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The state of Wyoming held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:

2014 elections and events in Wyoming

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:

On the 2014 ballot

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## 2014 elections[edit]

### Races to watch in Wyoming[edit]

Wyoming State Legislature

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See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2014 and Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2014

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

District  | Winner  | Margin of Victory  | Total Votes  | Top Opponent
District 8 |  Floyd Esquibel | 4.8% | 5,669 | Curtis Bryan Albrecht
District 28 |  Jim Anderson | 29.7% | 7,054 | Kim Holloway
District 18 |  Henry Coe | 42.8% | 8,755 | Various
District 6 |  Wayne Johnson | 54.2% | 7,961 | William Hill
District 24 |  Michael Von Flatern | 67.8% | 6,991 | Bradley Edward Kramer
District 14 |  Stan Cooper | 74.5% | 7,774 | John Vincent Love
District 30 |  Charles Scott | 78.5% | 6,396 | Various
District |  Phil Nicholas | 81.5% | 6,676 | Various
District 12 |  Bernadine Craft | 94.4% | 5,412 | Various
District 22 |  John Schiffer | 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

District  | Winner  | Margin of Victory  | Total Votes  | Top Opponent
District 45 |  Matt Greene | 2.1% | 3,501 | Tony Mendoza
District 48 |  Mark Baker | 3.3% | 3,349 | Joseph Barbuto
District 33 |  W. Patrick Goggles | 4.2% | 3,029 | Jim Allen
District 15 |  Donald Burkhart | 5.3% | 3,265 | George Bagby
District 8 |  Bob Nicholas | 7.6% | 4,715 | Kathleen Petersen
District 59 |  Carl Loucks | 10.5% | 3,417 | Mike Gilmore
District 17 |  Stephen Watt | 10.7% | 3,044 | JoAnn Dayton
District 22 |  Marti Halverson | 11% | 4,369 | Bill Winney
District 11 |  Mary Throne | 13.2% | 3,056 | Jerry Zellers
District 41 |  Ken Esquibel | 14.6% | 3,782 | Donna Roofe

### Elections by type[edit]

# U.S. Senate[edit]

## U.S. Senate elections in Wyoming[edit]

See also: United States Senate elections in Wyoming, 2014 and United States Senate elections, 2014

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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May 30, 2014 | August 19, 2014 | November 4, 2014

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[edit]

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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General election candidates

* Mike Enzi \- Incumbenta[6]
* Charlie Hardy[6]
* Curt Gottshall[7]
* Joe Porambo[8]

August 19, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Mike Enzi \- Incumbenta[9]
* James Gregory[10]
* Arthur Clifton[11]
* Bryan Miller[11]
* Thomas Bleming[11]

Democratic Primary

* Charlie Hardya[12]
* Al Hamburg[10]
* Rex Wilde[10]
* William Bryk[10]

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Withdrew from race

* Liz Cheney \- Daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney[13]

# U.S. House[edit]

## U.S. House of Representatives elections in Wyoming[edit]

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Wyoming, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

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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May 30, 2014 | August 19, 2014 | November 4, 2014

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.[14]

See also: Wyoming elections, 2014

Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Cynthia Lummis (R), who was first elected in 2008.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Wyoming had a single At-Large Congressional District, which was made up of the entire state.

### Partisan breakdown[edit]

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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

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[edit]

#### At-Large Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Cynthia Lummis \- Incumbent[15]
* Richard Grayson[11]
* Richard Brubaker[16]
* Daniel Clyde Cummings[17]

August 19, 2014, primary results

* Cynthia Lummis \- Incumbenta
* Jason Senteney[18]

# State Executives[edit]

## State executive official elections in Wyoming[edit]

See also: Wyoming state executive official elections, 2014 and State executive official elections, 2014

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[edit]

### Governor[edit]

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### General election[edit]

Matt Mead \- Incumbent
Pete Gosar \- former Democratic state party chairman[19]
Dee Cozzens
Don Wills

#### Lost in primary[edit]

Cindy Hill \- outgoing state superintendent of education[20]
Taylor Haynes (declared) \- 2010 write-in candidate for governor[21]

#### Declined[edit]

David Steger \- former Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioner[21]
Kevin Seney - Jackson businessman[22]

### Secretary of State[edit]

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### General election[edit]

Ed Murray \- Businessman[23]
Kit Carson
Jennifer Young \- Chair of the Constitution Party of Wyoming[24]

### Defeated in the primary[edit]

Clark Stith \- attorney[25]
Edward Buchanan \- former state representative[26]
Pete Illoway \- former state representative[26]

### Withdrew[edit]

Dan Zwonitzer \- state representative[27][28]

### Declined[edit]

Max Maxfield \- Incumbent[29]

### Down ballot offices[edit]

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Office | Incumbent | Assumed Office | Incumbent running? | General Election Candidates | 2015 Winner | Partisan Switch?

