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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:
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 | 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 | ||||
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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 |
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 an open primary process.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
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.
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.[5] Cheney dropped out of the race before the primary election.
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.[6] Enzi was added to this list before Cheney dropped out of the race.
General election candidates
August 19, 2014, primary results
Withdrew from race
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 an open primary process.[15][16][17]
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.[18]
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.
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 |
General election candidates
August 19, 2014, primary results
Five state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Wyoming.
The following offices were elected in 2014 in Wyoming:
Matt Mead - Incumbent
Pete Gosar - former Democratic state party chairman[23]
Dee Cozzens
Don Wills
Cindy Hill - outgoing state superintendent of education[24]
Taylor Haynes (declared) - 2010 write-in candidate for governor[25]
David Steger - former Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioner[25]
Kevin Seney - Jackson businessman[26]
Ed Murray - Businessman[27]
Kit Carson
Jennifer Young - Chair of the Constitution Party of Wyoming[28]
Clark Stith - attorney[29]
Edward Buchanan - former state representative[30]
Pete Illoway - former state representative[30]
Dan Zwonitzer - state representative[31][32]
Max Maxfield - Incumbent[33]
Office | Incumbent | Assumed Office | Incumbent running? | General Election Candidates | 2015 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
Treasurer | Mark Gordon |
2012 | Yes[34] | Mark Gordon | Mark Gordon | No |
Auditor | Cynthia Cloud |
2010 | Yes[35] | Cynthia Cloud | Cynthia Cloud | No |
Superintendent of Public Instruction | Cindy Hill |
2010 | Running for Governor | Jillian Balow Mike Ceballos |
Jillian Balow | No |
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 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 |
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
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 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 |
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One ballot measure was certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of Wyoming.
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 |
In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.
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:
The districts listed below served 25,324 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[36] 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 |
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.
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.[38]
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.[39]
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