2022 Wyoming elections

The 2022 Wyoming elections took place on November 8, 2022. The statewide direct primary election was held on August 16, 2022.[1] Wyoming voters elected Wyoming's seat to the United States House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives, all even-numbered seats of the Wyoming Senate, governor of Wyoming, and various statewide offices.

2022 Wyoming elections

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## United States Congress

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### House of Representatives

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Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Incumbent Liz Cheney was criticized by former president Donald Trump and his supporters mainly for her vote to impeach him, as well as refusing to object to the certification of the electoral college results in the 2020 presidential election.[2] Shortly after her impeachment vote, Trump and allies stated that they would work together to back and endorse a primary challenger to Cheney before the 2022 election.[3]

## Statewide constitutional offices

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### Governor

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Main article: 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican governor Mark Gordon ran for re-election, and won.[2]

### Secretary of state

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Main article: 2022 Wyoming Secretary of State election

Incumbent Republican Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan initially run for re-election, but later chose not to seek a second term.[4][5]

### Treasurer

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Results by county

Buchanan:

*   90–100%

Incumbent Republican Curt Meier won re-election.

### Auditor

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Results by county

Racines:

*   90–100%

Incumbent Republican Wyoming State Auditor Kristi Racines won re-election without opposition.[6]

### Superintendent of Public Instruction

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2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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Nominee  | Megan Degenfelder | Sergio Maldonado  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 142,544 | 43,260
Percentage  | 75.04% | 22.77%

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Degenfelder:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%
Maldonado:      60–70%

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| Superintendent of Public Instruction before election

Brian Schroeder
Republican

| Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction

Megan Degenfelder
Republican

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Megan Degenfelder defeated appointee Brian Schroeder in the Republican primary.[7] Schroeder had been appointed following the resignation of incumbent Jillian Balow, who resigned to become the Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction after being appointed by Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin.[8] Degenfelder won the general election against Democrat Sergio Maldanodo.[9]

#### Republican primary

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##### Candidates

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* Megan Degenfelder, former Chief Policy Officer under superintendent Jillian Balow[9]
* Thomas Kelly (withdrawn), chair of the political and military science department at the American Military University[10]
* Brian Schroeder, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction[7]
* Robert J. White III, trona miner[10]
* Jennifer Zerba, cosmetologist[10]

##### Candidate forum

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2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary candidate forum  No. | Date  | Host  | Moderator  | Link  | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican

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P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn |  |  |  |  |
Brian Schroeder  | Megan Degenfelder | Thomas Kelly  | Robert J. White III  | Jennifer Zerba
1  | June 23, 2022  | Boys & Girls Club
of Central Wyoming  | Craig Blumenshine
Steve Peck  | YouTube | P | P | P | N | P

##### Results

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2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary election[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Megan Degenfelder  | 59,334  | 40.58%
| Republican | Brian Schroeder  | 55,769  | 38.14%
| Republican | Jennifer Zerba  | 13,662  | 9.34%
| Republican | Thomas Kelly (withdrawn)  | 12,347  | 8.44%
| Republican | Robert J. White III  | 4,396  | 3.01%
| Write-in | 721  | 0.49%
Total votes | 146,229  | 100%

#### Results

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2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Megan Degenfelder | 142,544  | 75.04
| Democratic | Sergio Maldonado  | 43,260  | 22.77
| Write-in | 4,156  | 2.19
Total votes | 189,960  | 100.00
| Republican hold

## State legislature

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### Wyoming Senate

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Main article: 2022 Wyoming State Senate election

Of the 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate, 15 were up for election in 2022.

### Wyoming House of Representatives

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Main article: 2022 Wyoming House of Representatives election

All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives were up for election in 2022, plus two additional seats added in redistricting.

## Ballot measures

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This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (May 2024)

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## References

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1. ^ Wyoming Secretary of State. "Key Election Dates" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State.
2. ^ a b "Liz Cheney suffers impeachment vote blowback at home: 'Couldn't win a primary today for dog catcher'". The Washington Times. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
3. ^ Brandon Foster (April 14, 2021). "Trump says he will soon endorse candidate to run against Cheney". Casper Star Tribute.
4. ^ Wolfson, Joshua (April 18, 2022). "Secretary of State Buchanan will seek reelection". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
5. ^ Eavis, Victoria (May 17, 2022). "Buchanan pursuing judgeship, not seeking second term". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
6. ^ "Gov. Gordon wins Wyoming GOP primary in bid for 2nd term". Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
7. ^ a b "Megan Degenfelder". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
8. ^ Jeremias, Sofia (January 28, 2022). "In the wake of superintendent scrap, a look at the position's powers". WyoFile. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
9. ^ a b "Republican Megan Degenfelder wins state superintendent race". Wyoming Public Media. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
10. ^ a b c Jeremias, Sofia (June 11, 2022). "And then there were six: Superintendent race heats up". WyoFile. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
11. ^ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary – Wyoming Primary Election August 16, 2022" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
12. ^ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2022" (PDF). sos.wyo.gov.

## External links

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* Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Wyoming", Voting & Elections Toolkits
* "Wyoming: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
* "League of Women Voters of Wyoming". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

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