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Wyoming 2012 legislative election results

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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

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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

  1. Lee Filer

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
  16. Lee Filer

Open Seat Winners

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

Democratic

  1. Lee Filer

Republican

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

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

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
  53. Lee Filer

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Mary Throne
  2. Cathy Connolly
  3. W. Patrick Goggles
  4. Stan Blake
  5. 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. Michael Hendricks (Wyoming)
  2. Bethany Baldes
  3. Charles Kenworthy
  4. Skip Eshelman
  5. Ryan Jefferson Jones (Wyoming)
  6. 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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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 Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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



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