2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08 )
County results Precinct results Cheney: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Greene: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie: 50% No data
The2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 8, 2016, to elect theU.S. representative fromWyoming's at-large congressional district , who would represent the state of Wyoming in the115th United States Congress . The election coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate , and variousstate andlocal elections . Incumbent RepublicanCynthia Lummis decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term.Liz Cheney was elected to the seat to succeed Lummis.
The filing period for candidates lasted from May 12 to 27, 2016, and the primaries were held on August 16.[ 1] Republican attorneyLiz Cheney , daughter of formerVice President of the United States Dick Cheney , and Democratic energy executive Ryan Greene won their respective primaries.[ 2]
Heath Beaudry, banker[ 3] Liz Cheney , attorney, daughter of former Vice PresidentDick Cheney , and candidate for the U.S. Senate in2014 [ 4] Leland Christensen ,state senator , formerTeton County Commissioner [ 5] Mike Konsmo, professor atNorthwest College [ 6] Paul Paad, trucking executive[ 7] Jason Senteney, corrections officer at theWyoming Medium Correctional Institution and candidate for this seat in 2014[ 8] Darin Smith, attorney andChristian Broadcasting Network executive[ 9] Tim Stubson , speaker pro tempore of theWyoming House of Representatives [ 10] Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Liz Cheney Leland Christensen Darin Smith Tim Stubson Other Undecided Pulse Research [ 20] July 8–15, 2016 300 ± 5.65% 21% 4% 3% 9% – 52%
Results by county: Richard Grayson, Democratic nominee for this seat in2014 [ 22] [ 24] Results by county: Third party and independent primaries [ edit ] Lawrence Gerard Struempf[ 26] Results by county: Struempf—100%
Struempf—>90%
Struempf—80–90%
Struempf—70–80%
Results by county: Cummings—100%
Cummings—>90%
Cummings—80–90%
Cummings—70–80%
Write-ins —100%
No Votes
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on Hand Liz Cheney (R)[ 29] $1,462,710 $920,180 $542,530 Ryan Greene (D)[ 30] $98,541 $93,550 $3,126 Lawrence Struempf (L)[ 29] $0 $0 $0 Daniel Clyde Cummings (C)[ 31] $0 $263 $867
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Liz Cheney (R) Ryan Greene (D) Other Undecided University of Wyoming [ 37] October 5–11, 2016 722 ± 3.6% 53% 37% — — DFM Research [ 38] September 6–11, 2016 402 ± 4.9% 46% 30% 9% 16%
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Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2016[ 39] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Liz Cheney 156,176 62.03% −6.44% Democratic Ryan Greene 75,466 29.97% +7.07% Constitution Daniel Clyde Cummings 10,362 4.12% +0.03% Libertarian Lawrence Gerard Struempf 9,033 3.59% −0.72% n/a Write-ins 739 0.29% +0.05% Total votes 251,776 100.0% N/A Republican hold
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ "2016 Wyoming Election Calendar" (PDF) .Wyoming Secretary of State . Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office. RetrievedApril 27, 2016 .^ "Wyoming House Races Results" .Politico .Associated Press . August 16, 2016. RetrievedAugust 16, 2016 .^ "Evanston resident Heath Beaudry enters race for Congress" . Casper Star Tribune. May 31, 2016. RetrievedJune 21, 2016 .^ "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY" (PDF) . Federal Elections Commission. January 29, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2016 .^ Brown, Trevor (January 20, 2016)."State Senator Christensen seeks U.S. House nod" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2016 . ^ Naber, Matt (January 14, 2016)."NWC professor Mike Konsmo announces candidacy for U.S. House" . Powell Tribune. