2008 Wyoming Senate election

2008 Wyoming Senate election

November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)
16 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate (District 27 and even-numbered seats up)
Majority party Minority party   Leader John Schiffer Ken Decaria Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 23rd district 15th district Seats before 22 7 Seats after 23 7 Seat change 1 Popular vote 94,980 25,203 Percentage 78.00% 20.70%
Results by district
Senate President before election John Schiffer Republican Elected Senate President John Hines Republican

The 2008 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 60th session as part of the 2008 United States elections. All even-numbered seats were up for election. An additional election was held in District 27 as incumbent Republican John Barrasso retired in 2007 after being appointed to the U.S. Senate. Partisan primaries were held on August 19. Neither party gained any seat in the legislature, and both Democratic incumbents stood unopposed in the general election.

General election summary

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					Before 59th Leg.	Up	Won	After 60th Leg.	+/–
	Republican	14	94,980	78.0	22	13	14	23	1
	Democratic	7	25,203	20.7	7	2	2	7
	Write-in		1,582	1.3	—
Valid ballots			121,765	87.14	—
Blank or invalid ballots			17,969	12.89	—
Total			139,734	100%	30 (1 v.)	16 (1 v.)	15	30

Popular vote Republican   78.00% Democratic   20.70% Write-ins   1.3%

Seats won Republican   87.5% Democratic   12.5%

Total senate seats Republican   86.67% Democratic   13.33%