Wyoming elections, 2014
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The state of Wyoming held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:
2014 elections and events in Wyoming | ||||
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Petition drive deadline for initiatives | February 10, 2014 ![]() | |||
Voter registration deadline for primary election | April 21, 2014 & same-day ![]() | |||
Signature filing deadline for primary election candidates | May 30, 2014 ![]() | |||
Primary election date | August 19, 2014 ![]() | |||
Filing deadline for general election candidates | August 25, 2014 ![]() | |||
Voter registration deadline for general election | October 20, 2014 & same-day ![]() | |||
General election date | November 4, 2014 ![]() | |||
Statewide ballot measure election | November 4, 2014 ![]() | |||
School board elections (2) | November 4, 2014 ![]() |
Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Wyoming in 2014:
2014 elections
Races to watch in Wyoming
Wyoming State Legislature
Elections for the Wyoming State Senate 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. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.
2012 Margin of Victory, Wyoming State Senate | ||||
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District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Votes | Top Opponent |
District 8 | ![]() |
4.8% | 5,669 | Curtis Bryan Albrecht |
District 28 | ![]() |
29.7% | 7,054 | Kim Holloway |
District 18 | ![]() |
42.8% | 8,755 | Various |
District 6 | ![]() |
54.2% | 7,961 | William Hill |
District 24 | ![]() |
67.8% | 6,991 | Bradley Edward Kramer |
District 14 | ![]() |
74.5% | 7,774 | John Vincent Love |
District 30 | ![]() |
78.5% | 6,396 | Various |
District | ![]() |
81.5% | 6,676 | Various |
District 12 | ![]() |
94.4% | 5,412 | Various |
District 22 | ![]() |
96% | 7,814 | Various |
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. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.
2012 Margin of Victory, Wyoming House of Representatives | ||||
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District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Votes | Top Opponent |
District 45 | ![]() |
2.1% | 3,501 | Tony Mendoza |
District 48 | ![]() |
3.3% | 3,349 | Joseph Barbuto |
District 33 | ![]() |
4.2% | 3,029 | Jim Allen |
District 15 | ![]() |
5.3% | 3,265 | George Bagby |
District 8 | ![]() |
7.6% | 4,715 | Kathleen Petersen |
District 59 | ![]() |
10.5% | 3,417 | Mike Gilmore |
District 17 | ![]() |
10.7% | 3,044 | JoAnn Dayton |
District 22 | ![]() |
11% | 4,369 | Bill Winney |
District 11 | ![]() |
13.2% | 3,056 | Jerry Zellers |
District 41 | ![]() |
14.6% | 3,782 | Donna Roofe |
Elections by type
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate elections in Wyoming
Voters in Wyoming elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014.
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wyoming utilizes a closed primary process.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 20, 2014.[3]
- See also: Wyoming elections, 2014
Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Mike Enzi (R). Enzi was first elected in 1996.
The election filled the Senate seat held by Mike Enzi (R). Enzi was first elected in 1996.
Race background
The primary battle between Liz Cheney and incumbent Mike Enzi was pinpointed as one of the top five primaries to watch in 2014, with Cheney, and her father, openly feuding with Enzi.[4] Cheney dropped out of the race before the primary election.
Primary vulnerability
Enzi was named by National Journal as one of the top five incumbent senators at risk of losing his or her primary election in 2014. Four of the five most vulnerable senators were Republican.[5] Enzi was added to this list before Cheney dropped out of the race.
Candidates
General election candidates
Mike Enzi - Incumbent
[6]
Charlie Hardy[6]
Curt Gottshall[7]
Joe Porambo[8]
August 19, 2014, primary results
Withdrew from race
Liz Cheney - Daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney[13]
U.S. House
U.S. House of Representatives elections in Wyoming
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Wyoming took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. House from the state's At-Large Congressional District.
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wyoming utilizes a closed primary process.[14][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 20, 2014.[15]
- See also: Wyoming elections, 2014
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Cynthia Lummis (R), who was first elected in 2008.
Wyoming has a single At-Large Congressional District, which is made up of the entire state.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the one congressional seat from Wyoming.
Members of the U.S. House from Wyoming -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 1 | 1 |
List of candidates by district
At-Large Congressional District
General election candidates
August 19, 2014, primary results
Cynthia Lummis - Incumbent
Jason Senteney[19]
State Executives
State executive official elections in Wyoming
Five state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Wyoming.
