Electoral history of Dick Cheney

Vice President Dick Cheney, 2005

Electoral history of Dick Cheney, who served as the 46th vice president of the United States (2001–2009), 17th United States Secretary of Defense (1989–1993), United States representative from Wyoming (1979–1989, including Minority Whip, 1989), and White House Chief of Staff (1975–1977)

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1978 (Republican primary):

Wyoming's At-large congressional district 1978 Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney	28,568	42.32
	Republican	Ed Witzenburger	20,863	30.91
	Republican	Jack R. Gage	18,075	26.78
Total	67,506	100

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1978:

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney	78,855	58.63
	Democratic	William D. Bagley	53,522	41.37
Total	132,377	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1980:

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	116,361	68.57
	Democratic	Jim Rogers	53,338	31.43
Total	169,699	100
	Republican hold

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1982:

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	113,236	71.09
	Democratic	Ted Hommel	46,041	28.91
Total	159,277	100
	Republican hold

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1984:

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	138,234	73.57
	Democratic	Hugh B. McFadden, Jr.	45,857	24.40
	Libertarian	Craig Alan McCune	3,813	2.03
Total	187,904	100
	Republican hold

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1986:

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	110,007	69.28
	Democratic	Rick F. Gilmore	48,780	30.72
Total	158,787	100
	Republican hold

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1988

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	118,350	66.62
	Democratic	Bryan Sharratt	56,527	31.82
	Libertarian	Craig Alan McCune	1,906	1.07
	New Alliance	Al Hamburg	868	0.49
Total	177,651	100
	Republican hold

United States Secretary of Defense, 1989 (Confirmation in the United States Senate):

• Yea – 92
• Nay – 0
• Not voting – 8

2000 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):

• Dick Cheney – 2,066 (100.00%)

2000 United States presidential election:

• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R) – 50,460,110 (47.9%) and 271 electoral votes (30 states carried)
• Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (D) – 51,003,926 (48.4%) and 266 electoral votes (20 states and D.C. carried)
• Abstaining – 1 electoral vote (Washington, D.C. faithless elector)
• Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke (Green) – 2,883,105 (2.7%)
• Pat Buchanan/Ezola Foster (Reform) – 449,225 (0.4%)
• Harry Browne/Art Olivier (Libertarian) – 384,516 (0.4%)
• Howard Phillips/Curtis Frazier (Constitution) – 98,022 (0.1%)
• John Hagelin/Nat Goldhaber (Natural Law) – 83,702 (0.1%)
• Others – 54,652 (0.1%)

2004 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):

• Dick Cheney – unanimously

2004 United States presidential election:

• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R) (inc.) – 62,040,610 (50.73%) and 286 electoral votes (31 states carried)
• John Kerry/John Edwards (D) – 59,028,444 (48.27%) and 251 electoral votes (19 states and D.C. carried)
• John Edwards (D) – 1 electoral vote (Minnesota faithless elector)
• Ralph Nader/Peter Camejo (I) – 465,650 (0.38%)
• Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna (Libertarian) – 397,265 (0.32%)
• Michael Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin (Constitution) – 143,630 (0.12%)
• David Cobb/Pat LaMarche (Green) – 119,859 (0.096%)

See also

• Electoral history of George W. Bush
• Electoral history of Joe Lieberman
• Electoral history of John Edwards
• Electoral history of Jack Kemp
• Electoral history of Sarah Palin