2020 United States Senate election in Wyoming
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The 2020 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Wyoming , concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election , as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections . Republican Cynthia Lummis defeated Democrat Merav Ben-David by more than 46 percentage points, becoming the first female U.S. Senator from Wyoming [1] and succeeding incumbent Republican Mike Enzi , who did not run for reelection. This was the first open Senate seat since 1996 where Enzi was first elected. [2] The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on August 18, 2020. [3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Cynthia Lummis , former U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district and former Treasurer of Wyoming [4] [5]
Eliminated in primary
- Robert Short, Converse County commissioner and businessman [6]
- R. Mark Armstrong, geologist [5] [7]
- Devon Cade, businessman [8]
- John Holtz, attorney and U.S. Air Force veteran [9]
- Michael Kemler [5]
- Bryan Miller, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 [5]
- Donna Rice, estate lawyer [10]
- Star Roselli, conspiracy theorist [11]
- Joshua Wheeler, Wyoming Army National Guard veteran [12]
Withdrawn
Declined
- Liz Cheney , incumbent U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district , Chair of House Republican Conference , and daughter of the 46th Vice President Dick Cheney ( running for re-election ) [16]
- Mike Enzi , incumbent U.S. Senator [17] (endorsed Cynthia Lummis) [18]
- Foster Friess , businessman and former governor candidate [19]
- Robert Grady , policy adviser to former President George H. W. Bush [20]
- Matt Mead , former Governor of Wyoming [21]
- Marian Orr , mayor of Cheyenne (running for re-election) [22]
- Donald Trump Jr. , businessman and son of President of the United States Donald Trump [23]
Endorsements
- U.S. senators
- Mike Enzi , U.S. Senator (WY) [18]
- John Barrasso , U.S. Senator (WY) [18]
- Ted Cruz , U.S. Senator (TX) and candidate for President in 2016 [24]
- Rand Paul , U.S. Senator (KY) and candidate for President in 2016 [25]
- Mike Lee , U.S. Senator (UT) [18]
- Bill Cassidy , U.S. Senator (LA) [18]
- U. S. Representatives
- Michele Bachmann , former U.S. Representative (MN) and 2012 presidential candidate [18]
- Mark Meadows , former U.S. Representative (R-NC) and White House Chief of Staff [18]
- Jason Chaffetz , Former U.S. Representative (UT) [18]
- Organizations
- Club for Growth [26]
- Senate Conservatives Fund [18]
- Concerned Women for America [18]
- Students for Trump [18]
- NRA Political Victory Fund [18]
- United States Chamber of Commerce [18]
- Gun Owners of America [18]
- Citizens United [18]
- Individuals
- Foster Friess , businessman and 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election candidate [18]
Polling
Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] |
Margin
of error |
Mark
Armstrong |
Jillian
Ballow |
Liz
Cheney |
Foster
Friess |
Cynthia
Lummis |
Undecided |
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January 16, 2020 | Cheney announces she will not run | ||||||||
The Tarrance Group (R) [upper-alpha 1] | June 22–24, 2019 | 502 (LV) | ± 4.5% | – | – | 56% | – | 34% | – |
Results
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Wyoming_U.S._Senate_Republican_primary%2C_2020.svg/220px-Wyoming_U.S._Senate_Republican_primary%2C_2020.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cynthia Lummis | 63,511 | 59.67% | |
Republican | Robert Short | 13,473 | 12.66% | |
Republican | Bryan Miller | 10,946 | 10.28% | |
Republican | Donna Rice | 5,881 | 5.53% | |
Republican | R. Mark Armstrong | 3,904 | 3.67% | |
Republican | Joshua Wheeler | 3,763 | 3.53% | |
Republican | John Holtz | 1,820 | 1.71% | |
Republican | Devon Cade | 1,027 | 0.96% | |
Republican | Michael Kemler | 985 | 0.93% | |
Republican | Star Roselli | 627 | 0.59% | |
Republican | Write-ins | 501 | 0.47% | |
Total votes | 106,438 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Merav Ben-David , Chair of the Department of Zoology and Physiology at the University of Wyoming and wildlife ecologist [5] [29] [30]
Eliminated in primary
