1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election

1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election

←  1990 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1998  →
Turnout	84.51% Registered 4.52% 44.31% of Total Population 9.01%
Nominee Jim Geringer Kathy Karpan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 118,016 80,747 Percentage 58.72% 40.17%
County results Geringer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Karpan:     50–60%
Governor before election Mike Sullivan Democratic Elected Governor Jim Geringer Republican

The 1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mike Sullivan was unable to seek a third term because of newly imposed term limits, and instead ran for the U.S. Senate. State Senate President Jim Geringer won the Republican primary and faced Secretary of State Kathy Karpan, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Aided by the nationwide Republican wave, Geringer defeated Karpan in a landslide, marking the first time since Governor Stanley Hathaway's re-election in 1970 that a Republican won a gubernatorial election in Wyoming.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Kathy Karpan, Wyoming Secretary of State

Results

Karpan won the nomination unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jim Geringer, State Senator
• John Perry, former State Senator
• Charles Scott, State Senator
• Lloyd Baker, surveyor

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Geringer	37,847	42.71%
	Republican	John Perry	28,019	31.62%
	Republican	Charles Scott	19,305	21.79%
	Republican	Lloyd Baker	3,442	3.88%
Total votes			88,613	100.00

Results

1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Geringer	104,638	58.72%	+24.07%
	Democratic	Kathy Karpan	80,747	40.17%	−25.18%
	Libertarian	Seaghan Uibreaslain	2,227	1.11%	−
Majority			37,269	18.54%	−12.17%
Turnout			200,990
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "WY Governor - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
2. Roberts, Phillip J., ed. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book (PDF). Vol. V. Cheyenne, Wyo.: Wyoming State Archives, State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 22.