Wyoming 2012 legislative election results

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Wyoming State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Wyoming State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Wyoming State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	4	4
	Republican Party	26	26
Total		30	30

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 15 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Charles Scott
2. Dan Dockstader
3. Eli Bebout
4. Floyd Esquibel
5. Gerald Geis
6. Henry Coe
7. Jim Anderson
8. John Schiffer
9. Michael Von Flatern
10. Phil Nicholas
11. Stan Cooper
12. Tony Ross
13. Wayne Johnson

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Kit Jennings	Republican	Wyoming State Senate District 28

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
James Anderson (Wyoming)	Republican	Wyoming State Senate, District 28

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Wyoming State Senate:

Democratic

1. Bernadine Craft

Republican

1. James Anderson (Wyoming)

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Bernadine Craft

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Wyoming State Senate:

Democratic

1. Bernadine Craft
2. Floyd Esquibel

Republican

1. Charles Scott
2. Dan Dockstader
3. Eli Bebout
4. Gerald Geis
5. Henry Coe
6. James Anderson (Wyoming)
7. Jim Anderson
8. John Schiffer
9. Michael Von Flatern
10. Phil Nicholas
11. Stan Cooper
12. Tony Ross
13. Wayne Johnson

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Bernadine Craft

Republican

1. Charles Scott
2. Dan Dockstader
3. Eli Bebout
4. Gerald Geis
5. Henry Coe
6. Jim Anderson
7. John Schiffer
8. Michael Von Flatern
9. Phil Nicholas
10. Stan Cooper
11. Tony Ross
12. Wayne Johnson

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Bradley Edward Kramer
2. John Vincent Love
3. William R. Hill

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Wyoming State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Wyoming House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Wyoming House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	8
	Republican Party	50	52
Total		60	60

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 60 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Allen Jaggi
2. Bob Nicholas
3. Carl Loucks
4. Cathy Connolly
5. Dan Zwonitzer
6. David Miller (Wyoming)
7. David Zwonitzer
8. Donald Burkhart
9. Elaine Harvey
10. Gerald Gay
11. Glenn Moniz
12. Gregg Blikre
13. Hans Hunt
14. James Byrd
15. John Eklund, Jr.
16. John Freeman
17. John Patton
18. Joseph Barbuto
19. Kathy Coleman
20. Kathy Davison
21. Keith Gingery
22. Ken Esquibel
23. Kendell Kroeker
24. Kermit Brown
25. Mark Semlek
26. Mary Throne
27. Matt Greene
28. Matt Teeters
29. Mike Greear
30. Mike Madden
31. Norine Kasperik
32. Richard Cannady
33. Rita Campbell
34. Robert McKim
35. Rosie Berger
36. Ruth Ann Petroff
37. Sam Krone
38. Stan Blake
39. Steve Harshman
40. Sue Wallis
41. Thomas E. Lubnau, II
42. Thomas Lockhart
43. Tim Stubson
44. Tom Reeder
45. W. Patrick Goggles

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Joseph Barbuto	Democratic	Wyoming State House, District 48

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Charles P. Childers	Republican	Wyoming State House, District 50
Clarence Vranish	Republican	Wyoming State House, District 49

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
David Northrup	Republican	Wyoming House of Representatives District 50
Garry Piiparinen	Republican	Wyoming House of Representatives District 49
Mark Baker (Wyoming)	Republican	Wyoming House of Representatives District 48

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Wyoming House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Lee Filer

Republican

1. Albert Sommers
2. Dan Kirkbride
3. Dave Blevins
4. David Northrup
5. Eric Barlow
6. Garry Piiparinen
7. Jerry Paxton
8. Lloyd Charles Larsen
9. Lynn Hutchings
10. Mark Baker (Wyoming)
11. Marti Halverson
12. Nathan Winters
13. Stephen Watt
14. Sue Wilson
15. Tom Walters

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Lee Filer

Republican

1. Albert Sommers
2. Dan Kirkbride
3. Dave Blevins
4. Eric Barlow
5. Jerry Paxton
6. Lloyd Charles Larsen
7. Lynn Hutchings
8. Marti Halverson
9. Nathan Winters
10. Stephen Watt
11. Sue Wilson
12. Tom Walters

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Cathy Connolly
2. James Byrd
3. John Freeman
4. Ken Esquibel
5. Lee Filer
6. Mary Throne
7. Stan Blake
8. W. Patrick Goggles

Republican

1. Albert Sommers
2. Allen Jaggi
3. Bob Nicholas
4. Carl Loucks
5. Dan Kirkbride
6. Dan Zwonitzer
7. Dave Blevins
8. David Miller (Wyoming)
9. David Northrup
10. David Zwonitzer
11. Donald Burkhart
12. Elaine Harvey
13. Eric Barlow
14. Garry Piiparinen
15. Gerald Gay
16. Glenn Moniz
17. Gregg Blikre
18. Hans Hunt
19. Jerry Paxton
20. John Eklund, Jr.
21. John Patton
22. Kathy Coleman
23. Kathy Davison
24. Keith Gingery
25. Kendell Kroeker
26. Kermit Brown
27. Lloyd Charles Larsen
28. Lynn Hutchings
29. Mark Baker (Wyoming)
30. Mark Semlek
31. Marti Halverson
32. Matt Greene
33. Matt Teeters
34. Mike Greear
35. Mike Madden
36. Nathan Winters
37. Norine Kasperik
38. Richard Cannady
39. Rita Campbell
40. Robert McKim
41. Rosie Berger
42. Ruth Ann Petroff
43. Sam Krone
44. Stephen Watt
45. Steve Harshman
46. Sue Wallis
47. Sue Wilson
48. Thomas E. Lubnau, II
49. Thomas Lockhart
50. Tim Stubson
51. Tom Reeder
52. Tom Walters

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Cathy Connolly
2. John Freeman
3. Mary Throne
4. Stan Blake
5. W. Patrick Goggles

Republican

1. Albert Sommers
2. Allen Jaggi
3. Dan Kirkbride
4. Dan Zwonitzer
5. Dave Blevins
6. David Miller (Wyoming)
7. David Northrup
8. David Zwonitzer
9. Elaine Harvey
10. Eric Barlow
11. Garry Piiparinen
12. Gerald Gay
13. Gregg Blikre
14. Hans Hunt
15. Jerry Paxton
16. John Eklund, Jr.
17. John Patton
18. Kathy Coleman
19. Kathy Davison
20. Keith Gingery
21. Kendell Kroeker
22. Mark Semlek
23. Marti Halverson
24. Matt Teeters
25. Mike Greear
26. Mike Madden
27. Norine Kasperik
28. Richard Cannady
29. Rita Campbell
30. Robert McKim
31. Rosie Berger
32. Ruth Ann Petroff
33. Sam Krone
34. Steve Harshman
35. Sue Wallis
36. Thomas E. Lubnau, II
37. Thomas Lockhart
38. Tim Stubson
39. Tom Reeder
40. Tom Walters

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Bethany Baldes
2. Bill Motley
3. Bill Winney
4. Charles Kenworthy
5. Michael Hendricks
6. Perry Helgeson
7. Ryan Jefferson Jones
8. Skip Eshelman

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1