Mike Sullivan

In 1994, Governor Mike Sullivan pulled a ping-pong ball from his cowboy hat to break a tie in the race for the Wyoming State House.

In 1994, the race for Wyoming's State House was decided by a ping pong ball.

If, like me, you grew up in the 1980s, it's totally obvious. We looked super cool. Take for example, this righteous dude and his hottie homecoming date, who probably went through a gallon of Aqua Net every week. Of course, it's easy to say how bitchin' our style was...

In yesterday's primary election, House District 41 Republican candidate Bill Henderson defeated his opponent Patrick Fitzgerald by one vote, 583 to 582. Another race was decided by four votes. Interestingly, Henderson's victory was not the closest election in Wyoming history...