The 2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the

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for the

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. Incumbent

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senator

Mike Enzi Michael Bradley Enzi ( ; February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate ...

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

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* Arthur Bruce Clifton, oil company worker *

, incumbent senator * James "Coaltrain" Gregory * Bryan E. Miller, retired air force officer and energy consultant

Withdrew

Liz Cheney Elizabeth Lynne Cheney (; born July 28, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 2017, with her term expiring in January 2023. She chaired the House Republican Conference, the third-highest p ...

, attorney, political commentator and daughter of

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former U ...

Endorsements

Polling

* ^ Internal poll for the Mike Enzi campaign

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

William Bryk William Bryk (born March 12, 1955) is an elected public official in the Town of Antrim, New Hampshire, a journalist, horseman, and perennial candidate . Before Bryk left his former residence in Brooklyn, New York, he took advantage of the Constitu ...

, 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

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Declined

Gary Trauner Gary S. Trauner (born December 15, 1958) is an American businessman and politician from Wyoming. He was nominated by the Democratic Party in the state's United States House of Representatives elections in 2006 and 2008, as well as in its 2018 U. ...

, businessman and nominee for

Wyoming's at-large congressional district Wyoming's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district for the US state of Wyoming. It is the third largest congressional district in the United States in terms of land size. The district is currently represented by Liz Che ...

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Results

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

* Curt Gottshall (

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), commercial airline pilot * Joseph Porambo (

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), cook at an assisted living home

General election

Predictions

Polling

;With Enzi ;With Cheney

Results

References

External links

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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
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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Independents and Third Parties

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

External links