Mayoral election in Cheyenne, Wyoming (2024)
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| 2024 Cheyenne elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: May 31, 2024 |
| Primary election: August 20, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, held a general election for mayor on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was May 31, 2024.
As of 2024, Cheyenne did not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors served a four-year term.
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Cheyenne
Incumbent Patrick Collins defeated Rick Coppinger in the general election for Mayor of Cheyenne on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Collins (Nonpartisan) | 58.2 | 14,992 |
| Rick Coppinger (Nonpartisan) | 40.5 | 10,417 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 339 | ||
| Total votes: 25,748 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Cheyenne
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Cheyenne on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Collins (Nonpartisan) | 57.0 | 6,290 |
| ✔ | Rick Coppinger (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 2,788 | |
| Jenny Hixenbaugh (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 974 | ||
| Victor Miller (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 327 | ||
| Buddy Tennant (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 292 | ||
| Justin Nadeau (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 288 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 11,041 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wyoming elections, 2024
August 20, 2024
- United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2024
- United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2024
- Wyoming State Senate elections, 2024
- Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024
- City elections in Cheyenne, Wyoming (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2024
- United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2024
- Wyoming State Senate elections, 2024
- Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Wyoming Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Wyoming Property Tax on Residential Property and Owner-Occupied Primary Residences Amendment (2024)
- City elections in Cheyenne, Wyoming (2024)
- Laramie County, Wyoming, Conservation District Tax Measure (November 2024)
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Mayoral partisanship
Fourteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2024, including seven capitals that fell outside of the top 100 cities.
Two state capitals saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2024:
- Salem, Oregon: Julie Hoy, whose partisan affiliation is unknown, defeated incumbent Chris Hoy (D) in the May 21, nonpartisan primary. Julie Hoy ran uncontested in the November 5, general election.
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Emile Edwards (R) defeated incumbent Sharon Weston Broome (D) in the December 7, general election.
After mayors elected in 2024 assumed office, there were 35 Democratic state capital mayors, seven Republican mayors, one independent mayor, two nonpartisan mayors, and five mayors with unknown partisan affiliation.
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About the city
- See also: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is a city in Laramie County, Wyoming. As of 2020, its population was 65,132.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Cheyenne utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Cheyenne, Wyoming | ||
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| Cheyenne | Wyoming | |
| Population | 65,132 | 576,851 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 32 | 97,088 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 87.3% | 90.3% |
| Black/African American | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| Asian | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 2.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Multiple | 6.7% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.9% | 10.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 94.7% | 93.6% |
| College graduation rate | 32.2% | 28.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $68,611 | $65,304 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.1% | 10.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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