2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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]

2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district

November 6, 2012
 
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

Republican primary

Candidates

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

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

Campaign websites
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