2014 Wyoming elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on November 4, 2014. All of Wyoming's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and Wyoming's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 19, 2014.

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Matt Mead ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was challenged in the primary by physician and rancher Taylor Haynes and Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill, defeating them by 54% to 32% to 13%.

In the general election, he defeated former Chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party Pete Gosar, Independent Don Wills and Libertarian Dee Cozzens by 58% to 27% to 6% to 2%.

Secretary of State

Republican primary

Candidates

Ed Murray, businessman
Ed Buchanan, former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Pete Illoway, former State Representative
Clark Stith, Rock Springs City Councilman

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Murray	32,944	33.17
	Republican	Ed Buchanan	31,312	31.53
	Republican	Pete Illoway	16,596	16.71
	Republican	Clark Stith	8,511	8.57
	Republican	Write-in	274	0.28
	Republican	Over Votes	42	0.04
	Republican	Under Votes	9,633	9.7
Total votes			99,312	100

Democratic primary

No Democrat announced their candidacy for Secretary of State.

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Write-in	769	4.2
	Democratic	Over Votes	0	0
	Democratic	Under Votes	17,537	99.8
Total votes			18,306	100

General election

Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Murray	119,772	69.98
	Constitution	Jennifer Young	18,918	11.05
	Libertarian	Kit Carson	16,858	9.85
	Write-in	Other	859	0.5
	Over Votes	Other	47	0.5
	Under Votes	Other	14,699	8.59
Total votes			171,153	100

State Treasurer

Republican primary

Candidates

Mark Gordon, incumbent State Treasurer
Ron Redo

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Gordon	72,095	72.59
	Republican	Ron Redo	9,945	10.01
	Republican	Write-in	206	0.21
	Republican	Over Votes	6	0.01
	Republican	Under Votes	17,060	17.18
Total votes			99,312	100

Democratic primary

No Democrat announced their candidacy for State Treasurer.

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Write-in	498	2.72
	Democratic	Over Votes	0	0
	Democratic	Under Votes	17,808	97.28
Total votes			18,306	100

General election

Wyoming State Treasurer election, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Gordon	138,831	81.12
	Write-in	Other	1,262	0.74
	Over Votes	Other	16	0.01
	Under Votes	Other	31,044	18.14
Total votes			171,153	100

State Auditor

Republican primary

Candidates

Cynthia Cloud, incumbent State Auditor

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cynthia Cloud	79,683	80.24
	Republican	Write-in	397	0.4
	Republican	Over Votes	3	0
	Republican	Under Votes	19,229	19.36
Total votes			99,312	100

Democratic primary

No Democrat announced their candidacy for State Auditor.

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Write-in	468	2.56
	Democratic	Over Votes	0	0
	Democratic	Under Votes	17,838	97.44
Total votes			18,306	100

General election

Wyoming State Auditor election, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cynthia Cloud	138,216	80.76
	Write-in	Other	1,325	0.77
	Over Votes	Other	15	0.01
	Under Votes	Other	31,597	18.46
Total votes			171,153	100

Superintendent of Public Instruction

This was the last statewide election in Wyoming in which Laramie County voted for the Democratic nominee.

Republican primary

Candidates

Jillian Balow, Wyoming Department of Family Services administrator
Sheryl Lain, retired teacher
Bill Winney, candidate for the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2010 and 2012

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jillian Balow	35,493	35.74
	Republican	Sheryl Lain	27,357	27.55
	Republican	Bill Winney	23,105	23.27
	Republican	Write-in	273	0.27
	Republican	Over Votes	23	0.02
	Republican	Under Votes	13,061	13.15
Total votes			99,312	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Mike Ceballos, businessman

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Ceballos	14,733	80.48
	Democratic	Write-in	131	0.72
	Democratic	Over Votes	1	0.01
	Democratic	Under Votes	3,441	18.8
Total votes			18,306	100

General election

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2014^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jillian Balow	99,244	57.99
	Democratic	Mike Ceballos	62,208	36.35
	Write-in	Other	894	0.52
	Over Votes	Other	49	0.03
	Under Votes	Other	8,758	5.12
Total votes			171,153	100

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Mike Enzi ran for re-election to a fourth term in office.

He defeated Democrat Charlie Hardy, Independent Curt Gottshall and Libertarian Joseph Porambo in the general election.

United States House of Representatives

Wyoming has a single at-large congressional district. Incumbent Republican U.S. representative Cynthia Lummis, who has represented the state in Congress since 2011, ran for re-election to a third term in office.

She defeated Democrat Richard Grayson in the general election.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2014 Official Primary Election results" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[WYprimary-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2014 Official Primary Election results" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved September 2, 2014.

[results-2] "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

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