Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Wyoming Congressional Seats
November 1, 2012
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
| Wyoming’s Congressional Elections in 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate Election? | U.S. House seats | Possible competitive races? | |
| Yes | 1 | 0 | |
CHEYENNE: Wyoming: There is one U.S. House seat and one U.S. Senate seat on the ballot in Wyoming in 2012. Heading into general election on November 6, 2012, 100% of the congressional races are contested, meaning there are at least two candidates running in each of the two races. Incumbent representative Cynthia Lummis (R) is running for re-election to the House.
In Wyoming, all polling places are open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Mountain Time on Election Day.[1]See also: State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
U.S. Senate
Incumbent U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R) is running for re-election in 2012. He faces Democrat Tim Chesnut on November 6, 2012. Joel Otto is running as a country candidate.[2] The race is not considered competitive and is listed as Solid Republican according to a Cook Political Report Race Rating from October 4, 2012. Barrasso is expected to coast to re-election.[3]
| State | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| Wyoming Class 1 Senate seat |  Tim Chesnut John Barrasso Joel Otto |
John Barrasso | Pending | Pending |
U.S. House
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds the at-large seat from Wyoming. Neither of the two possible major party primaries (2 parties, 1 seats) was contested (0%), well below the national average.
Incumbent Republican Cynthia Lummis will face Democratic challenger Chris Henrichsen, Libertarian Richard Brubaker, Constitution candidate Daniel Clyde Cummings, and Country candidate Don Willis in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4] According to the Cook Political Report Race Rating from October 30, 2012, this race is not competitive and is listed as Solid Republican.[5]
Here is a complete list of U.S. House candidates appearing on the general election ballot in Wyoming:
Candidates
| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| At-large | Chris Henrichsen Cynthia Lummis Richard BrubakerDaniel Clyde Cummings Don Willis |
Cynthia Lummis | Pending | Pending |
Partisan breakdown by district
| Members of the U.S. House from Wyoming -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
Comparison of new and old redistricting maps
Wyoming has one at-large district.
Articles
- 2012 elections preview: Wyoming voters to select winners in congressional, legislative primaries August 20
- 2012 elections review: Wyoming holds congressional, state legislative primaries August 22
See also
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Wyoming State Legislature
- United States Congressional election results, 2012
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- United States Senate elections in Wyoming, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Wyoming, 2012
- Wyoming elections, 2012
- National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections
Footnotes
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2012 Election Calendar"
- ↑ WY SOS "Candidate List," accessed September 19, 2012
- ↑ ‘’Cook Political Report” “2012 Senate Race Ratings”, accessed October 29, 2012
- ↑ WY SOS "Candidate List," accessed September 19, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report Race Ratings “House Races” accessed October 30, 2012
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