The Green Papers: Wyoming 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 17 August 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Cheyenne
Tuesday 17 August 2010 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
 

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Wyoming State and Local Government


17 August 2010:
WYOMING PRIMARY results from a media source.
WYOMING PRIMARY returns from an official source.


2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th 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

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: 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

Chair up for election
Open
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. Note: 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
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 123,780 60.49% Matt Mead
17 August 2010 Primary: 28.7%
  Candidate Democratic 43,240 21.13% Leslie Petersen
  Candidate Scattering 16,081 7.86% Write-Ins
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution; Independent) 13,796 6.74% Taylor Haynes
3 September 2010: Will run as a write-in candidate.
27 August 2010: Failed to obtain the requisite 4,988 signatures.
  Candidate Libertarian 5,362 2.62% Mike Wheeler
  Candidate Scattering 2,292 1.12% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 67 0.03% Over Votes
Total 204,618 100.00%  

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Republican (1 Renominated)

At-Large
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Cynthia Marie Lummis
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 131,661 69.00% Congressman Cynthia Marie Lummis
FEC H8WY00148; 31 Dec 10; Tot $780,425; Dsb $754,264
  Candidate Democratic 45,768 23.98% David Allan Wendt
FEC H0WY00129; 22 Nov 10; Tot $65,258; Dsb $65,929
  Candidate Libertarian 9,253 4.85% John V. Love
FEC H0WY00145
  Candidate Scattering 3,665 1.92% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 287 0.15% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 188 0.10% Over Votes
Total 190,822 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Secretary of State Max Maxfield
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 140,087 73.41% Secretary of State Max Maxfield
  Candidate Democratic 35,873 18.80% Andrew Simons
  Candidate Libertarian 8,045 4.22% Candice De Laat
  Candidate Scattering 6,629 3.47% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 151 0.08% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 37 0.02% Over Votes
Total 190,822 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Treasurer Joseph B. "Joe" Meyer
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 17 August 2010 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 159,436 83.55% Treasurer Joseph B. "Joe" Meyer
  Candidate Scattering 30,086 15.77% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 1,282 0.67% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 18 0.01% Over Votes
Total 190,822 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Auditor Rita C. Meyer
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 13 January 2010: Candidate for Governor in 2010. Lost the 17 August Gubernatorial primary.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) and Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 157,848 82.72% Cynthia Cloud
17 August 2010 Primary: 51%
  Candidate Scattering 31,346 16.43% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 1,598 0.84% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 30 0.02% Over Votes
Total 190,822 100.00%  

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election
Lost
Republican Public Instruction Superintendent Jim McBride
Appointed: August 2005; first elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Lost Primary / No Longer Running - 17 August 2010 Primary
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 113,026 59.23% Cynthia Jo "Cindy" Hill
  Candidate Democratic 71,772 37.61% state Senator Mike Massie
  Candidate Scattering 5,708 2.99% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 250 0.13% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 66 0.03% Over Votes
Total 190,822 100.00%  
 

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
  Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 4 candidates
  Republican: 7 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 3 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 18 candidates
  Write-in: 1 candidate
 
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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