2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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 vote	166,452	57,573
Percentage	68.9%	23.8%

County results

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

Henrichsen: 40–50%

U.S. Representative before election

Cynthia Lummis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Cynthia Lummis
Republican

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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

Cynthia Lummis, incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cynthia Lummis (incumbent)	73,153	98.1
	Republican	Write-in	1,393	1.9
Total votes			74,546	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Chris Henrichsen, political science professor at Casper College^[2]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Henrichsen	16,259	98.9
	Democratic	Write-in	177	1.1
Total votes			16,436	100.0

Minor parties

Candidates

Richard Brubaker (L), truck driver^[4]
Daniel Cummings (Constitution), physician^[5]
Don Wills (Wyoming Country), software engineer and former chairman of the Libertarian Party of Wyoming^[6]

General election

Results

Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2012^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Cynthia Lummis (incumbent)	166,452	68.89%	-1.53%
	Democratic	Chris Henrichsen	57,573	23.83%	-0.65%
	Libertarian	Richard Brubaker	8,442	3.49%	-1.46%
	Constitution	Daniel Clyde Cummings	4,963	2.05%	N/A
	Wyoming Country	Don Wills	3,775	1.56%	N/A
	n/a	Write-ins	416	0.17%	+0.02%
Total votes			'*241,621'*	'*100.0%'*	N/A
	Republican hold

References

^ "2012 Key Election Dates" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Pelzer, Jeremy (March 21, 2012). "Casper College professor launches congressional campaign". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Statewide Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
^ Reed, Martin (May 2, 2012). "Two Libertarians from Riverton file in 2012 elections". The Riverton Ranger. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
^ "Casper doctor is Wyoming Constitution Party candidate". Billings Gazette. Associated Press. August 13, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
^ Brown, Trevor (August 28, 2012). "Country Party candidate seeks U.S. House seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
^ Statewide Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012 Retrieved December 20, 2022

External links

Elections Division at the Wyoming Secretary of State
United States House of Representatives elections in Wyoming, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Wyoming U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Wyoming from OpenSecrets
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

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