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
	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

Cynthia Lummis, incumbent Congresswoman
Evan Liam Slafter

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

Albany (Largest city: Laramie)
Sweetwater (Largest city: Rock Springs)
Laramie (Largest city: Cheyenne)

References

^ ^a ^b "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 17, 2010" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State.
^ Rasmussen Reports
^ Mason-Dixon
^ "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.
^ Rothenberg Political Report (November 1, 2010). "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
^ Crystal Ball, as of November 1, 2010
^ RealClearPolitics, as of November 1, 2010
^ "2010 House Ratings Chart". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "House Race Ratings". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
^ 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

External links

Elections at Wyoming Secretary of State
U.S. Congress Candidates for Wyoming at Project Vote Smart
Wyoming U.S. House - At-Large from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Wyoming from OpenSecrets
2010 Wyoming General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
House - Wyoming from the Cook Political Report
Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
Race profile at The New York Times
Candidates: United States House of Representatives at Decision 2010 at Wyoming PBS

[PrimaryResults-1] "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 17, 2010" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State.

[2] Rasmussen Reports

[3] Mason-Dixon

[Cook-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.

[Rothenberg-5] Rothenberg Political Report (November 1, 2010). "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.

[Crystal_Ball-6] Crystal Ball, as of November 1, 2010

[RCP-7] RealClearPolitics, as of November 1, 2010

[CQ-8] "2010 House Ratings Chart". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.

[NYT-9] "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.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Polling

Predictions

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

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