Mayoral elections inCheyenne, Wyoming are held every four years, coinciding with theUnited States presidential election .
2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral election ← 2020 November 5, 2024 (general) 2028 →
Candidate Patrick Collins Rick Coppinger Jenny Hixenbaugh General 14,992 10,417 Eliminated Primary 6,290 2,788 974
General election Primary election Results by precinctCollins: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Coppinger: 50–60%
Mayor before election Patrick Collins
Elected mayor Patrick Collins
Patrick Collins was re-elected mayor by a comfortable margin. The primary election received some attention due to the candidacy oflibertarian Victor Miller, who pledged to make many of the city's decisions via anAI chatbot based onChatGPT called VIC.[ 1] Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray ordered Miller's name to be placed instead, calling the chatbot's candidacy "unprecedented and very disturbing."[ 2]
2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Patrick Collins (inc.) 14,992 58.23 Nonpartisan Rick Coppinger 10,417 40.46 Write-in 339 1.32 Valid ballots 25,748 93.99 Invalid or blank votes 1,645 6.01 Total votes 27,393 100.00
2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Patrick Collins 18,134 65.88 Nonpartisan Rick Coppinger 9,032 32.81 Write-in 361 1.31 Total votes 27,527 100.00
2016 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election[ 8] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Marian J. Orr 14,383 55.94 Nonpartisan Amy Surdam 11,162 43.41 Write-in 168 0.65 Valid ballots 25,713 95.09 Invalid or blank votes 1,328 4.91 Total votes 27,041 100.00
2012 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election[ 9] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Richard L. Kaysen (inc.) 7,924 58.33 Nonpartisan John Palmer 3,892 28.65 Nonpartisan Kit Carson 1,692 12.45 Write-in 77 0.57 Valid ballots 13,585 93.08 Invalid or blank votes 1,010 6.92 Total votes 14,595 100.00
2012 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Richard L. Kaysen (inc.) 13,609 57.97 Nonpartisan John Palmer 9,792 41.71 Write-in 75 0.32 Valid ballots 23,476 90.32 Invalid or blank votes 2,517 9.68 Total votes 25,993 100.00
2008 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election[ 12] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Richard L. Kaysen 14,565 57.39 Nonpartisan Jayne Mockler 10,711 42.20 Write-in 105 0.41 Valid ballots 25,381 91.68 Invalid or blank votes 2,304 8.32 Total votes 27,685 100.00
2004 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election[ 13] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Jack R. Spiker (inc.) 16,011 62.71 Nonpartisan Dennis Rafferty 9,460 37.05 Write-in 26 0.22 Valid ballots 25,530 95.16 Invalid or blank votes 1,299 4.84 Total votes 26,829 100.00
2000 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election[ 14] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Leo A. Pando (inc.) 4,879 42.39 Nonpartisan Jack R. Spiker 3,448 29.96 Nonpartisan Scott D. Roybal 1,958 17.01 Nonpartisan Dennis Rafferty 1,206 10.48 Write-in 18 0.16 Valid ballots 11,509 98.97 Invalid or blank votes 120 1.03 Total votes 11,629 100.00
2000 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election[ 15] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Jack R. Spiker 13,461 56.15 Nonpartisan Leo A. Pando (inc.) 10,403 43.39 Write-in 110 0.46 Valid ballots 23,974 97.19 Invalid or blank votes 693 2.81 Total votes 24,667 100.00
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