2012 Wyoming Senate election

Not to be confused with 2012 United States Senate election in Wyoming.

The 2012 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 62nd session as part of the 2012 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 21. Neither Republicans nor Democrats made any gains in the state senate. Of the fifteen seats up for election, only two saw competition between Republicans and Democrats, with each party winning one.

2012 Wyoming Senate election

November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate (even-numbered seats up)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jim Anderson John Hastert Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 2nd district 13th district Seats before 26 4 Seats after 26 4 Seat change Popular vote 89,939 10,686 Percentage 82.12% 9.76%
Results by district
Senate President before election Jim Anderson Republican Elected Senate President Tony Ross Republican

This election saw the newly-formed Country Party stand a handful of candidates against incumbent Republicans, who they saw as "essentially progressive big-government liberals." No Country candidate won a seat.

Summary

General election summary

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					Before 61st Leg.	Up	Won	After 62nd Leg.	+/–
	Republican	14	89,939	82.12	26	13	13	26
	Democratic	3	10,686	9.76	4	2	2	4
	Country	3	3,753	3.43	0	0	0	0
	Write-in		5,150	4.70	—
Valid ballots			109,528	87.12	—
Blank or invalid ballots			16,198	12.88	—
Total			125,726	100%	30	15		30

Popular vote Republican   82.12% Democratic   9.76% Country   3.4% Write-ins   4.7%

Seats won Republican   86.67% Democratic   13.33%

Total senate seats Republican   86.67% Democratic   13.33%