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Election 2008 Results

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2008 US Senate election in Wyoming

Michael B. Enzi (Republican) beat Chris Rothfuss (Democrat) in Wyoming in 2008, 75.6% to 24.3%, a margin of 51.4 points and 128,415 votes.

John Barrasso (Republican) beat Nick Carter (Democrat) in Wyoming in 2008, 73.3% to 26.5%, a margin of 46.8 points and 116,861 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Republican hold continued from 2002, when Michael B. Enzi also won.

Republicans led in 23 of the 23 counties. The largest, Laramie, cast 40,760 votes and went to the Republican by 41.8 points. The closest was Teton, where 925 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael B. Enzi won	Republican	189,046	75.6%
Chris Rothfuss	Democratic	60,631	24.3%
All other candidates		330	0.1%
Total		250,007

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Barrasso won	Republican	183,063	73.3%
Nick Carter	Democratic	66,202	26.5%
All other candidates		354	0.1%
Total		249,619

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Laramie	11,845 29.1%	28,871 70.8%	44	40,760	R+41.8
Natrona	7,848 24.1%	24,724 75.8%	34	32,606	R+51.8
Fremont	4,212 24.6%	12,927 75.4%	15	17,154	R+50.8
Albany	6,170 37.0%	10,481 62.9%	25	16,676	R+25.9
Sweetwater	4,937 30.0%	11,479 69.8%	22	16,438	R+39.8
Campbell	1,938 12.0%	14,191 87.9%	16	16,145	R+75.9
Sheridan	3,105 21.0%	11,674 79.0%	6	14,785	R+58.0
Park	2,645 17.9%	12,105 82.0%	16	14,766	R+64.1
Teton	5,423 46.0%	6,348 53.8%	18	11,789	R+7.8
Lincoln	1,430 16.9%	7,001 82.9%	12	8,443	R+66.0
Uinta	1,941 23.5%	6,305 76.4%	6	8,252	R+52.9
Carbon	1,760 26.2%	4,951 73.7%	8	6,719	R+47.5
Converse	990 15.5%	5,393 84.5%	2	6,385	R+69.0
Goshen	1,210 20.8%	4,603 79.2%	2	5,815	R+58.3
Big Horn	682 12.9%	4,590 87.0%	6	5,278	R+74.0
Platte	1,104 24.4%	3,418 75.6%	2	4,524	R+51.1
Johnson	577 13.4%	3,733 86.4%	9	4,319	R+73.1
Sublette	680 16.0%	3,555 83.8%	9	4,244	R+67.7
Washakie	602 14.9%	3,427 85.0%	4	4,033	R+70.0
Crook	437 12.0%	3,202 87.8%	8	3,647	R+75.8
Weston	495 14.7%	2,864 85.2%	2	3,361	R+70.5
Hot Springs	423 16.8%	2,097 83.1%	3	2,523	R+66.3
Niobrara	177 13.8%	1,107 86.2%		1,284	R+72.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Wyoming Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	John Barrasso (R)	R+51.0
2020	Cynthia M Lummis (R)	R+46.1
2018	John Barrasso (R)	R+36.9
2014	Mike Enzi (R)	R+54.7
2012	John Barrasso (R)	R+54.0
2008	Michael B. Enzi (R)	R+51.4
2006	Craig L. Thomas (R)	R+40.1
2002	Michael B. Enzi (R)	R+45.9
2000	Craig Thomas (R)	R+51.7
1996	Michael B. Enzi (R)	R+11.9
1994	Craig Thomas (R)	R+19.6
1990	Alan K. Simpson (R)	R+27.9
1988	Malcolm Wallop (R)	R+0.7
1984	Al Simpson (R)	R+56.6
1982	Malcolm Wallop (R)	R+13.3
1978	Alan Simpson (R)	R+24.3
1976	Malcolm Wallop (R)	R+9.2
1972	Clifford P. Hansen (R)	R+42.6
1970	Gale McGee (D)	D+11.6
1966	Clifford P. Hansen (R)	R+3.6
1964	Gale McGee (D)	D+8.0
1960	Keith Thomson (R)	R+12.7
1958	Gale McGee (D)	D+1.7
1954	Joseph O'Mahoney (D)	D+3.1
1952	Frank A. Barrett (R)	R+3.3
1948	Lester C. Hunt (D)	D+14.2
1946	Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D)	D+12.4
1942	Edward V. Robertson (R)	R+9.2
1940	Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D)	D+17.5
1936	Harry H. Schwartz (D)	D+8.4
1934	Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D)	D+13.7
1930	Robert D. Carey (R)	R+18.1
1928	John B. Kendrick (D)	D+7.4
1924	Francis E. Warren (R)	R+10.0
1922	John B. Kendrick (D)	D+14.5
1918	Francis E. Warren (R)	R+15.5
1916	John B. Kendrick (D)	D+6.0