2010 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

2010 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district
November 2, 2010
 
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

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.

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

Candidates

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

Results

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

Candidates

Results

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

Candidates

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

Polling

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%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010

Results

Wyoming's at-large congressional district election, 2010[10]
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

See also

References

  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. ^ "The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races". The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  5. ^ Rothenberg Political Report (November 1, 2010). "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  6. ^ Crystal Ball, as of November 1, 2010
  7. ^ RealClearPolitics, as of November 1, 2010
  8. ^ "2010 House Ratings Chart". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "House Race Ratings". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  10. ^ 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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