Wyoming 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Wyoming.

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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 displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• 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 who ran on November 6

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

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

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

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

Democratic

1. Bernadine Craft

Republican

1. James Anderson (Wyoming State Senate District 28)

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

1. Bernadine Craft

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

1. Bernadine Craft
2. Floyd Esquibel

Republican

1. Dan Dockstader
2. Charles Scott (Wyoming)
3. Jim Anderson (Wyoming State Senate District 2)
4. Henry Coe
5. Gerald Geis
6. Eli Bebout
7. Stan Cooper
8. Wayne Johnson (Wyoming)
9. John Schiffer
10. Tony Ross (Wyoming)
11. Phil Nicholas
12. Michael Von Flatern
13. James Anderson (Wyoming State Senate District 28)

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Bernadine Craft

Republican

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

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

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

House

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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 displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• 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 were on the November 6 general election ballot:

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

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

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

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

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

Open Seat Winners

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

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

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

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

1. Cathy Connolly
2. W. Patrick Goggles
3. Stan Blake
4. Ken Esquibel
5. James Byrd
6. John Freeman

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

1. Mary Throne
2. Michael Hendricks (Wyoming)
3. Bethany Baldes
4. Charles Kenworthy
5. Skip Eshelman
6. Ryan Jefferson Jones (Wyoming)
7. Bill Motley

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables 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 incumbents defeated 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:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1