The following offices were elected in 2014 in Wyoming:
- Governor of Wyoming
- Wyoming Secretary of State
- Wyoming Treasurer
- Wyoming Auditor
- Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction
List of candidates by office
Governor
General election
Matt Mead - Incumbent
Pete Gosar - former Democratic state party chairman[20]
Dee Cozzens
Don Wills
Lost in primary
Cindy Hill - outgoing state superintendent of education[21]
Taylor Haynes (declared) - 2010 write-in candidate for governor[22]
Declined
David Steger - former Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioner[22]
Kevin Seney - Jackson businessman[23]
Secretary of State
General election
Ed Murray - Businessman[24]
Kit Carson
Jennifer Young - Chair of the Constitution Party of Wyoming[25]
Defeated in the primary
Clark Stith - attorney[26]
Edward Buchanan - former state representative[27]
Pete Illoway - former state representative[27]
Withdrew
Dan Zwonitzer - state representative[28][29]
Declined
Max Maxfield - Incumbent[30]
Down ballot offices
Office | Incumbent | Assumed Office | Incumbent running? | General Election Candidates | 2015 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
Treasurer | Mark Gordon ![]() |
2012 | Yes[31] | ![]() |
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No |
Auditor | Cynthia Cloud ![]() |
2010 | Yes[32] | ![]() |
![]() |
No |
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Cindy Hill ![]() |
2010 | Running for Governor | ![]() ![]() |
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No |
State Senate
State Senate election in Wyoming
Elections for the Wyoming State Senate 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.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Wyoming State Senate:
Wyoming State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
Democratic Party | 4 | 4 | |
Republican Party | 26 | 26 | |
Total | 30 | 30 |
List of candidates by district
District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29
State House
State House elections in Wyoming
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.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Wyoming House of Representatives:
Wyoming House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 3, 2014 | After November 4, 2014 | |
Democratic Party | 8 | 9 | |
Republican Party | 52 | 51 | |
Total | 60 | 60 |
List of candidates by district
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52• District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60
Statewide ballot measures
Statewide ballot measure elections in Wyoming
- See also: Wyoming 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures
One ballot measure was certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of Wyoming.
On the ballot
November 4:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Constitutional Amendment A | Admin of Gov't | Allows governor to appoint nonresidents of the state to serve as University of Wyoming trustees | ![]() |
School boards
School board elections in Wyoming
In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.
State elections
A total of two Wyoming school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for eight seats. Each district held elections on November 4, 2014.
Here are several quick facts about Wyoming's school board elections in 2014:
- An average of 1.88 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in Wyoming’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was slightly lower than the national average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
- None of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. Nationally 32.57 percent of school board seats were unopposed.
- Half of the incumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, and they retained 37.50 percent of the total seats up for election.
- Five newcomers were elected to school boards in Wyoming. They took 62.50 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was higher than the 38.19 percent of school board seats that went to newcomers nationally.
- The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Laramie County School District 1 with 13,171 K-12 students.
- The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Natrona County Schools with 12,153 K-12 students.
- Natrona County Schools and Laramie County School District 1 had an equal number of seats on the ballot in 2014 with four seats up for election.
The districts listed below served 25,324 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[33] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.
2014 Wyoming School Board Elections | ||||
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District | Date | Seats up for election | Total board seats | Student enrollment |
Laramie County School District 1 | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 7 | 13,171 |
Natrona County Schools | 11/4/2014 | 4 | 9 | 12,153 |
Voting in Wyoming
- See also: Voting in Wyoming
Important voting information
- Voters had to register to vote in the primary by election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 20, 2014.[34]
- Wyoming does not permit online voter registration.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Wyoming, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Wyoming is one of 34 states that has early voting with no specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 40 days before an election and ends on Election Day. The average number of days prior to an election that voters can cast an early ballot is 21 days in states with a definitive starting date.[35]
Elections Performance Index
Wyoming ranked 35th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Wyoming received an overall score of 62 percent.[36]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "Welcome to the FAQs," accessed June 2, 2025
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State Website, "Registering to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "The Fix’s top 10 Senate races of 2014," accessed December 10, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Ranking the Top 5 Senators Vulnerable in 2014 Primaries," accessed December 31, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Associated Press, "Wyoming - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Curt Gottshall for Senate 2014, "Home," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Porambo for Senate 2014," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Liz Cheney announces Senate bid," accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Primary List," accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Wyoming Secretary of State, 2014 Primary Candidate Roster," accessed July 21, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Fox News, "Liz Cheney eyes run for US Senate seat in Wyoming," accessed July 8, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State Website, "Registering to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Wyoming - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Richard Brubaker," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, 2014 General Candidate Roster," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Senteney for Congress, accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ SFGate, "Pete Gosar announces run for Wyoming governor," May 17, 2014
- ↑ KJAB AM Radio, Cheyanne, "Hill Announces Run for Governor in 2014," January 29, 2013
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Casper Star Tribune, "Former write-in candidate considers 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial run," April 30, 2013
- ↑ Wyoming Tribune Eagle, " Early entries start 2014 governor's race," May 20, 2013
- ↑ Ed Murray for Secretary of State, "Meet Ed Murray," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "WY Constitution Party Candidate Receives GOP Endorsement," September 30, 2013
- ↑ Casper Star-Tribune, "Clark Stith for secretary of state," March 25, 2014
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Casper Star-Tribune, "Two former lawmakers join Wyoming secretary of state race," March 31, 2014
- ↑ Casper Star-Tribune, "Dan Zwonitzer announces bid for Wyoming secretary of state," March 25, 2014
- ↑ K2 Radio, "Candidate Pulls Out of Secretary of State Race" May 1, 2014
- ↑ Casper Star-Tribune, "Wyoming Secretary of State Max Maxfield won't seek re-election," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate Roster, accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Casper Star Tribune, "Wyoming auditor announces re-election campaign," August 19, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State Website, "Registering to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Early Voting Calendar," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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