Wyoming 2008 General Election

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

Electoral Votes:	3	(0.56% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2000 Census:	495,304	(0.18% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	358,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	220,012
Capital:	Cheyenne
Tuesday 19 August 2008 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

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Wyoming State and Local Government

Wyoming 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

22 November 2008: Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2008

14 September 2008: Synchronized with Wyoming Elections Division - 2008 General Election

Tuesday 19 August 2008 State/Local PRIMARIES:
Results from a media source.
Returns from an offical source.



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), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


	Republican	164,958	64.43%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III (3 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

	Democratic	82,868	32.37%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

	Independent	2,525	0.99%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

	Libertarian	1,594	0.62%	former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899

	Scattering	1,521	0.59%	Write-Ins

	Independent; (Constitution)	1,192	0.47%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell L. Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010

	Scattering	1,131	0.44%	Under Votes
	Scattering	246	0.10%	Over Votes

	Write-in; (Green)			former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360
	Write-in			Frank Moore • Vice President: Susan Block
Total		256,035	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1	Republican	Senator John A. Barrasso • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Appointed: 22 June 2007 by Governor Dave Freudenthal; first elected in a special election: 4 November 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 19 August 2008 Primary. Next Special Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008; Next regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Polls: Republican Senator John A. Barrasso
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican	183,063	71.50%	Senator John A. Barrasso • FEC S6WY00068: $2,585,977

	Democratic	66,202	25.86%	Nicholas H. "Nick" Carter • Very close primary win. • FEC S8WY00155: $210,914

	Scattering	6,414	2.51%	Under Votes
	Scattering	293	0.11%	Write-Ins
	Scattering	61	0.02%	Over Votes
Total		256,033	100.00%

Class 2	Republican	Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 19 August 2008 Primary
	Polls: Republican Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi

	Republican	189,046	73.84%	Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi • FEC S6WY00126: $1,648,563

	Democratic	60,631	23.68%	Christopher J. "Chris" Rothfuss • FEC S8WY00163: $32,326

	Scattering	6,026	2.35%	Under Votes
	Scattering	269	0.11%	Write-Ins
	Scattering	61	0.02%	Over Votes
Total		256,033	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. 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

	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

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th 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
	Polls: Leans Republican - Republican former state Treasurer Cynthia Marie Lummis
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Republican	131,244	51.26%	former state Treasurer Cynthia Marie Lummis • FEC H8WY00148: $1,530,454

	Democratic	106,758	41.70%	Gary S. Trauner • FEC H6WY01025: $1,672,702

	Libertarian	11,030	4.31%	Walter David "David" Herbert • FEC H6WY00100: Financial report not available

	Scattering	6,458	2.52%	Under Votes
	Scattering	363	0.14%	Write-Ins
	Scattering	180	0.07%	Over Votes
Total		256,033	100.00%

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

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

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Auditor Rita C. Meyer • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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

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 incumbent, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 4 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 12 candidates
	• Write-in: 2 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.