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Robert Earl Tanner (September 5, 1930 – October 30, 2024) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. He served as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001.
Life and career
Tanner was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota, on September 5, 1930, and moved to Wyoming at the age of six. He graduated from high school in Newcastle in 1948 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1951. He served three years in the Korean War and served twelve years in the Wyoming National Guard. He married Jane Hunter on July 2, 1956, and they had four children. Tanner was a teacher until 1969, having received bachelor's and master's degrees in education from the Black Hills Teachers College and the University of Wyoming, respectively. He then was a real estate agent for the remainder of his career.
He was elected as a Republican to the Wyoming House of Representatives in 1996 to represent the Casper-based 57th district and was re-elected in 1998. He lost election to the 36th district to Liz Gentile in 2002, first by a single vote, then by three votes in the recount, then by a wider margin in the special election held later that month after a new election was ordered. Tanner died in Casper on October 30, 2024, at the age of 94.
Electoral history
1996
Primary election
Wyoming House of Representatives, District 57, 1996 primary election * denotes incumbent Source:
Original count was 1,461–1,460 for Gentile, and a recount yielded a result of 1,466–1,463 for Gentile. The state canvassing board declared the result null and void, ordering a special election.
^ "Robert E. Tanner". News Letter Journal. Newcastle, Wyoming. November 29, 2024. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.