2010 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

The 2010 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 2, 2010, and determined who would represent the state of Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected served in Congress from 2011 to 2013. The election coincided with the 2010 midterm elections.

2010 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district

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Nominee Cynthia Lummis David Wendt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 131,661 45,768
Percentage 70.42% 24.48%

County results
Lummis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wendt:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election

Cynthia Lummis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Cynthia Lummis
Republican

Wyoming has one seat in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its 2008-2010 congressional House delegation consisted of one Republican.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • David Wendt, Director of the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs

Results

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Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wendt 20,410 99.04
Democratic Write-ins 198 0.96
Total votes 20,608 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cynthia Lummis (incumbent) 84,063 82.82
Republican Evan Liam Slafter 17,148 16.89
Republican Write-ins 289 0.28
Total votes 101,500 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Cynthia Lummis, incumbent Congresswoman (R)
  • David Wendt, Director of the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs (D)
  • John V. Love (L)

Polling

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Poll Source Dates Administered Cynthia Lummis (R) David Wendt (D)
Rasmussen Reports[2] September 30, 2010 61% 29%
Mason-Dixon[3] July 26–28, 2010 59% 29%

Results

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Wyoming's At-large congressional district election, 2010[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cynthia Lummis (incumbent) 131,661 70.42
Democratic David Wendt 45,768 24.48
Libertarian John V. Love 9,253 4.95
Write-ins 287 0.15
Total votes 186,969 100.00
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 17, 2010" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State.
  2. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  3. ^ Mason-Dixon
  4. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). p. 56.
Preceded by
2008 elections
United States House elections in Wyoming
2010
Succeeded by
2012 elections
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