Wyoming 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Wyoming 2006 Midterm Election

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Wyoming
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 22 August 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	495,304	(0.18% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	358,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	220,012
Capital:	Cheyenne
Tuesday 22 August 2006 polls close 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polls close 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

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Wyoming State and Local Government

The vote counts on this page reflect the certified results as of 15 November 2006.

WYOMING PRIMARY

Tuesday 22 August 2006

WYOMING PRIMARY Returns from an official source

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

Governor:
- Democrats have renominated Dave Freudenthal*
- Republicans have nominated Raymond B. "Ray" Hunkins
Secretary of State:
- Republicans have nominated Max Maxfield
Treasurer:
- Republicans have nominated Joseph B. "Joe" Meyer
Auditor:
- Republicans have nominated Rita Meyer

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

At Large:
- Republicans have renominated Barbara L. Cubin*



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1	Republican	Senator Craig L. Thomas • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 22 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Senator Craig L. Thomas

	Republican	135,174	69.99%	Senator Craig L. Thomas • FEC: $1,622,792

	Democratic	57,671	29.86%	F. Dale Groutage • FEC: $141,899

	Scattering	291	0.15%	Write-In Votes
Total		193,136	100.00%

Class 2	Republican	Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period. The Wyoming Supreme Court determined on 4 May 2004 that term limits require an amendment to the state constitution rather than, as they were, imposed by a 1992 ballot initiative. At the time, the ruling was not applied to statewide offices. Reference: CATHCART v. MEYER, 2004 WY 49, 88 P.3d 1050, Case Number: 04-32, 04-33, 04-34, Decided: 05/04/2004, All Governors

	Democratic	Governor Dave Freudenthal • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 22 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal

	Democratic	135,516	69.89%	Governor Dave Freudenthal

	Republican	58,100	29.97%	Raymond B. "Ray" Hunkins

	Scattering	276	0.14%	Write-In Votes
Total		193,892	100.00%

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

At-Large {map}	Republican	Congressman Barbara L. Cubin • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 22 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman Barbara L. Cubin

	Republican	93,336	48.27%	Congressman Barbara L. Cubin • FEC: $1,284,570

	Democratic	92,324	47.74%	Gary S. Trauner • FEC: $985,453

	Libertarian	7,481	3.87%	Thomas R. "Thom" Rankin • FEC finanical report not available

	Scattering	228	0.12%	Write-In Votes
Total		193,369	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open	Republican	Secretary of State Joseph B. "Joe" Meyer • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - At term limit. Candidate for State Treasurer in 2006.

	Republican	148,210	81.72%	Auditor Max Maxfield

	Libertarian	32,551	17.95%	Dennis Brossman

	Scattering	598	0.33%	Write-In Votes
Total		181,359	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open	Republican	Treasurer Cynthia M. Lummis • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat

	Republican	134,822	72.64%	Secretary of State Joseph B. "Joe" Meyer

	Democratic	50,575	27.25%	Ron Redo

	Scattering	197	0.11%	Write-In Votes
Total		185,594	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open	Republican	Auditor Max Maxfield • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - At term limit. Candidate for Secretary of State in 2006.

	Republican	126,900	68.01%	Rita Meyer

	Democratic	59,534	31.91%	Bill Eikenberry

	Scattering	162	0.09%	Write-In Votes
Total		186,596	100.00%

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Jim McBride • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Appointed: August 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 22 August 2006 Primary

	Republican	108,705	58.46%	Public Instruction Superintendent Jim McBride

	Democratic	76,978	41.40%	Michelle L. Hoffman

	Scattering	276	0.15%	Write-In Votes
Total		185,959	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 7 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.