Mayoral elections in Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Mayoral elections in Cheyenne, Wyoming are held every four years, coinciding with the United States presidential election.
2024
November 5, 2024 (general)
August 20, 2024 (primary) | |||||||||||||||||
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Results by precinct Collins: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Coppinger: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Collins was re-elected mayor by a comfortable margin. The primary election received some attention due to the candidacy of libertarian Victor Miller, who pledged to make many of the city's decisions via an AI chatbot based on ChatGPT called VIC.[1] Initially, VIC was to be listed on the ballot, but Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray ordered Miller's name to be placed instead, calling the chatbot's candidacy "unprecedented and very disturbing."[2]
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Collins (inc.) | 6,290 | 56.97 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick Coppinger | 2,788 | 25.25 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jenny Hixenbaugh | 974 | 8.82 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victor Miller | 327 | 2.96 | |
| Nonpartisan | Buddy Tennant | 292 | 2.65 | |
| Nonpartisan | Justin Nadeau | 288 | 2.61 | |
| Write-in | 82 | 0.74 | ||
| Valid ballots | 11,041 | 96.29 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 425 | 3.71 | ||
| Total votes | 11,466 | 100.00 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Collins (inc.) | 14,992 | 58.23 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick Coppinger | 10,417 | 40.46 | |
| Write-in | 339 | 1.32 | ||
| Valid ballots | 25,748 | 93.99 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,645 | 6.01 | ||
| Total votes | 27,393 | 100.00 | ||
2020
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Collins | 8,489 | 58.86 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick Coppinger | 2,981 | 20.67 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marian J. Orr (inc.) | 2,676 | 18.55 | |
| Write-in | 83 | 0.56 | ||
| Total votes | 14,423 | 100.00 | ||
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Collins | 18,134 | 65.88 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick Coppinger | 9,032 | 32.81 | |
| Write-in | 361 | 1.31 | ||
| Total votes | 27,527 | 100.00 | ||
2016
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Marian J. Orr | 3,674 | 27.66 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amy Surdam | 2,834 | 21.34 | |
| Nonpartisan | Pete Illoway | 2,457 | 18.50 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Brown | 1,982 | 14.92 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott D. Roybal | 806 | 6.07 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Ganison | 422 | 3.18 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Palmer | 281 | 2.12 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick Coppinger | 261 | 1.96 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rex Wilde | 173 | 1.30 | |
| Nonpartisan | Albert Romsa | 91 | 0.69 | |
| Write-in | 302 | 2.27 | ||
| Valid ballots | 13283 | 97.98 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 274 | 2.02 | ||
| Total votes | 13,557 | 100.00 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Marian J. Orr | 14,383 | 55.94 | |
| Nonpartisan | Amy Surdam | 11,162 | 43.41 | |
| Write-in | 168 | 0.65 | ||
| Valid ballots | 25,713 | 95.09 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,328 | 4.91 | ||
| Total votes | 27,041 | 100.00 | ||
2012
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard L. Kaysen (inc.) | 7,924 | 58.33 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Palmer | 3,892 | 28.65 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kit Carson | 1,692 | 12.45 | |
| Write-in | 77 | 0.57 | ||
| Valid ballots | 13,585 | 93.08 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,010 | 6.92 | ||
| Total votes | 14,595 | 100.00 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard L. Kaysen (inc.) | 13,609 | 57.97 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Palmer | 9,792 | 41.71 | |
| Write-in | 75 | 0.32 | ||
| Valid ballots | 23,476 | 90.32 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 2,517 | 9.68 | ||
| Total votes | 25,993 | 100.00 | ||
2008
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard L. Kaysen | 4,374 | 37.29 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jayne Mockler | 2,980 | 25.41 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph C. Dougherty | 2,223 | 18.95 | |
| Nonpartisan | C.J. Brown | 1,067 | 9.10 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dru Rohla | 713 | 6.08 | |
| Nonpartisan | James A. Ditsch | 346 | 2.95 | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.22 | ||
| Valid ballots | 11,729 | 98.18 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 217 | 1.82 | ||
| Total votes | 11,946 | 100.00 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Richard L. Kaysen | 14,565 | 57.39 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jayne Mockler | 10,711 | 42.20 | |
| Write-in | 105 | 0.41 | ||
| Valid ballots | 25,381 | 91.68 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 2,304 | 8.32 | ||
| Total votes | 27,685 | 100.00 | ||
2004
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jack R. Spiker (inc.) | 16,011 | 62.71 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dennis Rafferty | 9,460 | 37.05 | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.22 | ||
| Valid ballots | 25,530 | 95.16 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,299 | 4.84 | ||
| Total votes | 26,829 | 100.00 | ||
2000
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Leo A. Pando (inc.) | 4,879 | 42.39 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack R. Spiker | 3,448 | 29.96 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott D. Roybal | 1,958 | 17.01 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dennis Rafferty | 1,206 | 10.48 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.16 | ||
| Valid ballots | 11,509 | 98.97 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 120 | 1.03 | ||
| Total votes | 11,629 | 100.00 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jack R. Spiker | 13,461 | 56.15 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leo A. Pando (inc.) | 10,403 | 43.39 | |
| Write-in | 110 | 0.46 | ||
| Valid ballots | 23,974 | 97.19 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 693 | 2.81 | ||
| Total votes | 24,667 | 100.00 | ||