- Kenneth R. Casner, Democratic candidate for the 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election and Democratic nominee for District 47 of the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2016 [5]
- James DeBrine, progressive activist [5]
- Yana Ludwig, democratic socialist activist and community organizer [5] [31]
- Nathan Wendt, think tank executive, management consultant, businessman, entrepreneur [5]
- Rex Wilde, veteran, service technician, Democratic candidate for the 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election and Democratic candidate for the 2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming [5]
Withdrawn
Endorsements
- Local Officials
- Gary Trauner , member of the Teton County School District Number 1 Board of Trustees (2006–2008) and businessman [30]
- Individuals
- Jason Shogren, Department Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of Wyoming [33]
- Organizations
- U.S. Senators
- Tammy Duckworth , United States senator from Illinois (2017-present), U.S. Representative from Illinois's 8th congressional district (2013-2017), Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (2009-2011), Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (2006-2009) [34]
- U.S. Ambassadors
- Richard Newton Holwill , American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ecuador (1988-1989) [34]
- Local Officials
- Pete Muldoon , Mayor of Jackson, Wyoming [35]
- Organizations
- Democratic Socialists of America - Southeast Wyoming chapter [36]
- Our Revolution - Casper chapter [36]
Results
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Wyoming_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary%2C_2020.svg/220px-Wyoming_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary%2C_2020.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Merav Ben-David | 9,584 | 40.28% | |
Democratic | Yana Ludwig | 4,931 | 20.73% | |
Democratic | Nathan Wendt | 4,212 | 17.70% | |
Democratic | Kenneth Casner | 2,139 | 8.99% | |
Democratic | Rex Wilde | 1,888 | 7.93% | |
Democratic | James DeBrine | 865 | 3.64% | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 173 | 0.73% | |
Total votes | 23,792 | 100.00% |
By county
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General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [38] | Safe R | October 29, 2020 |
Inside Elections [39] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [40] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Daily Kos [41] | Safe R | October 30, 2020 |
Politico [42] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
RCP [43] | Safe R | October 23, 2020 |
DDHQ [44] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
538 [45] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Economist [46] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
Endorsements
- U.S. Presidents
- Donald Trump , 45th President of the United States [47]
- U.S. Senators
- Mike Enzi , U.S. Senator (WY) [18]
- John Barrasso , U.S. Senator (WY) [18]
- Ted Cruz , U.S. Senator (TX) and candidate for President in 2016 [24]
- Rand Paul , U.S. Senator (KY) and candidate for President in 2016 [25]
- Mike Lee , U.S. Senator (UT) [18]
- Bill Cassidy , U.S. Senator (LA) [18]
- U.S. Representatives
- Michele Bachmann , former U.S. Representative (MN) and 2012 presidential candidate [18]
- Mark Meadows , former U.S. Representative (NC) and White House Chief of Staff [18]
- Jason Chaffetz , Former U.S. Representative (UT) [18]
- Organizations
- Club for Growth [26]
- Senate Conservatives Fund [18]
- Concerned Women for America [18]
- Students for Trump [48]
- NRA Political Victory Fund [49] [48]
- Susan B. Anthony List [48]
- United States Chamber of Commerce [48]
- Gun Owners of America [48]
- Citizens United [48]
- Individuals
- Foster Friess , businessman and 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election candidate [48]
- U.S. Vice Presidents
- Joe Biden , 47th Vice President of the United States (2009-2017), United States Senator from Delaware (1973-2009), Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States presidential election [50]
- U.S. Senators
- Ed Markey , U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013-present), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district (2013), Massachusetts's 7th congressional district (1976-2013) [51]