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2016 . ^ Brown, Trevor (February 1, 2016)."Casper resident Paul Paad seeks U.S. House seat" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle. RetrievedJune 21, 2016 . ^ Brown, Trevor (May 1, 2015)."Yoder resident Jason Senteney announces bid for 2016 U.S. House seat" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle. RetrievedOctober 11, 2015 . [permanent dead link ] ^ Mayer, Kellie (June 1, 2016)."Cheyenne Resident Darin Smith Announces Congressional Campaign" . KGWN Cheyenne CBS. Archived fromthe original on April 5, 2016. RetrievedJune 1, 2016 . ^ Fram, Alan (November 12, 2015)."Wyoming GOP congresswoman retiring, Liz Cheney considers run" .Yahoo! . RetrievedNovember 12, 2015 . ^a b Brown, Trevor (January 16, 2016)."Former Idaho candidate runs for Wyoming House seat" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2016 . ^ "Darek Farmer for Senate District 2 - Platte and Converse County Wyoming" . Facebook. RetrievedJune 21, 2016 .^ Hancock, Laura (November 16, 2015)."Charlie T runs for Congress" . Casper Star-Tribune. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2016 . ^ Star-Tribune, Laura Hancock, Casper."Rammell drops out of U.S. House race" .Wyoming Tribune Eagle . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )^a b c Yokley, Eli (November 13, 2015)."Liz Cheney Would Have to Overcome Hard Feelings for 2016 Run" .Roll Call . Archived fromthe original on November 15, 2015. RetrievedNovember 16, 2015 . ^a b c Hancock, Laura (November 14, 2015)."With an open U.S. House seat, 2016 will be a lively election season in Wyo" .Casper Star-Tribune . RetrievedNovember 16, 2015 . ^ Fram, Alan (November 12, 2015)."Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummis will not seek reelection" .Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press. RetrievedNovember 12, 2015 . ^a b "Liz Cheney Endorsed by Al Simpson" .Cheney for Wyoming . February 21, 2016. Archived fromthe original on August 28, 2016. RetrievedAugust 10, 2016 .^ "Rand Paul endorses Christensen in U.S. House race" .Casper Star-Tribune . August 14, 2016.^ Pulse Research ^a b "2016 Official Primary Election Results" . Wyoming Secretary of State. RetrievedNovember 14, 2016 .^a b Hancock, Laura (February 4, 2016)."Wyoming Dems have one of their own running for US House" . Casper Star-Tribune. RetrievedJune 21, 2016 . ^ Hancock, Laura (May 22, 2016)."Charlie Hardy to run for Congress" . Casper Star-Tribune. RetrievedJune 21, 2016 . ^ Hancock, Laura (November 17, 2015)."First Democrat enters U.S. House race -- but doesn't expect to advance his name on the ballot" . Casper Star-Tribune. RetrievedJanuary 21, 2016 . ^a b c d "Former Gov. Freudenthal endorses Greene for Congress" .Wyoming Tribune Eagle . August 10, 2016.^ "Candidates start filing for Wyoming political races" . Casper Star Tribune. May 12, 2016. RetrievedJune 21, 2016 .^a b "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 16, 2016" (PDF) .soswy.state.wy.us .^ "Daniel Clyde Cummings" . Ballotpedia. RetrievedJune 21, 2016 .^a b "Wyoming District 01 Race" . OpenSecrets.org. RetrievedAugust 17, 2016 .^ "Greene, Ryan — Candidate for House" . Federal Elections Commission. RetrievedAugust 17, 2016 .^ "Cummings, Daniel Clyde — Candidate for House" . Federal Elections Commission. RetrievedAugust 17, 2016 .^ "2016 House Race Ratings for August 10, 2016" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedAugust 17, 2016 .^ "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings" .Daily Kos . RetrievedAugust 17, 2016 .^ "Roll Call's 2016 Election Guide" .Roll Call . RetrievedAugust 17, 2016 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "2016 House" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . RetrievedAugust 17, 2016 .^ "House Ratings" . The Rothenberg Political Report. RetrievedAugust 17, 2016 .^ University of Wyoming ^ DFM Research ^ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016" (PDF) .Wyoming Secretary of State . RetrievedDecember 3, 2016 .Official campaign websites
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