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1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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1994 Wyoming gubernatorial election

← 1990 November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) 1998 →
Turnout84.51% Registered Increase 4.52%
44.31% of Total Population Increase 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

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Candidates

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Results

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Karpan won the nomination unopposed.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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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

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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

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  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.