2022 Wyoming elections

The 2022 Wyoming elections took place on November 8, 2022. The statewide direct primary election was held on August 16, 2022.^[1] Wyoming voters elected Wyoming's seat to the United States House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives, all even-numbered seats of the Wyoming Senate, governor of Wyoming, and various statewide offices.

2022 Wyoming elections

November 8, 2022

United States Congress

House of Representatives

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Incumbent Liz Cheney was criticized by former president Donald Trump 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 2020 presidential election.^[2] Shortly after her impeachment vote, Trump and allies stated that they would work together to back and endorse a primary challenger to Cheney before the 2022 election.^[3]

Statewide constitutional offices

Governor

Main article: 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican governor Mark Gordon ran for re-election, and won.^[2]

Secretary of state

Main article: 2022 Wyoming Secretary of State election

Incumbent Republican Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan initially run for re-election, but later chose not to seek a second term.^[4][5]

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican Curt Meier won re-election.

Auditor

Incumbent Republican Wyoming State Auditor Kristi Racines won re-election without opposition.^[6]

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election

November 8, 2022

Nominee Megan Degenfelder Sergio Maldonado Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 142,524 43,251 Percentage 76.72% 23.28%

Degenfelder:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Maldonado:      60–70%

Superintendent of Public Instruction before election Brian Schroeder Republican Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder Republican

Megan Degenfelder defeated appointee Brian Schroeder in the Republican primary.^[7] Schroeder had been appointed following the resignation of incumbent Jillian Balow, who resigned to become the Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction after being appointed by Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin.^[8] Degenfelder won the general election against Democrat Sergio Maldanodo.^[9]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Megan Degenfelder, former Chief Policy Officer under superintendent Jillian Balow^[9]
• Thomas Kelly (withdrawn), chair of the political and military science department at the American Military University^[10]
• Brian Schroeder, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction^[7]
• Robert J. White III, trona miner^[10]
• Jennifer Zerba, cosmetologist^[10]

Candidate forum

2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary candidate forum

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Brian Schroeder	Megan Degenfelder	Thomas Kelly	Robert J. White III	Jennifer Zerba
1	June 23, 2022	Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming	Craig Blumenshine Steve Peck	YouTube	P	P	P	N	P

Results

2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican primary election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan Degenfelder	59,334	40.58%
	Republican	Brian Schroeder	55,769	38.14%
	Republican	Jennifer Zerba	13,662	9.34%
	Republican	Thomas Kelly (withdrawn)	12,347	8.44%
	Republican	Robert J. White III	4,396	3.01%
	Write-in		721	0.49%
Total votes			146,229	100%

Results

2022 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan Degenfelder	142,524	76.72
	Democratic	Sergio Maldonado	43,251	23.28
Total votes			185,775	100.0
	Republican hold

State legislature

Wyoming Senate

Main article: 2022 Wyoming State Senate election

Of the 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate, 15 were up for election in 2022.

Wyoming House of Representatives

Main article: 2022 Wyoming House of Representatives election

All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives were up for election in 2022, plus two additional seats added in redistricting.

Ballot measures

References

1. Wyoming Secretary of State. "Key Election Dates" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State.
2. "Liz Cheney suffers impeachment vote blowback at home: 'Couldn't win a primary today for dog catcher'". The Washington Times. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
3. Brandon Foster (April 14, 2021). "Trump says he will soon endorse candidate to run against Cheney". Casper Star Tribute.
4. Wolfson, Joshua (April 18, 2022). "Secretary of State Buchanan will seek reelection". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
5. Eavis, Victoria (May 17, 2022). "Buchanan pursuing judgeship, not seeking second term". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
6. "Gov. Gordon wins Wyoming GOP primary in bid for 2nd term".
7. "Megan Degenfelder". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
8. Jeremias, Sofia (January 28, 2022). "In the wake of superintendent scrap, a look at the position's powers". WyoFile. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
9. "Republican Megan Degenfelder wins state superintendent race". Wyoming Public Media. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
10. Jeremias, Sofia (June 11, 2022). "And then there were six: Superintendent race heats up". WyoFile. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
11. "Statewide Candidates Official Summary – Wyoming Primary Election August 16, 2022" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 9. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
12. "Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Wyoming", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Wyoming: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Wyoming". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)