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 Michael Bradley Enzi ( ; February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate ...

won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Kathy Karpan Kathleen Marie Karpan (born September 1, 1942) is an American politician who served as secretary of state of Wyoming from 1987 to 1995, and as the director of the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement from 1997 to 2000. ...

, former

Secretary of State of Wyoming The secretary of state of Wyoming is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a constitutional office, established under the Constitution of Wyoming and the secretary of state accedes to the governorship in case of a vac ...

and 1994 Democratic nominee for Wyoming Governor * Mickey Kalinay

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

state senator A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. Description A state senator is a member of an upper house in the bicameral legislatures of 49 U ...

John Barrasso John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...

, orthopedic surgeon *

Curt Meier Curt Meier (born January 1, 1953) is an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he is the Wyoming State Treasurer. He was a member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 3rd district from 1995 through 2019. Meier was appoin ...

, state senator *

Nimi McConigley Nimi McConigley (née Swamidoss; born 12 December 1939) is an Indian-born American politician and journalist. A Republican, McConigley served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1994 until 1996, where she represented the 59th House dist ...

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* Kevin Meenan,

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* Kathleen P. Jachkowski, motivational speaker * Brian E. Coen * Cleveland B. Holloway * Russ Hanrahan

Results

General election

Candidates

(R), Wyoming State Senator * David Herbert (L) * Kathy Karpan (D), former

and 1994 Democratic nominee for governor * Lloyd Marsden (NL)

Results

References

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1996 Wyoming elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References