Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012
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Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate were held in Wyoming on November 6, 2012. A total of 15 seats were up for election.
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 1, 2012. The primary Election Day was August 21, 2012.
Incumbents retiring
| Name | Party | Current office |
|---|---|---|
| Marty Martin |  Democratic |
Senate District 12 |
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Wyoming State Senate:
| Wyoming State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Republican Party | 26 | 26 | |
| Total | 30 | 30 | |
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Wyoming in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]
| Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32 | $259,183 |
| 2008 | 37 | $232,124 |
| 2006 | 49 | $368,423 |
| 2004 | 47 | $317,964 |
| 2002 | 22 | $126,509 |
In 2010, the candidates for state senate raised a total of $259,183 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:[2]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Democrat (Party) | $16,550 |
| Meier, Curtis Eugine | $16,516 |
| Wyoming State Senate Republican Conference | $10,000 |
| Steinmetz, Corey A | $7,978 |
| Frisbie, Tom | $5,000 |
| Workers Help in Politics | $5,000 |
| Republican (Party) | $4,500 |
| Rothfuss, Chris | $4,446 |
| Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association | $4,150 |
| Williams Companies | $4,000 |
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Wyoming
The legislature approved new maps on March 1, 2012, and Gov. Matt Mead signed them into law on the 6th. The 30 Senate and 60 House districts were preserved, with no district deviating more than 10 percent of the ideal district size. With the Senate operating on staggered four-year terms, there was a question of whether all 30 seats would be up for election in 2012 due to the new maps; 15 of the 30 seats went up for election.[3] A lawsuit was filed in April 2012, alleging that the new maps violated Article 3, Sec. 3 of the Wyoming Constitution by not adhering county lines as much as possible. The parties in the case did not agree as to the questions to be decided so it did not reach the Wisconsin Supreme Court before the 2012 elections. The maps were upheld in a state court decision in 2015.[4][5]
Qualifications
Section 2 of Article 3 of the Wyoming Constitution states, "Senators shall be elected for the term of four (4) years and representatives for the term of two (2) years. The senators elected at the first election shall be divided by lot into two classes as nearly equal as may be. The seats of senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first two years, and of the second class at the expiration of four years. No person shall be a senator who has not attained the age of twenty-five years, or a representative who has not attained the age of twenty-one years, and who is not a citizen of the United States and of this state and who has not, for at least twelve months next preceding his election resided within the county or district in which he was elected."
List of candidates
District 2
August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
August 21 GOP primary:
- Jim Anderson
- Incumbent Anderson first assumed office in 2001.
- Jim Anderson
November 6 General election candidates:
- Jim Anderson: 8,359
District 4
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Tony Ross - Incumbent Ross first assumed office in 2005.
- Tony Ross
November 6 General election candidates:
- Tony Ross: 7,555
District 6
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Anthony Bouchard: 1,509
- Wayne Johnson: 1,551 - Incumbent Johnson first assumed office in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
- Wayne Johnson: 5,981
William R. Hill: 1,663 (Wyoming Country Party)
District 8
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- Floyd Esquibel - Incumbent Esquibel first assumed office in 2009.
- Floyd Esquibel
- August 21 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
- Floyd Esquibel: 2,963
- Curtis Bryan Albrecht: 2,690
District 10
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Anne Alexander: 774
- Phil Nicholas: 1,027 - Incumbent Nicholas first assumed office in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
- Phil Nicholas: 6,058
District 12
Note:Incumbent Democrat Marty Martin did not seek re-election.
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- August 21 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed.
November 6 General election candidates:
- Bernadine Craft: 5,260
District 14
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Lyle Williams: 847
- Stan Cooper: 2,140 - Incumbent Cooper first assumed office in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
- Stan Cooper: 6,766
- John Vincent Love: 978 (Wyoming Country Party)
District 16
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Dan Dockstader - Incumbent Dockstader first assumed office in 2009.
- Dan Dockstader
November 6 General election candidates:
- Dan Dockstader: 7,432
District 18
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Henry Coe: 2,149 - Incumbent Coe first assumed office in 1989.
- Robert Berry: 2,032
- Henry Coe: 2,149
November 6 General election candidates:
- Henry Coe: 6,249
District 20
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Gerald Geis - Incumbent Geis first assumed office in 1993.
- Gerald Geis
November 6 General election candidates:
- Gerald Geis: 7,592
District 22
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Bob Johnson: 1,365
- John Schiffer: 2,438 - Incumbent Schiffer first assumed office in 1993.
November 6 General election candidates:
- John Schiffer: 7,658
District 24
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Michael Von Flatern - Incumbent Von Flatern first assumed office in 2005.
- Michael Von Flatern
November 6 General election candidates:
- Michael Von Flatern: 5,853
- Bradley Edward Kramer: 1,112 (Wyoming Country Party)
District 26
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Eli Bebout - Incumbent Bebout first assumed office in 2007.
- Eli Bebout
November 6 General election candidates:
- Eli Bebout: 7,457
District 28
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- August 21 GOP primary:
- James Anderson: 928
- Kit Jennings: 786 -Incumbent Jennings first assumed office in 2005.
- Tom Radosevich: 350
- James Anderson: 928
November 6 General election candidates:
- Kim Holloway: 2,463
- James Anderson: 4,560
District 30
- August 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 21 GOP primary:
- Bob Brechtel: 1,147
- Charles Scott: 1,222 - Incumbent Scott first assumed office in 1983.
November 6 General election candidates:
- Charles Scott: 5,709
See also
External links
- Wyoming Secretary of State - List of 2012 Primary Candidates
- Wyoming Secretary of State - Official Primary Election Results
- Wyoming Secretary of State - Official General Election Results
Footnotes
- ↑ Follow the Money, Wyoming
- ↑ Follow the Money: "Wyoming Senate 2010 Campaign Contributions
- ↑ The Examiner, "All Wyoming state senators may face 2012 election," October 11, 2011
- ↑ Star-Tribune, "Wyoming redistricting lawsuit hits snag," June 28, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Wyoming State Summary," accessed April 22, 2024
