2008 United States Senate election in Wyoming

2008 United States Senate election in Wyoming
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U.S. senator before election; Mike Enzi; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Mike Enzi; Republican

The 2008 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Chris Rothfuss, chemical engineer and university professor
Al Hamburg, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Rothfuss	14,221	62.38%
	Democratic	Al Hamburg	8,578	37.62%
Total votes			22,799	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Mike Enzi, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Enzi (incumbent)	69,195	100.00%
Total votes			69,195	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Mike Enzi (R), incumbent U.S. Senator^[3]
Chris Rothfuss (D), chemical engineer and university professor

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[4]	Safe R	October 23, 2008
CQ Politics^[5]	Safe R	October 31, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report^[6]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Real Clear Politics^[7]	Safe R	November 4, 2008

Polling

Poll Source	Dates administered	Chris Rothfuss (D)	Mike Enzi (R)
Research 2000/Daily Kos^[8]	September 22–24, 2008	35%	59%

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Enzi (incumbent)	189,046	75.63%	+2.68%
	Democratic	Chris Rothfuss	60,631	24.26%	−2.79%
	Write-in		269	0.11%	N/A
Majority			128,415	51.38%	+5.47%
Turnout			249,946
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ Wyoming’s Enzi Will Run Again Archived April 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics, April 26, 2008
^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics
^ "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Research 2000/Daily Kos

External links

Elections from the Wyoming Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Wyoming at Project Vote Smart
2008 Wyoming Senate race from CQ Politics
Wyoming U.S. Senate race - Class I Class II from 2008 Race Tracker
Campaign contributions for Wyoming congressional races from OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites
- Mike Enzi, Republican incumbent candidate (Class II)
- Chris Rothfuss, Democratic candidate (Class II)

[1] "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[2] "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[3] Wyoming’s Enzi Will Run Again Archived April 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics, April 26, 2008

[Cook_PR-4] "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[5] Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics

[Inside_Elections-6] "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[7] "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[8] Research 2000/Daily Kos

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

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