United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2012

United States House of Representatives Election in Wyoming, 2012
November 6, 2012

 
Nominee Cynthia Lummis Chris Henrichsen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 166,452 57,573
Percentage 68.9% 23.8%
U.S. Representative before election

Cynthia Lummis
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Cynthia Lummis
Republican

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and re-elected Cynthia Lummis as the U.S. Representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. A primary election was held on August 21, 2012.[1]

Republican nomination

Candidates

Primary results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cynthia Lummis 73,153 98.1
Republican Write-in 1,393 1.9
Total votes 74,546 100

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Henrichsen 16,259 98.9
Democratic Write-in 177 1.1
Total votes 16,436 100

General election

Candidates

  • Richard Brubaker (L), truck driver[4]
  • Daniel Cummings (Constitution), physician[5]
  • Chris Henrichsen (D), political science professor at Casper College
  • Cynthia Lummis (R), incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Don Wills (Wyoming Country), software engineer and former chairman of the Libertarian Party of Wyoming[6]

General Election Results

Wyoming's At-large congressional district election, 2012[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cynthia Lummis (inc.) 166,452 68.89
Democratic Chris Henrichsen 57,573 23.83
Libertarian Richard Brubaker 8,442 3.49
Constitution Daniel Clyde Cummings 4,963 2.05
Country Party Don Wills 3,775 1.56
Write-ins 416 0.17
Total votes 241,621 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Key Election Dates" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Pelzer, Jeremy (March 21, 2012). "Casper College professor launches congressional campaign". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Statewide Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ Reed, Martin (May 2, 2012). "Two Libertarians from Riverton file in 2012 elections". The Riverton Ranger. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Casper doctor is Wyoming Constitution Party candidate". Associated Press. Billings Gazette. August 13, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ Brown, Trevor (August 28, 2012). "Country Party candidate seeks U.S. House seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/General/2012_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf
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Preceded by
2010 elections		 United States House election in Wyoming
2012		 Succeeded by
2014 elections
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