2022 Wyoming elections
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The 2022 Wyoming elections took place on November 8, 2022. The statewide direct primary election was held on August 16, 2022.[1] Wyoming voters elected Wyoming's seat to the United States House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives, all even-numbered seats of the Wyoming Senate, governor of Wyoming, and various statewide offices.
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United States Congress
House of Representatives
Incumbent Liz Cheney was criticized by former president Donald Trump and his supporters mainly for her vote to impeach him, as well as refusing to object to the certification of the electoral college results in the 2020 presidential election.[2] Shortly after her impeachment vote, Trump and allies stated that they would work together to back and endorse a primary challenger to Cheney before the 2022 election.[3]
Statewide constitutional offices
Governor
Incumbent Republican governor Mark Gordon ran for re-election, and won.[2]
Secretary of state
Incumbent Republican Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan initially run for re-election, but later chose not to seek a second term.[4][5]
Treasurer
- 90–100%
Incumbent Republican Curt Meier won re-election.
Auditor
- 90–100%
Incumbent Republican Wyoming State Auditor Kristi Racines won re-election without opposition.[6]
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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 Degenfelder: 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% Maldonado: 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Megan Degenfelder defeated appointee Brian Schroeder in the Republican primary.[7] Schroeder had been appointed following the resignation of incumbent Jillian Balow, who resigned to become the Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction after being appointed by Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin.[8] Degenfelder won the general election against Democrat Sergio Maldanodo.[9]
Republican primary
Candidates
- Megan Degenfelder, former Chief Policy Officer under superintendent Jillian Balow[9]
- Thomas Kelly (withdrawn), chair of the political and military science department at the American Military University[10]
- Brian Schroeder, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction[7]
- Robert J. White III, trona miner[10]
- Jennifer Zerba, cosmetologist[10]
Candidate forum
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Brian Schroeder | Megan Degenfelder | Thomas Kelly | Robert J. White III | Jennifer Zerba | |||||
| 1 | June 23, 2022 | Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming |
Craig Blumenshine Steve Peck |
YouTube | P | P | P | N | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Megan Degenfelder | 59,334 | 40.58% | |
| Republican | Brian Schroeder | 55,769 | 38.14% | |
| Republican | Jennifer Zerba | 13,662 | 9.34% | |
| Republican | Thomas Kelly (withdrawn) | 12,347 | 8.44% | |
| Republican | Robert J. White III | 4,396 | 3.01% | |
| Write-in | 721 | 0.49% | ||
| Total votes | 146,229 | 100% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Megan Degenfelder | 142,544 | 75.04 | ||
| Democratic | Sergio Maldonado | 43,260 | 22.77 | ||
| Write-in | 4,156 | 2.19 | |||
| Total votes | 189,960 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
State legislature
Wyoming Senate
Of the 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate, 15 were up for election in 2022.
Wyoming House of Representatives
All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives were up for election in 2022, plus two additional seats added in redistricting.