title: Karl Allred
text: # Karl Allred
  
  Karl Allred is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Wyoming. He was appointed by Wyoming governor Mark Gordon in September 2022 to replace Edward Buchanan, who resigned on September 15 to become a Goshen County district court judge. He is a member of the Republican Party.
  
  ## Political career
  
  Allred has unsuccessfully run for the Wyoming Legislature in 2010, 2014, and 2022. He was a member of the electoral college from Wyoming in 2016 and 2020.
  
  After the resignation on September 15, 2022, of Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan, governor Mark Gordon was required to choose from three candidates nominated by the Wyoming Republican Party's Central Committee. The committee nominated Allred along with Marti Halverson, president of Right to Life of Wyoming, and Evan Miller, the chairman of the Sheridan County Republican Party. Gordon selected Allred after interviewing the three candidates.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Allred lives in Uinta County.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  2020 Wyoming's 19th House of Representatives district Republican primary election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Danny Eyre | 1,219 | 60.14% |
  | | Republican | Karl Allred | 802 | 39.57% |
  | | Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.29% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,027 | 100% |
  
  2022 Wyoming's 19th House of Representatives district Republican primary election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Republican | Jon Conrad | 1,078 | 43.54% |
  | | Republican | Karl Allred | 752 | 30.37% |
  | | Republican | Andy Stocks | 638 | 25.77% |
  | | Write-in | Write-in | 8 | 0.32% |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,476 | 100% |
  