Wyoming 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Wyoming 2018 General Election

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Wyoming
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 21 August 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Friday 1 June 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Monday 20 August 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent .
✓ Tuesday 21 August 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC).
✓ Monday 27 August 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent .
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p MST (1400-0200 UTC).

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)
Capital:	Cheyenne

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Wyoming State and Local Government

1 February 2013: The Wyoming Supreme Court rules that Term Limits for Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction are unconstitutional. The Court did not provide direction on term limits for Governor.

2018 Election from the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office.

21 August 2018 Primary
Returns from the Wyoming Secretary of State
Results from Politico.
Results from The New York Times.

6 November 2018:
2018 General Election Candidate Roster from the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office.
Certified returns from the Wyoming Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator John A. Barrasso • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Appointed: 22 June 2007 by Governor Dave Freudenthal; first elected in a special election: 4 November 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	136,210	66.35%	Senator John A. Barrasso • FEC S6WY00068; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,651,626; Dsb $4,387,226

		Democratic	61,227	29.83%	former Teton County School Trustee Gary Trauner • FEC S8WY00189; 07 Dec 18; Tot $910,723; Dsb $910,723

		Libertarian	5,658	2.76%	Joseph "Joe" Porambo • FEC S4WY00154

		Scattering	1,801	0.88%	Under Votes
		Scattering	325	0.16%	Write-Ins
		Scattering	54	0.03%	Over Votes
Total			205,275	100.00%

Class 2		Republican	Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. 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

Open		Republican	Governor Matt Mead • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Chair - 7 February 2017: Will not run for re-election in 2018.
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	136,412	66.45%	Treasurer Mark Gordon

		Democratic	55,965	27.26%	former state Representative Mary A. Throne

		Constitution	6,751	3.29%	Rex "T-Rex" Rammell

		Libertarian	3,010	1.47%	Lawrence Gerard Struempf

		Scattering	1,966	0.96%	Under Votes
		Scattering	1,100	0.54%	Write-Ins
		Scattering	71	0.03%	Over Votes
Total			205,275	100.00%

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
At-Large		Republican	Congressman Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 3 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Republican	127,963	62.34%	Congressman Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney • FEC H6WY00159; 26 Nov 18; Tot $858,687; Dsb $695,427

		Democratic	59,903	29.18%	Gregory Eugene "Greg" Hunter • FEC H8WY01062; 26 Nov 18; Tot $43,921; Dsb $46,701

		Libertarian	6,918	3.37%	Richard P. Brubaker • FEC H2WY00125

		Constitution	6,070	2.96%	Daniel Clyde Cummings • FEC H2WY00133; 25 Oct 18; Tot $300; Dsb $375

		Scattering	3,759	1.83%	Under Votes
		Scattering	391	0.19%	Write-Ins
		Scattering	271	0.13%	Over Votes
Total			205,275	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Edward A. "Ed" Buchanan • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Appointed: 1 March 2018 [re: resignation of Ed Murray (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	137,026	66.75%	Secretary of State Edward A. "Ed" Buchanan

		Democratic	53,355	25.99%	state Representative James W. "Jim" Byrd

		Libertarian	8,561	4.17%	Kit Carson, III

		Scattering	6,141	2.99%	Under Votes
		Scattering	156	0.08%	Write-Ins
		Scattering	36	0.02%	Over Votes
Total			205,275	100.00%
	Amid accusations of sexual misconduct, Secretary of State Ed Murray (Republican), who was first elected in 2014, announced that he would not run for re-election on 23 January 2018 and resigned on 9 February 2018 stating "After deep and profound contemplation I am announcing my resignation ... effective today". Governor Matt Mead (Republican) will appoint a successor from 3 nominees chosen by the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee. The successor serves until the next regular election for Secretary of State (6 November 2018). The newly elected Secretary of State is sworn in early 2019. Governor Matt Mead (Republican) appointed Edward A. "Ed" Buchanan (Republican) on 1 March 2018.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Republican	Treasurer Mark Gordon • Appointed: 1 November 2012 re: passing of Treasurer Joseph B. "Joe" Meyer (Republican); first elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - Received his party's nomination for for Governor
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	141,826	69.09%	state Senator Curtis "Curt" Meier

		Democratic	54,865	26.73%	Chris Lowry

		Scattering	8,310	4.05%	Under Votes
		Scattering	246	0.12%	Write-Ins
		Scattering	28	0.01%	Over Votes
Total			205,275	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Republican	Auditor Cynthia I. Cloud • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - Retiring in 2018
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	143,980	70.14%	Kristi Racines

		Democratic	52,461	25.56%	Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Dockter

		Scattering	8,582	4.18%	Under Votes
		Scattering	222	0.11%	Write-Ins
		Scattering	30	0.01%	Over Votes
Total			205,275	100.00%

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Jillian A. Balow • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	163,790	79.79%	Public Instruction Superintendent Jillian A. Balow

		Scattering	38,239	18.63%	Under Votes
		Scattering	3,229	1.57%	Write-Ins
		Scattering	17	0.01%	Over Votes
Total			205,275	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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 6 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 21 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.