- Elizabeth Warren , U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013-present) [51]
- Local Officials
- Gary Trauner , member of the Teton County School District Number 1 Board of Trustees (2006–2008) and businessman [52]
- Organizations
- Center for Biological Diversity [53]
- Friends of the Earth [54]
- Retake the Senate 2020 [33]
- Sierra Club [55]
- We the People [33]
- Women to Win [33]
- Wyoming Democratic Party [56]
- Individuals
- Jason Shogren, Department Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of Wyoming and Nobel Laureate [33]
Polling
Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] |
Margin
of error |
Cynthia
Lummis (R) |
Merav
Ben-David (D) |
Undecided |
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University of Wyoming | October 8–28, 2020 | 614 (LV) | ± 4% | 56% | 26% | – |
Results
Lummis outperformed fellow Republican Donald Trump in the concurrent presidential election by 2.9%, or 4,541 votes. She also won Albany County by 1%, or 182 raw votes, while Trump lost it by 2.7%, or 513 votes. She performed significantly better in the Democratic stronghold of Teton County , receiving 37.3% of the total vote, compared to Trump's 29.6%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Cynthia Lummis | 198,100 | 72.85% | +0.66% | |
Democratic | Merav Ben-David | 72,766 | 26.76% | +9.31% | |
Write-in | 1,071 | 0.39% | +0.11% | ||
Total votes | 271,937 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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Notes
- Partisan clients
- Voter samples and additional candidates
References
- ↑ "List of United States Senators from Wyoming" . Ballotpedia .
- ↑ "Enzi announces plan to retire at the end of his term - News Releases - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi" . Archived from the original on November 24, 2020 . Retrieved November 30, 2020 .
- ↑ "Wyoming 2020 Election Calendar" . Wyoming Secretary of State . Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Cepeda, Dan (July 11, 2019). "Former Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis announces run for Enzi's seat" . Oil City News . Retrieved July 11, 2019 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Wyoming 2020 Senate Candidate List" (PDF) . Wyoming Secretary of State . May 29, 2020 . Retrieved June 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Hughes, Morgan (February 17, 2020). "Converse County commissioner, businessman Robert Short announces run for US Senate" . Casper Star Tribune . Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ "Geologist to seek Wyoming US Senate seat" . Times Union . August 23, 2019 . Retrieved August 23, 2019 .
- ↑ "Devon Cade, Republican" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . July 23, 2020 . Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Funk, Joel (June 7, 2020). "Laramie Republican seeks U.S. Senate seat; Democrats adjust campaigns, policies amid pandemic" . Laramie Boomerang . Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Hirst, Greg (August 10, 2020). "CASPER'S DONNA RICE RUNNING TO BRING MORE STATESMAN-SHIP, FEWER SPECIAL INTERESTS TO U.S. SENATE" . Oil City News . Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Reynolds, Nick (July 22, 2020). "Wyoming Republican US Senate candidates debate for first time" . Casper Star Tribune . Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ LaChance, Brendan (October 17, 2019). "CASPER VETERAN WANTS TO SERVE WYOMING IN THE U.S. SENATE" . Oil City News . Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ "Wyoming Senate Race 2020" . Open Secrets . Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
- ↑ "WYOMING" . Politics1 . Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
- ↑ "Rolland Holthus" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
- ↑ "Rep. Liz Cheney says she won't seek open Senate seat, will seek reelection in House" . Washington Post . Retrieved January 16, 2020 .
- ↑ [email protected], Nick Reynolds 307-266-0634. "After 22 years in office, Sen. Mike Enzi says he will retire in 2020" . Casper Star-Tribune Online . Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Endorsements" . Lummis for US Senate 2020 .
- ↑ Reynolds, Nick (March 2, 2020). "Foster Friess says he will not run for Enzi's U.S. Senate seat" . Casper Star-Tribune .
