Wyoming 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Wyoming 2012 General Election

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Wyoming
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 21 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	568,300	(0.18% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	495,304	(0.18% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
Capital:	Cheyenne
Tuesday 21 August 2012 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

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Wyoming State and Local Government

Wyoming 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

6 November 2012 General Election Candidates Roster.

6 November 2012 returns from the Wyoming Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Republican	170,962	68.19%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney (3 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Democratic	69,286	27.64%	President Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Libertarian	5,326	2.12%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Scattering	2,035	0.81%	Write-Ins

		Constitution	1,452	0.58%	former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer • FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253

		Scattering	1,367	0.55%	Under Votes
		Scattering	273	0.11%	Over Votes
Total			250,701	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator John A. Barrasso • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Appointed: 22 June 2007 by Governor Dave Freudenthal; first elected in a special election: 4 November 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 21 August 2012 Primary

		Republican	185,250	73.89%	Senator John A. Barrasso • FEC S6WY00068; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,094,792; Dsb $2,054,227

		Democratic	53,019	21.15%	Albany County Commissioner Tim Chesnut • FEC S2WY00109

		Wyoming Country	6,176	2.46%	Joel Otto • FEC S2WY00133

		Scattering	5,747	2.29%	Under Votes
		Scattering	417	0.17%	Write-Ins
		Scattering	91	0.04%	Over Votes
Total			250,700	100.00%

Class 2		Republican	Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. 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

		Republican	Governor Matt Mead • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Cynthia Marie Lummis • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 21 August 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	166,452	66.39%	Congressman Cynthia Marie Lummis • FEC H8WY00148; 26 Nov 12; Tot $708,054; Dsb $628,608

		Democratic	57,573	22.96%	Christopher Todd "Chris" Henrichsen • FEC H2WY00117

		Scattering	8,479	3.38%	Under Votes

		Libertarian	8,442	3.37%	Richard P. Brubaker • FEC H2WY00125

		Constitution	4,963	1.98%	Daniel Clyde Cummings • FEC H2WY00133; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,133; Dsb $1,393

		Wyoming Country	3,775	1.51%	Don Wills • FEC H2WY00141

		Scattering	600	0.24%	Over Votes
		Scattering	416	0.17%	Write-Ins
Total			250,700	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Max Maxfield • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Joseph B. "Joe" Meyer • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Auditor Cynthia I. Cloud • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Superintendent of Public Instruction Cynthia Jo "Cindy" Hill • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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): 3 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 3 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Wyoming Country: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 9 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.