Mayoral elections in Cheyenne, Wyoming

2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral election
	Results by precinct; Collins: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Coppinger: 50–60%
Mayor before election; Patrick Collins;	Elected mayor ; Patrick Collins;

Mayoral elections in Cheyenne, Wyoming are held every four years, coinciding with the United States presidential election.

2024

Patrick Collins was re-elected mayor by a comfortable margin. The primary election received some attention due to the candidacy of libertarian Victor Miller, who pledged to make many of the city's decisions via an AI chatbot based on ChatGPT called VIC.^[1] Initially, VIC was to be listed on the ballot, but Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray ordered Miller's name to be placed instead, calling the chatbot's candidacy "unprecedented and very disturbing."^[2]

Primary election

2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Patrick Collins (inc.)	6,290	56.97
	Nonpartisan	Rick Coppinger	2,788	25.25
	Nonpartisan	Jenny Hixenbaugh	974	8.82
	Nonpartisan	Victor Miller	327	2.96
	Nonpartisan	Buddy Tennant	292	2.65
	Nonpartisan	Justin Nadeau	288	2.61
	Write-in		82	0.74
Valid ballots			11,041	96.29
Invalid or blank votes			425	3.71
Total votes			11,466	100.00

General election

2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Patrick Collins (inc.)	14,992	58.23
	Nonpartisan	Rick Coppinger	10,417	40.46
	Write-in		339	1.32
Valid ballots			25,748	93.99
Invalid or blank votes			1,645	6.01
Total votes			27,393	100.00

2020

Primary election

2020 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Patrick Collins	8,489	58.86
	Nonpartisan	Rick Coppinger	2,981	20.67
	Nonpartisan	Marian J. Orr (inc.)	2,676	18.55
	Write-in		83	0.56
Total votes			14,423	100.00

Primary election

2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Patrick Collins	18,134	65.88
	Nonpartisan	Rick Coppinger	9,032	32.81
	Write-in		361	1.31
Total votes			27,527	100.00

2016

Primary election

2016 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Marian J. Orr	3,674	27.66
	Nonpartisan	Amy Surdam	2,834	21.34
	Nonpartisan	Pete Illoway	2,457	18.50
	Nonpartisan	Jim Brown	1,982	14.92
	Nonpartisan	Scott D. Roybal	806	6.07
	Nonpartisan	Stephen Ganison	422	3.18
	Nonpartisan	John Palmer	281	2.12
	Nonpartisan	Rick Coppinger	261	1.96
	Nonpartisan	Rex Wilde	173	1.30
	Nonpartisan	Albert Romsa	91	0.69
	Write-in		302	2.27
Valid ballots			13283	97.98
Invalid or blank votes			274	2.02
Total votes			13,557	100.00

General election

2016 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Marian J. Orr	14,383	55.94
	Nonpartisan	Amy Surdam	11,162	43.41
	Write-in		168	0.65
Valid ballots			25,713	95.09
Invalid or blank votes			1,328	4.91
Total votes			27,041	100.00

2012

Primary election

2012 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard L. Kaysen (inc.)	7,924	58.33
	Nonpartisan	John Palmer	3,892	28.65
	Nonpartisan	Kit Carson	1,692	12.45
	Write-in		77	0.57
Valid ballots			13,585	93.08
Invalid or blank votes			1,010	6.92
Total votes			14,595	100.00

General election

2012 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard L. Kaysen (inc.)	13,609	57.97
	Nonpartisan	John Palmer	9,792	41.71
	Write-in		75	0.32
Valid ballots			23,476	90.32
Invalid or blank votes			2,517	9.68
Total votes			25,993	100.00

2008

Primary election

2008 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard L. Kaysen	4,374	37.29
	Nonpartisan	Jayne Mockler	2,980	25.41
	Nonpartisan	Joseph C. Dougherty	2,223	18.95
	Nonpartisan	C.J. Brown	1,067	9.10
	Nonpartisan	Dru Rohla	713	6.08
	Nonpartisan	James A. Ditsch	346	2.95
	Write-in		26	0.22
Valid ballots			11,729	98.18
Invalid or blank votes			217	1.82
Total votes			11,946	100.00

