incumbent Secretary of State, Kathy Karpan, defeated Thomas T. Zollinger with 64.29% of the vote. This was the last election where a Democrat took the office of Secretary of State.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kathy Karpan (incumbent) | 100,729 | 64.29% | |
| Republican | Thomas T. Zollinger | 55,948 | 35.71% | |
| Total votes | 156,677 | 100% | ||
The Wyoming Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Wyoming, headquartered in Cheyenne. The party was strong during Wyoming's territorial days but suffered a decline in its early statehood. It rose to prominence again from the 1930s to the 1950s before experiencing another decline.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a third term.
The secretary of state of Wyoming is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a constitutional office, established under the Constitution of Wyoming and the secretary of state accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy. The secretary of state is the keeper of the Great Seal of Wyoming and the state's official record-keeper. When the governor is traveling out-of-state, the secretary of state serves as acting governor. Karen Wheeler served as acting secretary of state following the vacancy of Ed Murray., until the appointment of the current secretary of state, Edward Buchanan in March, 2018.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Wyoming voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
Drew A. Perkins is an American politician serving in the Wyoming Senate from the 29th district as President of the Senate and as a member of the Republican Party.
Eric Barlow is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 3 since January 8, 2013. Barlow has a wife, Kelly Barlow, and 2 children.
Wyoming's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 6, 2018 to elect the U.S. Representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district, who would represent the state of Wyoming in the 116th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The Wyoming gubernatorial election of 1954 took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Governor Clifford Joy Rogers ran for a full term as Governor of Wyoming after Frank A. Barrett was elected to the U.S. Senate, but lost the nomination to former State Representative Milward Simpson. Simpson narrowly defeated Democratic former Secretary of State William Jack in the general election.
The Wyoming gubernatorial election of 1942 took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Governor Nels H. Smith ran for a second term as Governor of Wyoming, but narrowly lost the general election to Democratic Secretary of State Lester C. Hunt.
The Wyoming Secretary of State election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014. The incumbent Secretary of State, Max Maxfield, chose not to run for reelection. Real estate investor Ed Murray defeated Jennifer Young and Howard "Kit" Carson of the Constitution and Libertarian parties without any opposition from the Wyoming Democratic Party with 69.98% of the vote. However, despite losing the Republican primary Edward Buchanan would later be appointed Secretary of State after Murray`s resignation.
The Wyoming secretary of state election of 1962 took place on November 6, 1962. The incumbent Secretary of State, Jack R. Gage, chose not to run for reelection and instead won a term of his own as governor of Wyoming in 1962. Thyra Thomson, the widow of Representative Edwin Keith Thomson, defeated Frank L. Bowron with 59.93% of the vote. Thomson became the first woman to hold the position of Secretary of State in Wyoming.
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.
The Wyoming secretary of state election of 1974 took place on November 5, 1974. The incumbent Secretary of State Thyra Thomson defeated Charles Carroll with 62.24% of the vote.
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.
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.
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.
The Wyoming gubernatorial election of 2010 took place on November 2, 2010. The incumbent Secretary of State, Max Maxfield, chose to run for reelection and won his party's nomination without opposition.. He defeated Andrew Simons and Candice De Laa of the Democratic and Libertarian parties with 73.41% of the vote.
The general election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Wyoming, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The Democratic and Republican party primary election will be held on August 18, 2020.
Diana Jean Ohman is a retired politician who was the Secretary of State of Wyoming from 1994 to 1998. Early in her career, Ohman held various educational positions in Wyoming from the 1970s to 1990s. Ohman also served as Superintendent of public instruction for Wyoming from 1990 to 1994 before starting her Secretary of State tenure. After ending her political career, Ohman was in charge of several divisions of the Department of Defense Education Activity from 1999 to 2011. After joining the Department of Veteran Affairs that year, Ohman oversaw cemeteries in Midwestern United States until her 2018 retirement.
