The Green Papers: Wyoming 2012 General Election
 
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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.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Scattering 2,035 0.81% Write-Ins
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Scattering 1,367 0.55% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 273 0.11% Over Votes
Total 250,701 100.00%  

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
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
  Elected Republican 185,250 73.89% Senator John A. Barrasso
FEC S6WY00068; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,094,792; Dsb $2,054,227
  Candidate Democratic 53,019 21.15% Albany County Commissioner Tim Chesnut
FEC S2WY00109
  Candidate Wyoming Country 6,176 2.46% Joel Otto
FEC S2WY00133
  Candidate Scattering 5,747 2.29% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 417 0.17% Write-Ins
  Candidate 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.

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
At-Large
Seat up for election
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
  Elected Republican 166,452 66.39% Congressman Cynthia Marie Lummis
FEC H8WY00148; 26 Nov 12; Tot $708,054; Dsb $628,608
  Candidate Democratic 57,573 22.96% Christopher Todd "Chris" Henrichsen
FEC H2WY00117
  Candidate Scattering 8,479 3.38% Under Votes
  Candidate Libertarian 8,442 3.37% Richard P. Brubaker
FEC H2WY00125
  Candidate Constitution 4,963 1.98% Daniel Clyde Cummings
FEC H2WY00133; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,133; Dsb $1,393
  Candidate Wyoming Country 3,775 1.51% Don Wills
FEC H2WY00141
  Candidate Scattering 600 0.24% Over Votes
  Candidate 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.


 


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