- ↑ Reynolds, Nick (June 28, 2019). "Former White House aide exploring bid for Enzi's seat" . Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Gruver, Mead (December 19, 2019). "Ex Wyoming governor says no to Senate run, Cheney is a maybe" . Star Tribune . Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Huguelet, Austin (January 4, 2019). "Cheyenne mayor to run for re-election, not higher office" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . Retrieved January 31, 2019 .
- ↑ "Ivanka's political future comes into sharper focus" . Politico . January 15, 2021 . Retrieved January 16, 2021 .
- 1 2 "Cruz endorses Lummis in Wyoming's U.S. Senate race" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . January 24, 2020 . Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- 1 2 Everett, Burgess; Zanona, Melanie (September 22, 2019). "Bad blood: Rand Paul moves to thwart a Liz Cheney Senate run" . Politico . Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- 1 2 "Cynthia Lummis (WY-SEN)" . Club for Growth . Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Lake, Eli (June 30, 2019). "Republican Hawks Need Liz Cheney in the Senate" . Bloomberg . Retrieved July 1, 2019 .
- 1 2 "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Electionmary.xlsx" (PDF) . Wyoming Secretary of State . Retrieved August 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Exchange, Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News. "UW professor announces run as Democrat for U.S. Senate seat" . Laramie Boomerang . Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
- 1 2 TOI Staff; Agencies (August 19, 2020). "Israel-born ecology professor wins Wyoming Democratic Senate primary" . The Times of Israel . Retrieved August 21, 2020 .
- ↑ Reynolds, Nick (June 12, 2019). "Laramie Democrat becomes first candidate to announce run to succeed Sen. Mike Enzi" . Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved June 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Reynolds, Nick (September 4, 2019). "Wyo Dems resolve to not support out-of-state candidates in in-state elections" . Casper Star Tribune . Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Merav Ben-David for U.S. Senate" . www.bendavid2020.com . Retrieved August 21, 2020 .
- 1 2 "Endorsements | Nathan Wendt for Wyoming Senate Race | United States" . Wendt for Wyoming .
- ↑ "Muldoon, Newcomb endorse Teton County's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate" . Jackson Hole News & Guide . Retrieved June 8, 2020 .
- 1 2 "Endorsements" . Yana Ludwig for U.S. Senate . Archived from the original on April 6, 2020 . Retrieved April 6, 2020 .
- ↑ "Statewide Candidates Unofficial Summary" (PDF) . sos.wyo.gov . Retrieved August 22, 2020 .
- ↑ "2020 Senate Race Ratings for October 29, 2020" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
- ↑ "2020 Senate Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
- ↑ "2020 Senate race ratings" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved March 12, 2021 .
- ↑ "2020 Senate Race Ratings" . Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
- ↑ "2020 Election Forecast" . Politico . November 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Battle for the Senate 2020" . RCP . October 23, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Senate Elections Model" . Decision Desk HQ . September 2, 2020 . Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Silver, Nate (September 18, 2020). "Forecasting the race for the Senate" . FiveThirtyEight . Retrieved September 18, 2020 .
- ↑ "Forecasting the US elections" . The Economist . November 2, 2020 . Retrieved March 13, 2021 .
- ↑ "President Trump endorses Cynthia Lummis for US Senate" . AP News. August 14, 2020 . Retrieved September 16, 2020 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Endorsements" . Cynthia Lummis .
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- 1 2 "Ben-David picks up endorsements from green groups, national politicians" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle .
- ↑ "Israel-born ecology professor wins Wyoming Democratic Senate primary" . www.timesofisrael.com .
- ↑ "2020 Endorsements" .
- ↑ "Candidate Endorsements • Friends of the Earth Action" . Friends of the Earth Action . August 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements" . Sierra Club .
- ↑ "Wyoming Democratic Party" . m.facebook.com .
- ↑ "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF) . Wyoming Secretary of State . Retrieved November 11, 2020 .
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Wyoming" , Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Wyoming: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org , Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Wyoming" . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters )
- Wyoming at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
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