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

Elections in Wyoming

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
  1. "2012 Key Election Dates" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  2. Pelzer, Jeremy (March 21, 2012). "Casper College professor launches congressional campaign". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. "Statewide Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  4. Reed, Martin (May 2, 2012). "Two Libertarians from Riverton file in 2012 elections". The Riverton Ranger. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  5. "Casper doctor is Wyoming Constitution Party candidate". Associated Press. Billings Gazette. August 13, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  6. Brown, Trevor (August 28, 2012). "Country Party candidate seeks U.S. House seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  7. http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/General/2012_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf
Campaign websites
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