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1986 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election

Wyoming · 2 candidates · See every 1986 Governor race

Who won the 1986 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election?

Mike Sullivan won the 1986 Wyoming Gubernatorial Election. Mike Sullivan received 88,879 popular votes (53.96%). The main challenger was Pete Simpson (46.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Sullivan and Simpson

Sullivan +7.9 pts · won by 13,038 votes
Mike SullivanDemocraticWINNER53.96%
88,879 votes
Pete SimpsonRepublican46.04%
75,841 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.