The 2022 Wyoming elections took place on November 8, 2022. The Statewide Direct Primary Election were held on Aug 16, 2022. Wyoming voters elected Wyoming's seat to the United States House of Representatives, all of the seats of the

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, all even-numbered seats of the

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, and the

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and various statewide offices.

United States Congress

House of Representatives

Incumbent

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was criticized by former president

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and his supporters mainly for her vote to impeach him, as well as refusing to object to the certification of the electoral college results in the

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. Shortly after her impeachment vote, Trump and allies stated that they will work together to back and endorse a primary challenger to Cheney before the 2022 election.

Statewide constitutional offices

Governor

Incumbent

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governor

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is eligible to run for re-election, and has stated that he intends to do so.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican

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initially run for re-election but later choosing not to seek a second term.

Treasurer

Incumbent

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won re-election.

Auditor

Incumbent Republican

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ran for reelection without opposition.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Megan Degenfelder defeated appointee Brian Schroeder in the Republican primary. Schroeder had been appointed following the resignation of incumbent

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, who resigned to become the

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after being appointed by Virginia governor

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. Degenfelder won the general election against Democrat Sergio Maldanodo.

Republican primary

=Candidates

= * Brian Schroeder, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction * Megan Degenfelder, former Chief Policy Officer under superintendent Jillian Balow *Thomas Kelly ''(withdrawn)'', chair of the political and military science department at the American Military University *Robert J. White III,

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miner *Jennifer Zerba, cosmetologist

=Candidate forum

=Results

Results

State Legislature

Wyoming Senate

Of the 30 seats in the

, 15 were up for election in 2022.

Wyoming House of Representatives

All 60 seats in the

were up for election in 2022, plus two additional seats added in redistricting.

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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