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Treasurer | Mark Gordon
| 2012 | Yes[30] |  Mark Gordon |  Mark Gordon | No
Auditor | Cynthia Cloud
| 2010 | Yes[31] |  Cynthia Cloud |  Cynthia Cloud | No
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Cindy Hill
| 2010 | Running for Governor |  Jillian Balow
Mike Ceballos |  Jillian Balow | No

# State Senate[edit]

## State Senate election in Wyoming[edit]

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

## State House elections in Wyoming[edit]

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

## Statewide ballot measure elections in Wyoming[edit]

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[edit]

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Note: The filing deadline for ballot measures was February 10, 2013.

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 | d

# School boards[edit]

## School board elections in Wyoming[edit]

See also: List of school board elections in 2014 and Wyoming school board elections, 2014

In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.

### State elections[edit]

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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.[32] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2014 Wyoming School Board Elections

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[edit]

See also: Voting in Wyoming

### Important voting information[edit]

* Voters had to register to vote in the primary by election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 20, 2014.[33]
* Wyoming does not permit online voter registration.

### Voting absentee[edit]

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[edit]

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.[34]

## Elections Performance Index[edit]

See also: Pew Charitable Trusts' 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.[35]

## See also[edit]

* Elections portal
* Elections and events calendar
* Voter guides
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* State Poll Opening and Closing Times
* State Election Result Canvassing
* State voter ID laws
* Voting in Wyoming
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* Early voting
* Online voter registration
* Election terms and definitions

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22–5–212," accessed March 16, 2026
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 LexisNexis, "Wyo. Stat. § 22–16–103," accessed March 16, 2026
3. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State Website, "Registering to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
4. ↑ Washington Post, "The Fix’s top 10 Senate races of 2014," accessed December 10, 2013
5. ↑ National Journal, "Ranking the Top 5 Senators Vulnerable in 2014 Primaries," accessed December 31, 2013
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Associated Press, "Wyoming - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 19, 2014
7. ↑ Curt Gottshall for Senate 2014, "Home," accessed March 3, 2014
8. ↑ Facebook, "Porambo for Senate 2014," accessed July 21, 2014
9. ↑ Politico, "Liz Cheney announces Senate bid," accessed July 16, 2013
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Primary List," accessed May 29, 2014
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Wyoming Secretary of State, 2014 Primary Candidate Roster," accessed July 21, 2014 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "prim" defined multiple times with different content
12. ↑ Run with Charlie 2014, "Home," accessed May 20, 2014
13. ↑ Fox News, "Liz Cheney eyes run for US Senate seat in Wyoming," accessed July 8, 2013
14. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State Website, "Registering to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
15. ↑ Associated Press, "Wyoming - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 19, 2014
16. ↑ Facebook, "Richard Brubaker," accessed July 21, 2014
17. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, 2014 General Candidate Roster," accessed September 3, 2014
18. ↑ Facebook, "Senteney for Congress, accessed October 22, 2013
19. ↑ SFGate, "Pete Gosar announces run for Wyoming governor," May 17, 2014
20. ↑ KJAB AM Radio, Cheyanne, "Hill Announces Run for Governor in 2014," January 29, 2013
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Casper Star Tribune, "Former write-in candidate considers 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial run," April 30, 2013
22. ↑ Wyoming Tribune Eagle, " Early entries start 2014 governor's race," May 20, 2013
23. ↑ Ed Murray for Secretary of State, "Meet Ed Murray," accessed May 6, 2014
24. ↑ Independent Political Report, "WY Constitution Party Candidate Receives GOP Endorsement," September 30, 2013
25. ↑ Casper Star-Tribune, "Clark Stith for secretary of state," March 25, 2014
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Casper Star-Tribune, "Two former lawmakers join Wyoming secretary of state race," March 31, 2014
27. ↑ Casper Star-Tribune, "Dan Zwonitzer announces bid for Wyoming secretary of state," March 25, 2014
28. ↑ K2 Radio, "Candidate Pulls Out of Secretary of State Race" May 1, 2014
29. ↑ Casper Star-Tribune, "Wyoming Secretary of State Max Maxfield won't seek re-election," March 18, 2014
30. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate Roster, accessed June 2, 2014
31. ↑ Casper Star Tribune, "Wyoming auditor announces re-election campaign," August 19, 2013
32. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed March 21, 2014
33. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State Website, "Registering to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
34. ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Early Voting Calendar," accessed January 27, 2015
35. ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014

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