2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming

The 2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate for the State of Wyoming. Incumbent Republican senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a fourth term in office. Enzi held Democratic nominee Charlie Hardy to just 17.4 percent of the vote – the lowest percentage of the vote for any major party nominee in Wyoming U.S. Senate electoral history out of the 39 races conducted during the direct election era.

Republican primary

No incumbent Wyoming Republican senator running for re-election in the direct vote era has failed to win their party's nomination.

Candidates

Declared

• Thomas Bleming, former mercenary and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012
• Arthur Bruce Clifton, oil company worker
• Mike Enzi, incumbent senator
• James "Coaltrain" Gregory
• Bryan E. Miller, retired air force officer and energy consultant

Withdrew

• Liz Cheney, attorney, political commentator and daughter of Dick Cheney

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• William Bryk, attorney from New York and perennial candidate
• Charlie Hardy, retired priest and candidate for Congress in 2012
• Al Hamburg, retired house painter, veteran and perennial candidate
• Rex Wilde, contracting company employee and candidate for governor in 2010

Declined

• Gary Trauner, businessman and nominee for Wyoming's at-large congressional district in 2006 and 2008

Results

Independents and third parties

Candidates

Declared

• Curt Gottshall (Independent), commercial airline pilot
• Joseph Porambo (Libertarian), cook at an assisted living home

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

• 2014 United States Senate elections
• 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election
• 2014 United States elections
• 2014 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

References

External links

• U.S. Senate elections in Wyoming, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Wyoming U.S. Senate debate excerpts, OnTheIssues.org

Official campaign websites (Archived)

• Mike Enzi for U.S. Senate
• Curt Gottshall for U.S. Senate
• Bryan Miller for U.S. Senate
• Charlie Hardy for U.S. Senate