2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district
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Nominee Cynthia Lummis Chris Henrichsen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote166,45257,573
Percentage68.89%23.83%
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County results

Lummis:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

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Henrichsen:     40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

Cynthia Lummis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Cynthia Lummis
Republican

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and re-elected Cynthia Lummis as the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. A primary election was held on August 21, 2012. [1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cynthia Lummis (incumbent) 73,153 98.1
Republican Write-in1,3931.9
Total votes74,546 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Henrichsen 16,259 98.9
Democratic Write-in1771.1
Total votes16,436 100.0

Minor parties

Candidates

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [7] Safe RNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg [8] Safe RNovember 2, 2012
Roll Call [9] Safe RNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10] Safe RNovember 5, 2012
NY Times [11] Safe RNovember 4, 2012
RCP [12] Safe RNovember 4, 2012
The Hill [13] Safe RNovember 4, 2012

Results

Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2012 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Cynthia Lummis (incumbent) 166,452 68.89% −1.53%
Democratic Chris Henrichsen57,57323.83%−0.65%
Libertarian Richard Brubaker8,4423.49%−1.46%
Constitution Daniel Clyde Cummings4,9632.05%N/A
Wyoming CountryDon Wills3,7751.56%N/A
n/a Write-ins4160.17%+0.02%
Total votes'241,621''100.0%'N/A
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Key Election Dates" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming . Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Pelzer, Jeremy (March 21, 2012). "Casper College professor launches congressional campaign". Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Statewide Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming . Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ Reed, Martin (May 2, 2012). "Two Libertarians from Riverton file in 2012 elections". The Riverton Ranger. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Casper doctor is Wyoming Constitution Party candidate". Billings Gazette. Associated Press. August 13, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ Brown, Trevor (August 28, 2012). "Country Party candidate seeks U.S. House seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle . Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  9. ↑ , as of November 4,2012[update]
  10. ↑ Crystal Ball, as of November 5,2012
  11. ↑ House Race Ratings, The New York Times, as of November 4,2012
  12. ↑ , as of November 4,2012[update]
  13. ↑ "House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  14. ↑ Statewide Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012 Retrieved December 20, 2022

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