Republican Party primaries in Wyoming, 2022
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| Republican Party primaries, 2022 |
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| Primary Date |
| August 16, 2022 |
| Federal elections |
| Republican primaries for U.S. House |
| State party |
| Republican Party of Wyoming |
| State political party revenue |
This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Wyoming on August 16, 2022.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wyoming utilizes a closed primary process.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Federal elections
U.S. House
The 2022 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Wyoming took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's one congressional districts. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
State elections
State Senate
- See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2022
The Wyoming State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
House of Representatives
The Wyoming House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
State executive offices
Five state executive offices were up for election in Wyoming in 2022:
Governor
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Wyoming. For more information about this data, click here.
Wyoming's primary filing deadline was on May 27, 2022. Candidates filed to run for U.S. House, state executive offices, and the state legislature. The table below shows cumulative primary competitiveness and incumbency statistics by office in this state.
| Wyoming primary competitiveness, 2022 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries |
| U.S. House | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% |
| State executives | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 75.0% |
| State legislature | 78 | 78 | 21[3] | 165 | 156 | 2 | 46 | 30.8% | 28 | 49.1% |
| Totals | 84 | 84 | 22 | 193 | 168 | 4 | 51 | 32.7% | 32 | 51.6% |
U.S. House competitiveness
| Wyoming U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | N/A |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 100.0% |
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Wyoming in 2022. Information below was calculated on August 11, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Eight candidates filed to run for Wyoming's At-Large U.S. House district, including three Democrats and five Republicans. That was three more than the five candidates who ran in 2020 and 2018. Because it only had one U.S. House seat, Wyoming did not need to redistrict after the 2020 census.
The eight candidates who filed to run this year were the most candidates who ran for the U.S. House since 2016, when ten candidates ran.
Incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney (R) filed to run for re-election. Cheney was first elected in 2016, the last year Wyoming’s At-Large seat was open. Both primaries were contested. The last year a Wyoming U.S. House primary wasn’t contested was 2014.
State executive competitiveness
| Wyoming state executive competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 75.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 40.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 40.0% | 2 | 66.7% |
State legislative competitiveness
| Wyoming state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 21[4] | 165 | 156 | 2 | 46 | 30.8% | 28 | 49.1% |
| 2020 | 75 | 75 | 15 | 157 | 150 | 6 | 40 | 30.7% | 31 | 51.7% |
| 2018 | 75 | 75 | 11 | 138 | 150 | 2 | 26 | 18.7% | 17 | 26.6% |
| 2016 | 75 | 75 | 19 | 183 | 150 | 3 | 35 | 25.3% | 20 | 35.7% |
| 2014 | 75 | 75 | 11 | 143 | 150 | 3 | 33 | 24.0% | 27 | 42.2% |
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Wyoming in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 12, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
There were 48 contested state legislative primaries in Wyoming in 2022, 31% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 4% increase from 2020.
A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.
Republican candidates drove the increase in 2022. Of the 48 contested primaries, there were two for Democrats and 46 for Republicans. For Democrats, this was down from six in 2020, a 67% decrease. For Republicans, the number increased 15% from 40 in 2020.
Of the 48 contested primaries, 28 featured an incumbent, representing 49% of all incumbents who filed for re-election. This was down from 2020, when 31, or 52% of incumbents, faced contested primaries.
All 28 incumbents in contested primaries in 2022 were Republicans. No Democratic incumbents who filed for re-election faced a contested primary.
Overall, 168 major party candidates—27 Democrats and 141 Republicans—filed to run. All 62 House districts and 16 of the state's 31 Senate districts held elections. This includes two new House districts and one new Senate district created following redistricting.
Twenty-one of those districts were open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guaranteed that at least 23% of the legislature would be represented by newcomers in 2023.
Context of the 2022 elections
Wyoming Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
State party overview
Republican Party of Wyoming
- See also: Republican Party of Wyoming
State political party revenue
State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.
Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wyoming utilizes a closed primary process.[5][6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
In Wyoming, all polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[7]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter information here.
To vote in Wyoming, one must be a United States citizen, a resident of Wyoming, at least 18 years of age, not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court, and not convicted of a felony unless pardoned or otherwise had their rights restored.[8]
The registration deadline is 14 days before the election, but voters may also register and vote on the same day during the absentee voting period or on election day. There are three ways to register to vote in Wyoming: in person at the office of the county or town clerk, by mail the by submitting a completed application form to the county clerk, or at the polls on Election Day.[8][9]
Automatic registration
Wyoming does not practice automatic voter registration.[10]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Wyoming does not permit online voter registration.[10]
Same-day registration
Wyoming allows same-day voter registration.[11]
Residency requirements
To register to vote in Wyoming, you must be a resident of a precinct in the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.[11]
Verification of citizenship
Wyoming does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.[11] An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.
