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Elections in Wyoming |
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The 2016 Wyoming State Senate election were held on November 8, 2016, with the primary election on August 16, 2016. Voters in the 15 districts of the Wyoming Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including for U.S. President and the state assembly.
Wyoming State Senate elections, 2016 General election — November 8, 2016 | ||||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Contested | Before | After | +/– | |
Republican | 85,881 | 64.70% | 13 | 13 | 26 | 27 | ![]() | |
Democratic | 28,717 | 21.63% | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ![]() | |
Independent | 8,570 | 6.46% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Write-ins | 894 | 0.67% | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Overvote | 41 | 0.03% | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Undervote | 8,639 | 6.51% | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brian Boner (incumbent) | 8,187 | 82.03% | |
Democratic | William Cullen III | 1,377 | 13.80% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 28 | 0.28% | |
Over Votes | Other | 1 | >0.01% | |
Under Votes | Other | 388 | 3.89% | |
Total votes | 9,981 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tara Nethercott | 5,867 | 57.82% | |
Democratic | Ken A. Esquibel | 3,859 | 38.03% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 12 | 0.12% | |
Over Votes | Other | 1 | negligible | |
Under Votes | Other | 408 | 4.02% | |
Total votes | 10,147 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anthony Bouchard | 4,670 | 49.02% | |
Independent | Kym Zwonitzer | 4,314 | 45.28% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 18 | 0.19% | |
Over Votes | Other | 1 | >0.1% | |
Under Votes | Other | 524 | 5.50% | |
Total votes | 9,527 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Affie Ellis | 3,638 | 57.91% | |
Democratic | Floyd Esquibel (incumbent) | 2,346 | 37.34% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 13 | 0.21% | |
Over Votes | Other | 0 | 0.0% | |
Under Votes | Other | 285 | 4.53% | |
Total votes | 6,282 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Glenn Moniz | 5,133 | 55.01% | |
Democratic | Narina Nunez | 3,815 | 40.89% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 14 | 0.15% | |
Over Votes | Other | 2 | 0.02% | |
Under Votes | Other | 367 | 3.93% | |
Total votes | 9,331 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Liisa Anselmi-Dalton | 4,660 | 70.69% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 211 | 3.20% | |
Over Votes | Other | 3 | 0.05% | |
Under Votes | Other | 1,718 | 26.06% | |
Total votes | 6,592 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fred Baldwin | 6,939 | 80.31% | |
Democratic | Charlotte Sedey | 1,237 | 14.32% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 17 | 0.20% | |
Over Votes | Other | 2 | 0.02% | |
Under Votes | Other | 445 | 5.15% | |
Total votes | 8,640 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Dockstader (incumbent) | 7,208 | 74.94% | |
Democratic | Richard Kusaba | 1,989 | 20.68% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 28 | 0.29% | |
Over Votes | Other | 2 | 0.02% | |
Under Votes | Other | 392 | 4.08% | |
Total votes | 9,619 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hank Coe (incumbent) | 5,682 | 54.22% | |
Democratic | Cindy Baldwin | 4,256 | 40.61% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 61 | 0.58% | |
Over Votes | Other | 4 | 0.04% | |
Under Votes | Other | 477 | 4.55% | |
Total votes | 10,480 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wyatt Agar | 6,893 | 78.38% | |
Democratic | Mary Jane Norskog | 1,546 | 17.58% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 30 | 0.34% | |
Over Votes | Other | 4 | 0.05% | |
Under Votes | Other | 321 | 3.65% | |
Total votes | 8,794 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Kinskey (incumbent) | 7,603 | 82.70% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 247 | 2.69% | |
Over Votes | Other | 0 | 0.0% | |
Under Votes | Other | 1,344 | 14.62% | |
Total votes | 9,194 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Von Flatern (incumbent) | 6,553 | 85.94% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 102 | 1.34% | |
Over Votes | Other | 2 | 0.03% | |
Under Votes | Other | 968 | 12.70% | |
Total votes | 7,625 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eli Bebout | 6,461 | 73.79% | |
Democratic | Chesie Lee | 1,979 | 22.60% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 46 | 0.53% | |
Over Votes | Other | 1 | 0.01% | |
Under Votes | Other | 269 | 3.07% | |
Total votes | 8,756 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Lee Anderson (incumbent) | 5,216 | 67.59% | |
Democratic | Kimberly Holloway | 2,111 | 27.36% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 22 | 0.29% | |
Over Votes | Other | 2 | 0.03% | |
Under Votes | Other | 366 | 4.74% | |
Total votes | 7,717 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Scott (incumbent) | 5,831 | 75.07% | |
Democratic | Robert Ford | 1,521 | 19.58% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 45 | 0.58% | |
Over Votes | Other | 3 | 0.04% | |
Under Votes | Other | 367 | 4.73% | |
Total votes | 7,767 | 100% |
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