JoAnn Dayton-Selman is an American politician and former
Wyoming
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, Dayton-Selman represented the 17th district in the
Wyoming House of Representatives
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from 2015 to 2021.
Elections
2012
Dayton-Selman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary to replace
Bernadine Craft
Bernadine L. Craft is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Wyoming State Senate and previously a member of Wyoming House of Representatives, and had represented the 12th district from January 7, 2013 to January 10, 2017.
...
, who was running for the
Wyoming Senate
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. She faced former
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State Representative
Stephen Watt in the general election and lost 55% to 45%.
2014
Dayton-Selman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, setting up a rematch against Watt. She defeated Watt, 58% to 42%.
2016
Dayton-Selman ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
2018
Dayton-Selman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. She defeated Republican nominee Traci Ciepiela, who had withdrawn from the race on October 31.
References
External links
Official pageat the
Wyoming Legislature
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Living people
Democratic Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Politicians from Everett, Washington
People from Rock Springs, Wyoming
21st-century American politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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