General election

2008 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard L. Kaysen	14,565	57.39
	Nonpartisan	Jayne Mockler	10,711	42.20
	Write-in		105	0.41
Valid ballots			25,381	91.68
Invalid or blank votes			2,304	8.32
Total votes			27,685	100.00

2004

General election

2004 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jack R. Spiker (inc.)	16,011	62.71
	Nonpartisan	Dennis Rafferty	9,460	37.05
	Write-in		26	0.22
Valid ballots			25,530	95.16
Invalid or blank votes			1,299	4.84
Total votes			26,829	100.00

2000

Primary election

2000 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Leo A. Pando (inc.)	4,879	42.39
	Nonpartisan	Jack R. Spiker	3,448	29.96
	Nonpartisan	Scott D. Roybal	1,958	17.01
	Nonpartisan	Dennis Rafferty	1,206	10.48
	Write-in		18	0.16
Valid ballots			11,509	98.97
Invalid or blank votes			120	1.03
Total votes			11,629	100.00

General election

2000 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jack R. Spiker	13,461	56.15
	Nonpartisan	Leo A. Pando (inc.)	10,403	43.39
	Write-in		110	0.46
Valid ballots			23,974	97.19
Invalid or blank votes			693	2.81
Total votes			24,667	100.00

References

^ Uplinger, Jordan (20 June 2024). "Wyoming man seeks to make artificial intelligence the mayor of Cheyenne". Wyoming Public Media. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
^ Thier, Jane (22 August 2024). "The rise and fall of America's AI mayoral candidate—and OpenAI's mad dash to shut it down". Fortune. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
^ "Summary Results Report Primary Election" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ "Summary Results Report General Election" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ "Laramie County Wyoming Primary Election August 18, 2020 OFFICIAL RESULTS Election Summary City/ County" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Laramie County Wyoming GENERAL ELECTION November 3, 2020 OFFICIAL RESULTS Election Summary City/ County" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Election Summary Report Laramie 2016 Primary Election" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Official Election Summary Report 2016 Partisan General Election Laramie County, Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Statement of Votes Cast 2012 Partisan Primary Election Laramie County, Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Election Summary Report 2012 Partisan General Election Laramie County Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Statement of Votes Cast 2012 Partisan Primary Election Laramie County, Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Election Summary Report 2008 Partisan General Election Laramie County Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Election Summary Report Laramie County 2004 General Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, County and City Races" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Primary Election 2000 Date: 8/22/00" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ "Election Summary Report Laramie County 2004 General Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, County and City Races" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[1] Uplinger, Jordan (20 June 2024). "Wyoming man seeks to make artificial intelligence the mayor of Cheyenne". Wyoming Public Media. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[2] Thier, Jane (22 August 2024). "The rise and fall of America's AI mayoral candidate—and OpenAI's mad dash to shut it down". Fortune. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

[LaramiePrimResults-3] "Summary Results Report Primary Election" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

[LaramieGenResults-4] "Summary Results Report General Election" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

[5] "Laramie County Wyoming Primary Election August 18, 2020 OFFICIAL RESULTS Election Summary City/ County" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[6] "Laramie County Wyoming GENERAL ELECTION November 3, 2020 OFFICIAL RESULTS Election Summary City/ County" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[7] "Election Summary Report Laramie 2016 Primary Election" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[8] "Official Election Summary Report 2016 Partisan General Election Laramie County, Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[9] "Statement of Votes Cast 2012 Partisan Primary Election Laramie County, Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[10] "Election Summary Report 2012 Partisan General Election Laramie County Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[11] "Statement of Votes Cast 2012 Partisan Primary Election Laramie County, Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[12] "Election Summary Report 2008 Partisan General Election Laramie County Wyoming" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[13] "Election Summary Report Laramie County 2004 General Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, County and City Races" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[14] "Primary Election 2000 Date: 8/22/00" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

[15] "Election Summary Report Laramie County 2004 General Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, County and City Races" (PDF). Laramie County. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

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