Elections / 1986 · Governor · WY
Wyoming — 1986 governor election
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1986 · GovernorWyoming · GovernorMike SullivanD+7.9
Candidates
Wyoming 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Mike Sullivan✓Democratic88,87954.0%
- Pete SimpsonRepublican75,84146.0%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+42.3Governor 1986D+7.9vs. baselineD+50.2
Wyoming's 1986 governor race ran 50.2 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986WY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.