2020 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Not to be confused with the 2020 Wyoming House of Representatives election.

Main article: 2020 Wyoming elections

The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the U.S. representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2020 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district

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Nominee Liz Cheney Lynnette Grey Bull Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 185,732 66,576 Percentage 68.56% 24.58%

County results Precinct results Cheney:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Grey Bull:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No data

U.S. Representative before election Liz Cheney Republican Elected U.S. Representative Liz Cheney Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Liz Cheney, incumbent U.S. representative^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Blake Stanley, rancher^[2]

Endorsements

Liz Cheney

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[3]

Results

Results by county:

  Cheney

•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Liz Cheney (incumbent)	78,870	73.46
	Republican	Blake Stanley	28,039	26.12
	Write-in		454	0.42
Total votes			107,363	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lynnette Grey Bull, activist and member of the Northern Arapaho tribe^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Carl Beach, international educator^[6]
• Carol Hafner, retired educator and progressive activist^[7]

Declined

• Dave Freudenthal, former governor of Wyoming^[8]

Endorsements

Lynnette Grey Bull

Federal officials

• Deb Haaland, U.S. representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district^[9]

State officials

• Liisa Anselmi-Dalton, state senator from the 12th district^[9]
• Stan Blake, state representative from the 39th district^[9]
• Cathy Connolly, Minority Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 13th district^[9]
• JoAnn Dayton-Selman, state representative from the 17th district^[9]

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[10]

Results

Results by county:

  Grey Bull

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynnette Grey Bull	14,153	60.03
	Democratic	Carol Hafner	5,172	21.94
	Democratic	Carl Beach	4,107	17.42
	Write-in		144	0.61
Total votes			23,576	100.00

General election

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2020

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[11]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[12]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Politico[14]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[15]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
RCP[16]	Safe R	November 2, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Liz Cheney (R)	Lynette Grey Bull (D)	Undecided
University of Wyoming[17]	October 8–28, 2020	614 (LV)	± 4%	58%	28%	–

Results

Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2020^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Liz Cheney (incumbent)	185,732	68.56%	+4.98%
	Democratic	Lynnette Grey Bull	66,576	24.58%	−5.19%
	Libertarian	Richard Brubaker	10,154	3.75%	+0.31%
	Constitution	Jeff Haggit	7,905	2.92%	−0.10%
	Write-in		525	0.19%	±0.00%
Total votes			270,892	100.0%	N/A
	Republican hold

By county

County Liz Cheney Republican Lynnette Grey Bull Democratic Richard Brubaker Libertarian Jeff Haggit Constitution Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % # % # % Albany 8,629 47.34 8,440 46.31 737 4.04 392 2.15 28 0.15 189 1.04 18,226 Big Horn 4,587 81.33 724 12.84 143 2.54 180 3.19 6 0.11 3,863 68.49 5,640 Campbell 15,732 83.00 1,713 9.04 735 3.88 694 3.66 80 0.42 14,019 73.96 18,954 Carbon 4,644 71.36 1,337 20.54 313 4.81 204 3.13 10 0.15 3,307 50.81 6,508 Converse 5,418 80.08 785 11.60 254 3.75 293 4.33 16 0.24 4,633 68.48 6,766 Crook 3,442 85.07 337 8.33 117 2.89 141 3.48 9 0.22 3,105 76.74 4,046 Fremont 11,505 64.62 5,227 29.36 711 3.99 335 1.88 26 0.15 6,278 35.26 17,804 Goshen 4,722 76.97 1,037 16.90 159 2.59 210 3.42 7 0.11 3,685 60.07 6,135 Hot Springs 1,915 75.90 424 16.81 105 4.16 76 3.01 3 0.12 1,491 59.10 2,523 Johnson 3,715 77.35 792 16.49 186 3.87 107 2.23 3 0.06 2,923 60.86 4,803 Laramie 27,641 61.99 13,863 31.09 1,790 4.01 1,198 2.69 100 0.22 13,778 61.99 44,592 Lincoln 8,324 80.93 1,429 13.89 262 2.55 259 2.52 11 0.11 6,895 67.04 10,285 Natrona 24,214 70.47 7,454 21.69 1,652 4.81 961 2.80 78 0.23 16,760 48.78 34,359 Niobrara 1,053 81.69 145 11.25 31 2.40 58 4.50 2 0.16 908 70.44 1,289 Park 12,374 75.91 2,874 17.63 511 3.13 505 3.10 36 0.22 9,500 58.28 16,300 Platte 3,589 74.44 868 18.00 142 2.94 215 4.46 7 0.14 2,721 56.44 4,821 Sheridan 11,588 72.31 3,460 21.59 578 3.61 373 2.33 27 0.17 8,128 50.72 16,026 Sublette 3,729 76.89 837 17.26 128 2.64 149 3.07 7 0.14 2,892 59.63 4,850 Sweetwater 11,097 68.72 3,680 22.79 733 4.54 611 3.78 26 0.16 7,417 45.93 16,147 Teton 5,210 36.30 8,628 60.11 383 2.67 116 0.81 16 0.11 -3,418 -23.81 14,353 Uinta 6,781 74.46 1,521 16.70 269 2.95 522 5.73 14 0.15 5,260 57.76 9,107 Washakie 3,063 77.74 599 15.20 143 3.63 126 3.20 9 0.23 2,464 62.54 3,940 Weston 2,760 80.75 402 11.76 72 2.11 180 5.27 4 0.12 2,358 68.99 3,418 Totals 185,732 68.56 66,576 24.58 10,154 3.75 7,905 2.92 525 0.19 119,156 43.99 270,892 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Albany (largest municipality: Laramie)

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

1. Rogers, Alex; Byrd, Haley (January 16, 2020). "Liz Cheney won't run for US Senate seat from Wyoming". CNN. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
2. Pridgeon, Sarah (August 20, 2020). "The results are in..." The Sundance Times. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
3. "2020 Candidates". Maggie's List. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
4. "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Electionmary.xlsx" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
5. Barker, Alexis (June 3, 2020). "Neiman will run against Lindholm". News Letter Journal. Seeking the Democratic nomination are Carl Beach of Saratoga, Carol Hafner of Box Elder, South Dakota, and Lynette Greybull of Fort Washakie.
6. Hirst, Greg (August 4, 2020). "RAWLINS NATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR CARL BEACH VYING FOR DEM NOMINATION TO U.S. HOUSE". Oil City News. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
7. Hirst, Greg (August 14, 2020). "U.S. HOUSE DEM CANDIDATE HAFNER RUNNING FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL, V.A. OVERHAUL, LEGAL CANNABIS". Oil City News. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
8. Singiser, Steve. "Here's our ultimate Democratic wishlist for Senate in 2020. Who's on yours?". Daily Kos. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
9. "VOTE GREY BULL – DEMOCRAT FOR US CONGRESS – TUESDAY AUGUST 18". Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
10. "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". Sierra Club.
11. "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
12. "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
13. "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
14. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2021.
15. "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
16. "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
17. University of Wyoming
18. "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

• Liz Cheney (R) for Congress
• Lynnette Grey Bull (D) for Congress Archived October 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Jeff Haggit (C) for Congress