Wyoming, U.S. Senate
Race Forecast: Safe Republican
2008: John A. Barrasso (R) vs. Nick Carter (D)
Vote for winner in 2006: 70 percent
Barrasso appears set to win the special election to finish out the term of the late Rep. Sen.
This is one of two Senate race this year in Wyoming. In the other, Sen.
Race Information
- Incumbent: Sen. John Barrasso, R
- First Appointed: 2007; Selected by Gov. Dave Freudenthal, D, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Craig Thomas, R
- Incumbent Status: Running for election
- Challengers: Nick Carter, D
- Race Forecast: Safe Republican
State Information
- U.S. Senate Delegation: 2 Republicans
- U.S. House Delegation: 1 Republican
- Wyoming's Other Senator
- Sen. Michael B. Enzi-R
- First Elected: 1996 (2nd term)
- Last Elected: 2002 (72.95%)
- State Offices
- Governor: Gov. Dave Freudenthal, D
- First Elected: 2002 (2nd term)
- State House Control: Republican
- State Senate Control: Republican
- Demographics (2000 census)
- Population (2005):509,294
- Under 18:26.1%
- Over 65:11.7%
- Non-Hispanic White:88.9%
- Black:0.7%
- Hispanic:6.4%
- Asian:0.5%
- American Indian:2.1%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:0.1%
- Median Household Income: 37,892
- Median Household Income Rank: 35
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | general | John Barrasso (R) | 183,023 | 73.3% |
| Nick Carter (D) | 66,483 | 26.6% | ||
| 2006 | general | Craig Thomas (R) | 135,174 | 70.1% |
| Dale Groutage (D) | 57,671 | 29.9% | ||
| 2000 | general | Craig Thomas (R) | 157,622 | 73.8% |
| Mel Logan (D) | 47,087 | 22% | ||
| Margaret Dawson (LIBERT) | 8,950 | 4.2% | ||
| 1994 | general | Craig Thomas (R) | 118,754 | 58.9% |
| Mike Sullivan (D) | 79,287 | 39.3% | ||
| Craig Alan McCune (LIBERT) | 3,669 | 1.8% | ||
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | John Kerry: 29% | George W. Bush: 69% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 28% | George W. Bush: 68% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton: 37% | Robert Dole: 50% | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton: 34% | George H. W. Bush: 40% |
Campaign Finance Details for the 2008 Race
| Filers | Through | Total Receipts | Total Disbursements | Total From PACs | Total From Individuals | Ending Cash | Debts Owed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, CRAIG (R) | September 30, 2008 | $27,805.00 | $617,593.00 | $0 | $250.00 | $27,292.00 | $0 |
| ENZI, MICHAEL B (R) | November 24, 2008 | $1,644,954.00 | $1,204,403.00 | $113,550.00 | $358,928.00 | $621,619.00 | $0 |
| GROUTAGE, F DALE (D) | January 31, 2007 | $143.00 | $875.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $68,406.00 |
| CARTER, NICHOLAS H (D) | November 24, 2008 | $210,914.00 | $273,688.00 | $0 | $106,963.00 | $9,362.00 | $0 |
| ROTHFUSS, CHRISTOPHER J (D) | November 24, 2008 | $33,163.00 | $27,351.00 | $0 | $31,963.00 | $4,666.00 | $0 |
| GOODENOUGH, KEITH B. (D) | September 30, 2008 | $6,330.00 | $0 | $0 | $6,330.00 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRASSO, JOHN A (R) | November 24, 2008 | $2,583,117.00 | $1,945,006.00 | $255,642.00 | $1,119,047.00 | $638,111.00 | $0 |