Voter ID requirements
Wyoming requires voters to present identification when voting. Generally, voters are required to present a photo ID, but there are two exceptions to that requirement that expire in 2029.
The following list of accepted ID was current as of 2024. Click here for the Wyoming Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.[12][13]
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(I) A Wyoming driver's license as defined by W.S. 31‑7‑102(a)(xxv); |
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Early voting
Wyoming permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Wyoming. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[15]
No specific deadline is noted for absentee ballot applications. A completed absentee ballot must be received by election officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day.[15]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Wyoming. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Wyoming with 68.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 21.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Wyoming cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Wyoming supported Republican candidates more often than Democratic candidates, 76.7 to 23.3 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Wyoming. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[16][17]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won five out of 60 state House districts in Wyoming with an average margin of victory of 13.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won three out of 60 state House districts in Wyoming with an average margin of victory of 24.1 points.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 55 out of 60 state House districts in Wyoming with an average margin of victory of 45 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 57 out of 60 state House districts in Wyoming with an average margin of victory of 51 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 11.24% | 85.71% | R+74.5 | 7.27% | 88.99% | R+81.7 | R |
| 2 | 17.60% | 79.70% | R+62.1 | 10.91% | 83.36% | R+72.4 | R |
| 3 | 11.12% | 87.05% | R+75.9 | 6.49% | 89.45% | R+83 | R |
| 4 | 26.05% | 70.84% | R+44.8 | 15.61% | 77.84% | R+62.2 | R |
| 5 | 26.26% | 71.59% | R+45.3 | 16.74% | 76.88% | R+60.1 | R |
| 6 | 16.26% | 81.21% | R+65 | 9.43% | 85.01% | R+75.6 | R |
| 7 | 28.36% | 70.01% | R+41.7 | 24.27% | 68.70% | R+44.4 | R |
| 8 | 40.42% | 57.13% | R+16.7 | 37.19% | 54.48% | R+17.3 | R |
| 9 | 38.23% | 59.50% | R+21.3 | 31.57% | 58.11% | R+26.5 | R |
| 10 | 21.27% | 76.44% | R+55.2 | 14.79% | 78.21% | R+63.4 | R |
| 11 | 43.72% | 52.36% | R+8.6 | 34.85% | 55.04% | R+20.2 | R |
| 12 | 41.35% | 55.47% | R+14.1 | 27.83% | 62.31% | R+34.5 | R |
| 13 | 52.91% | 41.43% | D+11.5 | 49.03% | 37.02% | D+12 | D |
| 14 | 41.85% | 53.44% | R+11.6 | 40.33% | 48.15% | R+7.8 | R |
| 15 | 41.25% | 56.03% | R+14.8 | 25.40% | 64.63% | R+39.2 | R |
| 16 | 62.92% | 34.31% | D+28.6 | 66.35% | 25.25% | D+41.1 | D |
| 17 | 33.59% | 62.81% | R+29.2 | 21.53% | 70.03% | R+48.5 | D |
| 18 | 19.74% | 77.99% | R+58.3 | 13.08% | 80.74% | R+67.7 | R |
| 19 | 16.63% | 80.47% | R+63.8 | 11.41% | 80.74% | R+69.3 | R |
| 20 | 17.23% | 80.53% | R+63.3 | 14.51% | 79.68% | R+65.2 | R |
| 21 | 6.92% | 92.19% | R+85.3 | 7.49% | 86.40% | R+78.9 | R |
| 22 | 35.46% | 62.06% | R+26.6 | 35.90% | 57.66% | R+21.8 | R |
| 23 | 48.80% | 48.93% | R+0.1 | 55.89% | 36.72% | D+19.2 | D |
| 24 | 22.73% | 75.27% | R+52.5 | 19.89% | 73.40% | R+53.5 | R |
