| The Green Papers: Wyoming 2008 General Election |
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Wyoming
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 19 August 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 3 (Winner-take-all) | |||||
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 |
Republican | Senator John A. Barrasso • Appointed: 22 June 2007 by Governor Dave Freudenthal • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Next Special Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008; Next regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Democratic | Nicholas H. "Nick" Carter • FEC S8WY00155: $29,950 |
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Democratic | Casper City Councilmember Keith Goodenough | |||
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Republican | Senator John A. Barrasso • FEC S6WY00068: $1,545,835 |
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Republican | former Wyoming U.S. Attorney Matt Mead | |||
| Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Al Hamburg | |||
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Democratic | Christopher J. "Chris" Rothfuss • FEC S8WY00163: Financial report not available |
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Republican | Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi • FEC S6WY00126: $760,402 |
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Independent | Jerry Dean Carter • FEC S8WY00148: Financial report not available |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Dave Freudenthal • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Republican (1 Open) | |||||
| At-Large {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Barbara L. Cubin • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - Announced retirement 9 November 2007 |
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• apparently seeking nomination and election to the United States Senate |
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Democratic | Gary S. Trauner • FEC H6WY01025: $648,121 |
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• FEC H4WY00055: $63,480 |
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Republican | Mark Gordon • FEC H8WY00155: $412,417 |
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Republican | former state Treasurer Cynthia Marie Lummis • FEC H8WY00148: $170,720 |
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• Withdrew from the race, 16 April 2008 |
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• Mr. Simpson has filed an application with the Wyoming Republican party as a candidate for Wyoming's Class 1 Senate Seat. Announced he would not be a candidate circa 4 December 2007. |
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Republican | J. William "Bill" Winney, Jr. • FEC H6WY00118: $29,607 |
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• Withdrew 8 May 2008 • FEC H8WY01047: $11,055 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Max Maxfield • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Joseph B. "Joe" Meyer • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor Rita C. Meyer • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Public Instruction Superintendent Jim McBride • Appointed: August 2005; first elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 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. |