2022 Wyoming elections

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The 2022 Wyoming elections took place on November 8, 2022. The statewide direct primary election was held on August 16, 2022. [1] Wyoming voters elected Wyoming's seat to the United States House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives, all even-numbered seats of the Wyoming Senate, governor of Wyoming, and various statewide offices.

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2022 Wyoming elections
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United States Congress

House of Representatives

Incumbent Liz Cheney was criticized by former president Donald Trump and his supporters mainly for her vote to impeach him, as well as refusing to object to the certification of the electoral college results in the 2020 presidential election. [2] Shortly after her impeachment vote, Trump and allies stated that they would work together to back and endorse a primary challenger to Cheney before the 2022 election. [3]

Statewide constitutional offices

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Mark Gordon ran for re-election, and won. [2]

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan initially run for re-election, but later chose not to seek a second term. [4] [5]

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Curt Meier won re-election.

Auditor

Incumbent Republican Wyoming State Auditor Kristi Racines won re-election without opposition. [6]

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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Nominee Megan Degenfelder Sergio Maldonado
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote142,52443,251
Percentage76.72%23.28%
2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election results map by county.svg
Degenfelder:     50–60%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Maldonado:     60–70%
Superintendent of Public Instruction before election

Brian Schroeder
Republican

Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction

Megan Degenfelder
Republican

Megan Degenfelder defeated appointee Brian Schroeder in the Republican primary. [7] Schroeder had been appointed following the resignation of incumbent Jillian Balow, who resigned to become the Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction after being appointed by Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin. [8] Degenfelder won the general election against Democrat Sergio Maldanodo. [9]

Republican primary

Candidates
Candidate forum
2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary candidate forum
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Brian Schroeder Megan Degenfelder Thomas KellyRobert J. White IIIJennifer Zerba
1June 23, 2022 Boys & Girls Club
of Central Wyoming		Craig Blumenshine
Steve Peck		 YouTube PPPNP
Results
2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Megan Degenfelder 59,334 40.58%
Republican Brian Schroeder55,76938.14%
Republican Jennifer Zerba13,6629.34%
Republican Thomas Kelly (withdrawn)12,3478.44%
Republican Robert J. White III4,3963.01%
Write-in 7210.49%
Total votes146,229 100%

Results

2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Megan Degenfelder 142,524 76.72
Democratic Sergio Maldonado43,25123.28
Total votes185,775 100.0
Republican hold

State legislature

Wyoming Senate

Of the 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate, 15 were up for election in 2022.

Wyoming House of Representatives

All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives were up for election in 2022, plus two additional seats added in redistricting.

Ballot measures

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References

  1. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State. "Key Election Dates" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State.
  2. 1 2 "Liz Cheney suffers impeachment vote blowback at home: 'Couldn't win a primary today for dog catcher'". The Washington Times . Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ Brandon Foster (April 14, 2021). "Trump says he will soon endorse candidate to run against Cheney". Casper Star Tribute.
  4. ↑ Wolfson, Joshua (April 18, 2022). "Secretary of State Buchanan will seek reelection". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Eavis, Victoria (May 17, 2022). "Buchanan pursuing judgeship, not seeking second term". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gov. Gordon wins Wyoming GOP primary in bid for 2nd term".
  7. 1 2 "Megan Degenfelder". Ballotpedia . Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ Jeremias, Sofia (January 28, 2022). "In the wake of superintendent scrap, a look at the position's powers". WyoFile. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Republican Megan Degenfelder wins state superintendent race". Wyoming Public Media . November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 Jeremias, Sofia (June 11, 2022). "And then there were six: Superintendent race heats up". WyoFile. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary – Wyoming Primary Election August 16, 2022" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Election Results". The New York Times . November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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