1989 Wyoming's at-large congressional district special election

United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 1989

April 25, 1989 (1989-04-25)

Nominee Craig L. Thomas John P. Vinich Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 74,384 60,845 Percentage 52.55% 42.98%

U.S. Representative before election Dick Cheney Republican Elected U.S. Representative Craig L. Thomas Republican

The Wyoming United States House special election for 1989 was held on April 25, 1989. Representative Dick Cheney had resigned in order to take the position of Secretary of Defense in George H. W. Bush`s administration. State Representative Craig L. Thomas defeated John P. Vinich with 52.55% of the vote. This was also the first election that white nationalist William Daniel Johnson ran in.

Results

United States House of Representatives special election in Wyoming, 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig L. Thomas	74,384	52.55%
	Democratic	John P. Vinich	60,845	42.98%
	Libertarian	Craig Alan McCune	5,825	4.12%
	Independent	William Daniel Johnson	507	0.36%
Total votes			141,561	100%