| 25 | 22.09% | 75.00% | R+52.9 | 18.81% | 73.50% | R+54.7 | R |
| 26 | 16.97% | 80.82% | R+63.9 | 12.21% | 79.51% | R+67.3 | R |
| 27 | 19.91% | 77.45% | R+57.5 | 14.13% | 78.83% | R+64.7 | R |
| 28 | 18.23% | 78.86% | R+60.6 | 13.32% | 79.44% | R+66.1 | R |
| 29 | 28.95% | 68.57% | R+39.6 | 22.80% | 67.97% | R+45.2 | R |
| 30 | 24.51% | 72.88% | R+48.4 | 19.19% | 74.01% | R+54.8 | R |
| 31 | 12.18% | 85.70% | R+73.5 | 6.28% | 88.41% | R+82.1 | R |
| 32 | 14.58% | 83.77% | R+69.2 | 9.87% | 85.48% | R+75.6 | R |
| 33 | 56.07% | 42.24% | D+13.8 | 43.88% | 48.71% | R+4.8 | R |
| 34 | 16.37% | 81.33% | R+65 | 11.82% | 83.41% | R+71.6 | R |
| 35 | 22.53% | 75.07% | R+52.5 | 17.84% | 76.07% | R+58.2 | R |
| 36 | 31.86% | 64.88% | R+33 | 22.04% | 70.04% | R+48 | D |
| 37 | 25.70% | 72.32% | R+46.6 | 20.84% | 72.35% | R+51.5 | R |
| 38 | 22.15% | 75.32% | R+53.2 | 15.08% | 78.87% | R+63.8 | R |
| 39 | 28.42% | 67.88% | R+39.5 | 19.31% | 72.59% | R+53.3 | D |
| 40 | 17.50% | 79.96% | R+62.5 | 14.40% | 80.28% | R+65.9 | R |
| 41 | 41.35% | 55.66% | R+14.3 | 32.58% | 57.38% | R+24.8 | R |
| 42 | 30.25% | 67.49% | R+37.2 | 26.26% | 65.94% | R+39.7 | R |
| 43 | 38.57% | 58.11% | R+19.5 | 28.50% | 61.55% | R+33.1 | R |
| 44 | 51.90% | 44.70% | D+7.2 | 41.02% | 48.67% | R+7.7 | D |
| 45 | 51.24% | 43.62% | D+7.6 | 43.54% | 43.68% | R+0.1 | D |
| 46 | 41.79% | 54.50% | R+12.7 | 37.67% | 52.51% | R+14.8 | R |
| 47 | 21.31% | 75.47% | R+54.2 | 13.82% | 80.13% | R+66.3 | R |
| 48 | 30.34% | 66.16% | R+35.8 | 21.53% | 71.35% | R+49.8 | R |
| 49 | 22.81% | 74.97% | R+52.2 | 18.99% | 71.40% | R+52.4 | R |
| 50 | 16.74% | 81.25% | R+64.5 | 14.54% | 79.22% | R+64.7 | R |
| 51 | 24.13% | 73.76% | R+49.6 | 20.67% | 73.60% | R+52.9 | R |
| 52 | 10.61% | 87.04% | R+76.4 | 5.97% | 89.88% | R+83.9 | R |
| 53 | 16.85% | 80.53% | R+63.7 | 10.18% | 84.03% | R+73.8 | R |
| 54 | 36.87% | 60.26% | R+23.4 | 33.60% | 57.34% | R+23.7 | R |
| 55 | 24.77% | 72.52% | R+47.8 | 18.63% | 74.01% | R+55.4 | R |
| 56 | 34.31% | 61.96% | R+27.6 | 26.93% | 64.03% | R+37.1 | R |
| 57 | 32.45% | 63.83% | R+31.4 | 24.54% | 66.50% | R+42 | R |
| 58 | 23.70% | 73.45% | R+49.8 | 13.62% | 79.63% | R+66 | R |
| 59 | 33.92% | 61.68% | R+27.8 | 21.68% | 69.96% | R+48.3 | R |
| 60 | 30.10% | 66.75% | R+36.6 | 21.45% | 69.85% | R+48.4 | D |
| Total | 28.05% | 69.21% | R+41.2 | 22.48% | 70.06% | R+47.6 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Welcome to the FAQs," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Includes three seats created during the redistricting process after the 2020 census.
- ↑ Includes three seats created during the redistricting process after the 2020 census.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Welcome to the FAQs," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Election Frequently Asked Questions, General Voting information", accessed May 2, 2023
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "Voting," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Welcome to the FAQs ," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Wyoming Secretary of State, "Welcome to the FAQs," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ Justia, "WY Stat § 22-1-102 (2022)," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ Wyoming Legislature, "HB0075 - Voter identification," accessed May 2, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting Information," accessed May 1, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
