Lyle Williams

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Lyle Williams

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 18, 2020

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Profession

Auto mechanic, farmer, oil and gas industry

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Lyle Williams (Republican Party) ran for election to the Wyoming State Senate to represent District 14. He lost in the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.

Williams was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 18 of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014. He was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 14 of the Wyoming State Senate.

Elections

2020

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wyoming State Senate District 14

Incumbent Fred Baldwin won election in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Fred Baldwin (R)	97.1	7,779
		Other/Write-in votes	2.9	235

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 14

Incumbent Fred Baldwin defeated Lyle Williams and Rex Rammell in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 14 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Fred Baldwin	46.0	1,864
		Lyle Williams	32.2	1,305
		Rex Rammell	21.4	866
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	15

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,050
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2016

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2016. Incumbent Fred Baldwin (R) did not seek re-election. A special election was held on August 31st to determine the Republican primary winner. Some voters were given the wrong ballot in one precinct and a special election was held in the precinct to determine the winner.

Thomas Crank defeated Michele Irwin in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 18 general election.

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thomas Crank	80.34%	3,595
	Democratic	Michele Irwin	19.66%	880
Total Votes				4,475
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

Michele Irwin ran unopposed in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 18 Democratic primary.

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Michele Irwin  (unopposed)

Thomas Crank defeated Kevin Simpson, Lyle Williams, Scott Heiner and Zem Hopkins defeated in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 18 Republican primary.

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thomas Crank	32.04%	471
	Republican	Kevin Simpson	9.12%	134
	Republican	Lyle Williams	17.89%	263
	Republican	Scott Heiner	30.14%	443
	Republican	Zem Hopkins	10.82%	159
Total Votes				1,470

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2014

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 30, 2014. Michele Irwin ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Fred Baldwin defeated Lyle Williams in the Republican primary. Baldwin defeated Irwin in the general election.

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Fred Baldwin	76.2%	2,297
	Democratic	Michele Irwin	23.8%	719
Total Votes				3,016
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Fred Baldwin	70.2%	1,077
Lyle Williams	29.8%	457
Total Votes		1,534

2012

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012

Williams ran in the 2012 election for Wyoming State Senate, District 14. Williams was defeated by incumbent Stan Cooper in the August 21st primary election.

Wyoming State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stan Cooper Incumbent	71.6%	2,140
Lyle Williams	28.4%	847
Total Votes		2,987

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Williams' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	State Budget This level is obviously unsustainable especially when you consider how many of the other 2/3 are unemployed coal miners, oil field workers and power plant operators. State government can and should provide some basic and essential services but all too often asking government to solve our problems results in more and bigger problems. At the very least their solutions usually end up being way more expensive than they should be. We need to reduce government to its constitutional boundaries and then go to zero based budgeting. Jobs When government does its job well, people using their property as they see fit creates a demand for goods and services. It’s this demand that creates jobs. Some on the left like to call this notion greed but they can’t explain how seeking their own political self interest is somehow more noble than someone seeking their own economic self interest. There has never been an example of a people being raised out of poverty by any system other than capitalism and largely free markets. 2nd Amendment If the 2nd amendment was repealed tomorrow, you and I would still have the right to keep and to bear arms in defense of ourselves and our property. This means any time, any where and to any level. It’s not about hunting or sport shooting. Our country’s founders recognized that we have a right to bear arms of a size and type to meet whatever threat to our safety and liberty arises, even if that threat is a tyrannical government. Traditional Family Values I will fight tirelessly to defend the rights of everyone, especially the most innocent and vulnerable among us. The government has never been delegated the power to define or redefine words. Marriage is a covenantal relationship between a man, a woman and their God. Parents are responsible for the upbringing of their children and therefore have the final say in how those children are educated, trained and provided for. Federal Overreach Nothing in the Constitution empowers the federal government to regulate who is allowed to use which bathroom so they resort to threats of cutting off federal funds for schools. We can’t continue to feed at the federal trough without finding ourselves knee deep in manure. Wyoming must wean itself from federal money in all its forms and assert our sovereignty if we are to have the society we want in Wyoming.	”
—Lyle Williams,

Personal

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Williams is married, has six children, and four grandchildren.

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Williams' endorsements included the following:

• WyWatch PAC
• Right to Life of Wyoming
• NRA

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Wyoming State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Bo Biteman

Majority Leader:Tara Nethercott

Minority Leader:Mike Gierau

Senators

District 1

Ogden Driskill (R)

District 2

Brian Boner (R)

District 3

Cheri Steinmetz (R)

District 4

Tara Nethercott (R)

District 5

Lynn Hutchings (R)

District 6

Taft Love (R)

District 7

Stephan Pappas (R)

District 8

Jared Olsen (R)

District 9

Chris Rothfuss (D)

District 10

Gary Crum (R)

District 11

Larry Hicks (R)

District 12

John Kolb (R)

District 13

Stacy Jones (R)

District 14

Laura Taliaferro Pearson (R)

District 15

Wendy Davis Schuler (R)

District 16

Dan Dockstader (R)

District 17

Mike Gierau (D)

District 18

Tim French (R)

District 19

Dan Laursen (R)

District 20

Ed Cooper (R)

District 21

Bo Biteman (R)

District 22

Barry Crago (R)

District 23

Eric Barlow (R)

District 24

Troy McKeown (R)

District 25

Cale Case (R)

District 26

Tim Salazar (R)

District 27

Bill Landen (R)

District 28

James Anderson (R)

District 29

Robert Ide (R)

District 30

Charles Scott (R)

District 31

Evie Brennan (R)

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Democratic Party (2)