The Green Papers: Wyoming 2018 General Election
 
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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. 115th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 136,210 66.35% Senator John A. Barrasso
FEC S6WY00068; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,651,626; Dsb $4,387,226
  Candidate Democratic 61,227 29.83% former Teton County School Trustee Gary Trauner
FEC S8WY00189; 07 Dec 18; Tot $910,723; Dsb $910,723
  Candidate Libertarian 5,658 2.76% Joseph "Joe" Porambo
FEC S4WY00154
  Candidate Scattering 1,801 0.88% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 325 0.16% Write-Ins
  Candidate 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

Chair up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 136,412 66.45% Treasurer Mark Gordon
  Candidate Democratic 55,965 27.26% former state Representative Mary A. Throne
  Candidate Constitution 6,751 3.29% Rex "T-Rex" Rammell
  Candidate Libertarian 3,010 1.47% Lawrence Gerard Struempf
  Candidate Scattering 1,966 0.96% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 1,100 0.54% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 71 0.03% Over Votes
Total 205,275 100.00%  

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

Incumbent - 115th Congress
At-Large
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 127,963 62.34% Congressman Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney
FEC H6WY00159; 26 Nov 18; Tot $858,687; Dsb $695,427
  Candidate Democratic 59,903 29.18% Gregory Eugene "Greg" Hunter
FEC H8WY01062; 26 Nov 18; Tot $43,921; Dsb $46,701
  Candidate Libertarian 6,918 3.37% Richard P. Brubaker
FEC H2WY00125
  Candidate Constitution 6,070 2.96% Daniel Clyde Cummings
FEC H2WY00133; 25 Oct 18; Tot $300; Dsb $375
  Candidate Scattering 3,759 1.83% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 391 0.19% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 271 0.13% Over Votes
Total 205,275 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 137,026 66.75% Secretary of State Edward A. "Ed" Buchanan
  Candidate Democratic 53,355 25.99% state Representative James W. "Jim" Byrd
  Candidate Libertarian 8,561 4.17% Kit Carson, III
  Candidate Scattering 6,141 2.99% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 156 0.08% Write-Ins
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 141,826 69.09% state Senator Curtis "Curt" Meier
  Candidate Democratic 54,865 26.73% Chris Lowry
  Candidate Scattering 8,310 4.05% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 246 0.12% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 28 0.01% Over Votes
Total 205,275 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 143,980 70.14% Kristi Racines
  Candidate Democratic 52,461 25.56% Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Dockter
  Candidate Scattering 8,582 4.18% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 222 0.11% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 30 0.01% Over Votes
Total 205,275 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 163,790 79.79% Public Instruction Superintendent Jillian A. Balow
  Candidate Scattering 38,239 18.63% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 3,229 1.57% Write-Ins
  Candidate 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.


 


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