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Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022 (August 16 Democratic primary)
- Primary date: Aug. 16
- Mail-in registration deadline: Aug. 1
- Online reg. deadline: N/A
- In-person reg. deadline: Aug. 16
- Early voting starts: July 2
- Early voting ends: Aug. 15
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Absentee/mail-in deadline: Aug. 16
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 27, 2022 |
| Primary: August 16, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Mark Gordon (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Wyoming |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2022 Impact of term limits in 2022 State government trifectas State government triplexes Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022 |
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 16, 2022, in Wyoming to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 8, 2022.
Theresa Livingston advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming.
This page focuses on Wyoming's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Wyoming's Republican gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022 (August 16 Republican primary)
- Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Theresa Livingston  | 69.1 | 4,993 |
 | Rex Wilde | 27.9 | 2,016 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 214 | ||
| Total votes: 7,223 | |||
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Election competitiveness
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Wyoming in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.
| Filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Wyoming | Governor | Ballot-qualified party | N/A | $300.00 | 5/27/2022 | Source |
| Wyoming | Governor | Unaffiliated | 5,418 | $300.00 | 8/29/2022 | Source |
State profile
| Demographic data for Wyoming | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 586,555 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 97,093 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 91% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 2.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.7% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 9.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 92.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 25.7% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $58,840 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 12.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Wyoming. **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. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Wyoming
Wyoming voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Wyoming, 2022 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Wyoming's At-Large | Liz Cheney |  Republican |
R+25 |
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Wyoming[5] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| Wyoming's At-Large | 26.7% | 70.4% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 89.5% of Wyomingites lived in one of the state's 21 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 6.4% lived in Albany County, the state's one New Democratic county. Overall, Wyoming was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Wyoming following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Wyoming county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 21 | 89.5% | |||||
| New Democratic | 1 | 6.4% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 1 | 4.% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 2 | 10.5% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 21 | 89.5% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Wyoming presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 7 Democratic wins
- 24 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Wyoming.
| U.S. Senate election results in Wyoming | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2020 | 73.1% |
26.9%
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| 2018 | 67.1% |
30.1%
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| 2014 | 71.2% |
17.4%
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| 2012 | 75.7% |
21.7%
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| 2008 | 75.6% |
24.3%
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| Average | 72.5 | 24.1 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Wyoming
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Wyoming.
| Gubernatorial election results in Wyoming | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 67.1% |
27.5%
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| 2014 | 59.4% |
27.3%
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| 2010 | 65.7% |
22.9%
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| 2006 | 70.0% |
30.0%
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| 2002 | 50.0% |
47.9%
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| Average | 62.4 | 26.9 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Wyoming's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Wyoming, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Wyoming's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Wyoming, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Mark Gordon
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| Secretary of State | Karl Allred
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| Attorney General | Bridget Hill
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Wyoming State Legislature as of November 2022.
Wyoming State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 28 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | |
Wyoming House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 51 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Libertarian Party | 1 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Wyoming was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Wyoming Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Wyoming and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Wyoming | ||
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| Wyoming | United States | |
| Population | 563,626 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 97,088 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 91.4% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 1% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 0.9% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 2.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 1.5% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.9% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.2% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 27.4% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $64,049 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
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