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1996 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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Field	Value
election_name	1996 United States Senate election in Wyoming
country	Wyoming
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1990 United States Senate election in Wyoming
previous_year	1990
next_election	2002 United States Senate election in Wyoming
next_year	2002
election_date	November 5, 1996
image1	File:Mike Enzi official portrait (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Mike Enzi
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	114,116
percentage1	54.06%
image2	File:Kathy Karpan OSMRE (cropped).jpg
nominee2	Kathy Karpan
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	89,103
percentage2	42.21%
map_image	1996 United States Senate election in Wyoming results map by county.svg
map_size	255px
map_caption	County results
Enzi:
Karpan:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Alan K. Simpson
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Mike Enzi
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Enzi:
Karpan:
The 1996 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson decided to retire. Republican nominee Mike Enzi won the open seat. This is the last time a Democrat won 40% of the vote in a Wyoming Senate Election. Indeed, only one subsequent Democrat has scratched even 30%, and then only barely-- Nominee Gary Trauner in the 2018 wave year received 30.10% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Kathy Karpan, former Secretary of State of Wyoming and 1994 Democratic nominee for Wyoming Governor
Mickey Kalinay

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Mike Enzi, state senator
John Barrasso, orthopedic surgeon, future US Senator, later appointed and elected
Curt Meier, state senator
Nimi McConigley, state representative
Kevin Meenan, Natrona County District Attorney
Kathleen P. Jachkowski, motivational speaker
Brian E. Coen
Cleveland B. Holloway
Russ Hanrahan

Results

Republican primary results by county

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General election

Candidates

Mike Enzi (R), Wyoming State Senator
David Herbert (L)
Kathy Karpan (D), former Secretary of State of Wyoming and 1994 Democratic nominee for governor
Lloyd Marsden (NL)

Results

References

(1998). "United States Candidates' Abstract". Wyoming Elections Division.
"Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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