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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  2010 November 6, 2012 2014  
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Nominee Cynthia Lummis Chris Henrichsen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote166,45257,573
Percentage68.9%23.8%

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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

Results

Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2012 [7]
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

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