2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district
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  2016 November 6, 2018 2020  
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Nominee Liz Cheney Greg Hunter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote127,96359,903
Percentage63.6%29.8%

Wyoming House Election Results, 2018.svg
WY House 2018.svg
Cheney:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Hunter:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Tie:     50%
     No votes

U.S. Representative before election

Liz Cheney
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Liz Cheney
Republican

The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 6, 2018 to elect the U.S. representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district, who would represent the state of Wyoming in the 116th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Contents

Key 2018 races in Wyoming included elections for Governor, Secretary of State of Wyoming, U.S. Senate, 15 of the 30 seats in the Wyoming State Senate, and all 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives.

Incumbent Republican Liz Cheney won reelection to a second term. [1]

Primary elections to determine each party's nominee for the general election were held on August 21, 2018. [2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Results by county:
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Cheney--80-90%
Cheney--70-80%
Cheney--60-70%
Cheney--50-60%
Cheney--40-50% 2018 WY-AL Republican primary.svg
Results by county:
  Cheney—80–90%
  Cheney—70–80%
  Cheney—60–70%
  Cheney—50–60%
  Cheney—40–50%
Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Liz Cheney (incumbent) 75,183 63.7
Republican Rod Miller22,04518.7
Republican Blake E. Stanley13,30711.3
n/a Under votes6,9545.9
Republican Write-ins4780.4
n/a Over votes1340.1
Total votes118,101 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Results by county:
Hunter--60-70%
Hunter--50-60%
Helm--50-60% 2018 WY-AL Democratic primary.svg
Results by county:
  Hunter—60–70%
  Hunter—50–60%
  Helm—50–60%
Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Greg Hunter 10,332 53.1
Democratic Travis Helm6,52733.5
n/a Under votes2,47612.7
Democratic Write-ins1000.5
n/a Over votes390.2
Total votes19,474 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Liz
Cheney
(R)
Greg
Hunter
(D)
Richard
Brubaker
(L)
Daniel
Cummings (C)
Undecided
Change Research (D) November 2–4, 201885855%28%7%6%

Results

Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2018 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Liz Cheney (incumbent) 127,963 63.58% +1.55%
Democratic Greg Hunter59,90329.77%-0.20%
Libertarian Richard Brubaker6,9183.44%-0.15%
Constitution Daniel Clyde Cummings6,0703.02%-1.10%
n/a Write-ins3910.19%-0.10%
Total votes201,245 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

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  2. "2018 Election Information". Wyoming Secretary of State . Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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