2006 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, At-large district

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Nominee Barbara Cubin Gary Trauner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 93,336 92,324 Percentage 48.33% 47.80%

County results Cubin:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Trauner:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Barbara Cubin Republican Elected U.S. Representative Barbara Cubin Republican

The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Barbara Cubin ran for re-election. Despite Wyoming's historic tendency to favor Republican candidates, Cubin faced a difficult challenge from businessman Gary Trauner, the Democratic nominee. Cubin ultimately won re-election by a 0.5 percent margin, defeating Traunder by just 1,012 votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Gary Trauner, businessman

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Trauner	25,914	100.00%
Total votes			25,914	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Barbara Cubin, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Bill Winney, retired U.S. Navy captain ^[2]

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cubin (inc.)	50,004	60.04%
	Republican	Bill Winney	33,287	24.62%
Total votes			83,291	100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Tossup	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg [5]	Likely R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Tilt R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics [8]	Tossup	November 7, 2006

Results

2006 Wyoming's at-large congressional district general election results ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Cubin (inc.)	93,336	48.33%
	Democratic	Gary Trauner	92,324	47.80%
	Libertarian	Thomas R. Rankin	7,481	3.87%
Total votes			193,141	100.00%
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Fremont (Largest city: Riverton)
• Natrona (Largest city: Casper)
• Carbon (Largest city: Rawlins)
• Sweetwater (Largest city: Rock Springs)

References

1. Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections Division (2006). "Democratic Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 22, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2025.
2. Byrd, Jennifer (April 5, 2006). "Cubin faces GOP challenge". Casper Star-Tribune . Casper, Wyoming. p. B1. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
3. Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections Division (2006). "Republican Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 22, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2025.
4. "2006 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
5. "2006 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
6. "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
7. "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
8. "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
9. Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections Division (2006). "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 7, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2025.