2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming
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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 State of Wyoming. Incumbent
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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 h ...
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 *
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 h ...
, 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

* ^ Internal poll for the Mike Enzi campaign


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

;With Enzi ;With Cheney


Results


See also

* 2014 United States Senate elections *
2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election The 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Wyoming. The election coincided with elections to other federal and state offices. Incumbent Republican Governor Matt Mead ran for re-election to a ...
*
2014 United States elections The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives and won control of the Senate. Republicans ...
* 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
{{US Third Party Election 2014
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