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2020 Wyoming Senate Elections
General	November 3, 2020
Primary	August 18, 2020

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Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline was May 29, 2020.

A total of 15 seats out of the chamber's 30 seats were up for election in 2020. Heading into the election, Democrats held three seats and Republicans held 27 seats. Republicans won all 15 seats up for election in 2020. Democrats lost one seat, resulting in a veto-proof Republican majority of 28-2.

The Wyoming State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.

Wyoming's 2020 state legislative elections affected partisan control of redistricting following the 2020 census. In Wyoming, the state legislature is responsible for redistricting. District maps are subject to gubernatorial veto.

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.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas

Wyoming State Senate
Party		As of November 3, 2020	After November 4, 2020
	Democratic Party	3	2
	Republican Party	27	28
Total		30	30

General election

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Primary election
The candidate list below is based on candidate filing lists provided by the Wyoming Secretary of State. (i) denotes an incumbent.

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Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020

Incumbents defeated in the general election

One incumbent was defeated in the Nov. 3 general election. That incumbent was:

Name	Party	Office
Liisa Anselmi-Dalton	Democratic	Senate District 12

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

One incumbent was defeated in the Aug. 18 primaries. That incumbent was:

Name	Party	Office
Michael Von Flatern	Republican	Senate District 24

Retiring incumbents

There were four open seats where the incumbent legislator did not file for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Office
Glenn Moniz	Republican	Senate District 10
Henry Coe	Republican	Senate District 18
Wyatt Agar	Republican	Senate District 20
Eli Bebout	Republican	Senate District 26

The four seats left open in 2020 represented an increase from the two open in 2018.

Open Seats in Wyoming State Senate elections: 2010 - 2020
Year	Total seats	Open seats	Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2020	15	4 (27 percent)	11 (73 percent)
2018	15	2 (13 percent)	13 (87 percent)
2016	15	6 (40 percent)	9 (60 percent)
2014	15	2 (13 percent)	13 (87 percent)
2012	15	1 (7 percent)	14 (93 percent)
2010	15	4 (27 percent)	11 (73 percent)

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Wyoming

See statutes: Title 22-5 of the Wyoming Election Code

Major party candidates

Application for nomination form, 2013

A candidate seeking the nomination of a major party for state or federal office must be registered with the party whose nomination he or she seeks. The candidate must submit an application for nomination form to the Wyoming Secretary of State. If running for state legislative office, the candidate must be a resident of the district in which he or she seeks election for at least 12 months preceding the election. If running for governor, the candidate must be a resident of the state for at least five years prior to the election. If running for another statewide office, the candidate must be a registered elector in the state.

The application must be accompanied by a filing fee. No application will be considered valid without a filing fee. The candidate must file the application and filing fee no later than 81 days before the primary election.

Filing fees by office
Office	Filing fee
Governor United States Senator Secretary of state State auditor State treasurer	$200
Wyoming House of Representatives Wyoming State Senate	$25

Minor and provisional party candidates

A candidate seeking the nomination of a minor or provisional party is nominated by party convention. To be certified as the nominee of a minor or provisional party at a party's state convention, the candidate must submit an application for nomination to the Wyoming Secretary of State, along with the required filing fee (the filing fees are the same as those required of major party candidates). The candidate must file the requisite paperwork no later than 81 days prior the primary election.

Independent candidates

An independent candidate for partisan office must be nominated by filing a signed petition. The petition must be approved by the Wyoming Secretary of State prior to circulation. The petition must be accompanied by the same fee required of party candidates. Petitions must be filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State no later than 70 days before a general election.

For a statewide office, the petition must be signed by registered electors, which are defined as residents of the state eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for United States Representative in the last general election for the entire state.

For a state legislative office, the petition must be signed by registered electors equaling at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office in that particular district in the last general election.

Write-in candidates

Each person who requests to have all votes cast for him or her as a write-in candidate counted must file an application for candidacy together with the appropriate filing fee with Wyoming Secretary of State no later than two days after the election in which the person desires to have the write-in votes counted.

