2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Not to be confused with the 2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election.

The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the U.S. representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district, who would represent the state of Wyoming in the 116th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district

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Nominee Liz Cheney Greg Hunter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 127,963 59,903 Percentage 63.58% 29.77%

County results Precinct results Cheney:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Hunter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%      No votes

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

Key 2018 races in Wyoming included elections for Governor, Secretary of State of Wyoming, U.S. Senate, 15 of the 30 seats in the Wyoming State Senate, and all 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives.

Incumbent Republican Liz Cheney won reelection to a second term.^[1]

Primary elections to determine each party's nominee for the general election were held on August 21, 2018.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Liz Cheney, incumbent U.S. Representative^[1]
• Rod Miller, cowboy^[3]
• Blake E. Stanley^[4]

Results

Results by county:

  Cheney

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Liz Cheney (incumbent)	75,183	63.7
	Republican	Rod Miller	22,045	18.7
	Republican	Blake E. Stanley	13,307	11.3
	n/a	Under votes	6,954	5.9
	Republican	Write-ins	478	0.4
	n/a	Over votes	134	0.1
Total votes			118,101	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Travis Helm, businessman, attorney, and University of Wyoming College of Law graduate^[6]
• Greg Hunter, former oil geologist^[7]

Results

Results by county:

  Hunter

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Helm

•   50–60%

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Hunter	10,332	53.1
	Democratic	Travis Helm	6,527	33.5
	n/a	Under votes	2,476	12.7
	Democratic	Write-ins	100	0.5
	n/a	Over votes	39	0.2
Total votes			19,474	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Liz Cheney (R)	Greg Hunter (D)	Richard Brubaker (L)	Daniel Cummings (C)	Undecided
Change Research (D)[8]	November 2–4, 2018	858	–	55%	28%	7%	6%	–

Results

Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2018^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Liz Cheney (incumbent)	127,963	63.58%	+1.55%
	Democratic	Greg Hunter	59,903	29.77%	−0.20%
	Libertarian	Richard Brubaker	6,918	3.44%	−0.15%
	Constitution	Daniel Clyde Cummings	6,070	3.02%	−1.10%
	n/a	Write-ins	391	0.19%	−0.10%
Total votes			201,245	100.0%	N/A
	Republican hold

See also

• United States portal
• Politics portal

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
• United States elections, 2018
• United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2018
• Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2018
• Wyoming elections, 2018

References

1. "Cheney for Wyoming". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
2. "2018 Election Information". Wyoming Secretary of State. Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
3. "Rod Miller for Wyoming from Wyoming". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
4. Funk, Joel (June 7, 2018). "Blake Stanley enters race for Wyoming's U.S. House seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
5. "Election Results". Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
6. "Helm for Wyoming". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
7. "Hunter for Wyoming". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
8. Change Research (D)
9. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites

• Liz Cheney (R) for Congress
• Greg Hunter (D) for Congress