United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2020

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U.S. Senate, Wyoming
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: May 29, 2020
	Primary: August 18, 2020; General: November 3, 2020; Pre-election incumbent:; Mike Enzi (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Wyoming
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2020
See also
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Voters in Wyoming elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

Cynthia Lummis won election in the general election for U.S. Senate Wyoming.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
May 29, 2020	August 18, 2020	November 3, 2020

The election filled the Class II Senate seat held by Mike Enzi (R). Enzi was first elected in 1996. He announced on May 4, 2019, that he would not seek re-election in 2020.^[1]

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Wyoming did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Wyoming

Cynthia Lummis defeated Merav Ben-David in the general election for U.S. Senate Wyoming on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cynthia Lummis (R)	72.8	198,100
	Merav Ben-David (D)	26.8	72,766
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,071

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,937
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming on August 18, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Merav Ben-David	40.3	9,584
	Yana Ludwig	20.7	4,931
	Nathan Wendt	17.7	4,212
	Ken Casner	9.0	2,139
	Rex Wilde	7.9	1,888
	James Kirk DeBrine	3.6	865
	Other/Write-in votes	0.7	173

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,792
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Chuck Jagoda (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming on August 18, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cynthia Lummis	59.7	63,511
	Robert Short	12.7	13,473
	Bryan Miller	10.3	10,946
	Donna Rice	5.5	5,881
	R. Mark Armstrong	3.7	3,904
	Joshua Wheeler	3.5	3,763
	John Holtz	1.7	1,820
	Devon Cade	1.0	1,027
	Michael Kemler	0.9	985
	Star Roselli	0.6	627
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	501

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,438
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Rolland Holthus (R)
Patrick Dotson (R)

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Wyoming in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Wyoming, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2020
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Signature formula	Filing fee	Filing fee formula	Filing deadline	Source
Wyoming	U.S. Senate	Major party	N/A	N/A	$200.00	Fixed number	5/29/2020	Source
Wyoming	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	4,025	2% of all votes cast for U.S. Representative in the last election	$200.00	Fixed number	8/25/2020	Source

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[3]

Name

Party

Receipts*

Disbursements**

Cash on hand

Date

Merav Ben-David

Democratic Party

$559,626

$545,348

$14,278

As of December 31, 2020

Cynthia Lummis

Republican Party

$3,003,788

$3,037,813

$114,450

As of December 31, 2020

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[4]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Wyoming, 2020
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 3, 2020	October 27, 2020	October 20, 2020	October 13, 2020
The Cook Political Report	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

Election history