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



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

Class 1		Republican	Senator John A. Barrasso • 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

		*Republican*		*Senator John A. Barrasso* • FEC S6WY00068; 31 Dec 11; Tot $2,341,598; Dsb $550,043

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 Undetermined)

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

		Democratic		Chris Henrichsen

		*Republican*		*Congressman Cynthia Marie Lummis* • FEC H8WY00148; 31 Dec 11; Tot $260,124; Dsb $117,300

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): 1 candidate
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 2 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
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.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/titles/title97.htm
	• Wyoming Constitution
Election Authority
	• Wyoming Secretary of State
	• Wyoming Secretary of State Elections
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Wyoming State Legislature
Democratic
	• Wyoming Democratic Party
Republican
	• Wyoming Republican Party
Third Party
	• Constitution Party of Wyoming
	• Green Party of Wyoming
	• Wyoming Libertarian Party
Media & others
	• Cody Enterprise
	• DC's Political Report - Wyoming
	• Jackson Hole News & Guide
	• Jackson Network
	• KTWO TV - ABC - Casper
	• Laramie Boomerang
	• Politics1.com - Wyoming
	• Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner
	• Star Tribune - Casper - Jackson Hole
	• The Douglas Budget
	• The News-Record - Gillette
	• The Powell Tribune
	• The Sheridan Press
	• The Torrington Telegram
	• Wyoming Tribune-Eagle