2020 ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for Wyoming State Senate candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020
Chamber name	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Wyoming State Senate	Qualified party	N/A	$25.00	5/29/2020	Source
Wyoming State Senate	Unaffiliated	2% of all votes cast for the office in the last general election	$25.00	8/25/2020	Source

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Section 2 of Article 3 of the Wyoming Constitution states, "Senators shall be elected for the term of four (4) years and representatives for the term of two (2) years. The senators elected at the first election shall be divided by lot into two classes as nearly equal as may be. The seats of senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first two years, and of the second class at the expiration of four years. No person shall be a senator who has not attained the age of twenty-five years, or a representative who has not attained the age of twenty-one years, and who is not a citizen of the United States and of this state and who has not, for at least twelve months next preceding his election resided within the county or district in which he was elected."

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$150/day	$109/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Wyoming legislators assume office the first Monday in January in odd-numbered years.

Wyoming political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Wyoming Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
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Presidential politics in Wyoming

2016 Presidential election results

U.S. presidential election, Wyoming, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine	21.9%	55,973	0
	Republican	Donald Trump/Mike Pence	68.2%	174,419	3
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson/Bill Weld	5.2%	13,287	0
	Green	Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka	1%	2,515	0
	Constitution	Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley	0.8%	2,042	0
	Independent	Roque De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg	0.3%	709	0
	-	Write-in votes	2.7%	6,904	0
Total Votes				255,849	3
Election results via: Wyoming Secretary of State

Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wyoming utilizes a closed primary process.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Wyoming, all polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.

Registration requirements

Check your voter information here.

To vote in Wyoming, one must be a United States citizen, a resident of Wyoming, at least 18 years of age, not have been declared mentally incompetent by a court, and not convicted of a felony unless pardoned or otherwise had their rights restored.

The registration deadline is 14 days before the election, but voters may also register and vote on the same day during the absentee voting period or on election day. There are three ways to register to vote in Wyoming: in person at the office of the county or town clerk, by mail the by submitting a completed application form to the county clerk, or at the polls on Election Day.

Automatic registration

Wyoming does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Wyoming does not permit online voter registration.

Same-day registration

Wyoming allows same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Wyoming, you must be a resident of a precinct in the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Wyoming does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.

Voter ID requirements

Wyoming requires voters to present identification when voting. Generally, voters are required to present a photo ID, but there are two exceptions to that requirement that expire in 2029.

The following list of accepted ID was current as of 2024. Click here for the Wyoming Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.

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(I) A Wyoming driver's license as defined by W.S. 31‑7‑102(a)(xxv); (II) A tribal identification card issued by the governing body of the Eastern Shoshone tribe of Wyoming, the Northern Arapaho tribe of Wyoming or other federally recognized Indian tribe; (III) A Wyoming identification card issued under W.S. 31‑8‑101; (IV) A valid United States passport; (V) A United States military card; (VI) A driver's license or identification card issued by any state or outlying possession of the United States; (VII) Photo identification issued by the University of Wyoming, a Wyoming community college or a Wyoming public school; (VIII) A valid Medicare insurance card. This subdivision is repealed effective December 31, 2029; (IX) A valid Medicaid insurance card. This subdivision is repealed effective December 31, 2029.

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Early voting

Wyoming permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Wyoming. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.

No specific deadline is noted for absentee ballot applications. A completed absentee ballot must be received by election officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

See also

• Wyoming State Senate
• Wyoming State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2020

External links

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Wyoming State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ogden Driskill

Majority Leader:Larry Hicks

Minority Leader:Chris Rothfuss

Senators

District 1

Ogden Driskill (R)

District 2

Brian Boner (R)

District 3

Cheri Steinmetz (R)

District 4

Tara Nethercott (R)

District 5

Lynn Hutchings (R)

District 6

Anthony Bouchard (R)

District 7

Stephan Pappas (R)

District 8

Affie Ellis (R)

District 9

Chris Rothfuss (D)

District 10

Dan Furphy (R)

District 11

Larry Hicks (R)

District 12

John Kolb (R)

District 13

Stacy Jones (R)

District 14

Fred Baldwin (R)

District 15

Wendy Davis Schuler (R)

District 16

Dan Dockstader (R)

District 17

Mike Gierau (D)

District 18

Tim French (R)

District 19

Dan Laursen (R)

District 20

Ed Cooper (R)

District 21

Bo Biteman (R)

District 22

Dave Kinskey (R)

District 23

Eric Barlow (R)

District 24

Troy McKeown (R)

District 25

Cale Case (R)

District 26

Tim Salazar (R)

District 27

Bill Landen (R)

District 28

James Anderson (R)

District 29

Robert Ide (R)

District 30

Charles Scott (R)

District 31

Evie Brennan (R)

Republican Party (29)

Democratic Party (2)