2010 Wyoming Senate election

2010 Wyoming Senate election

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15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate (odd-numbered seats up)
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Hines Kathryn Sessions (defeated) Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 23rd district 7th district Seats before 23 7 Seats after 26 4 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 89,939 10,686 Percentage 82.12% 9.76%
Results by district
Senate President before election John Hines Republican Elected Senate President Jim Anderson Republican

The 2010 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 61st session as part of the 2010 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 17. Republicans gained three seats in the Senate in a cycle that was characterized as a "red wave".

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing [1]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Overview

General election summary ^[2]

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					Before 60th Leg.	Up	Won	After 61st Leg.	+/–
	Republican	13	57,997	71.05	23	10	13	26	3
	Democratic	8	22,230	27.23	7	5	2	4	3
	Independents	1	534	0.65	0	0	0	0
	Write-in		870	1.07	—
Valid ballots			81,631	88.24	—
Blank or invalid ballots			10,882	11.76	—
Total			92,513	100%	30	15		30

Popular vote Republican   71.05% Democratic   27.23% Independents   0.65% Write-ins   1.07%

Seats won Republican   86.67% Democratic   13.33%

Total senate seats Republican   86.67% Democratic   13.33%

References

1. Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
2. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved November 9, 2024.