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2012 Wyoming Senate election

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2012 Wyoming Senate election

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15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
(even-numbered seats up)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jim Anderson John Hastert
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 2nd district 13th district
Seats before 26 4
Seats after 26 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 89,939 10,686
Percentage 82.12% 9.76%

Results by district

Senate President before election

Jim Anderson
Republican

Elected Senate President

Tony Ross
Republican

The 2012 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 62nd session as part of the 2012 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 21. Neither Republicans nor Democrats made any gains in the state senate. Of the fifteen seats up for election, only two saw competition between Republicans and Democrats, with each party winning one.

This election saw the newly-formed Country Party stand a handful of candidates against incumbent Republicans, who they saw as "essentially progressive big-government liberals."[1] No Country candidate won a seat.

Summary

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General election summary[2]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before
61st Leg.
Up Won After
62nd Leg.
+/–
Republican 14 89,939 82.12 26 13 13 26 Steady
Democratic 3 10,686 9.76 4 2 2 4 Steady
Country 3 3,753 3.43 0 0 0 0 Steady
Write-in 5,150 4.70
Valid ballots 109,528 87.12
Blank or invalid ballots 16,198 12.88
Total 125,726 100% 30 15 30 Steady
Popular vote
Republican
82.12%
Democratic
9.76%
Country
3.4%
Write-ins
4.7%
Seats won
Republican
86.67%
Democratic
13.33%
Total senate seats
Republican
86.67%
Democratic
13.33%

References

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  1. ^ Payne, Nathan (27 August 2012). "New party puts up candidate". Gilette News Record. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 9 November 2024.