# 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district, who would represent the state of Wyoming in the 115th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Cynthia Lummis decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. Liz Cheney was elected to the seat to succeed Lummis.
The filing period for candidates lasted from May 12 to 27, 2016, and the primaries were held on August 16. Republican attorney Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney, and Democratic energy executive Ryan Greene won their respective primaries.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Heath Beaudry, banker
* Liz Cheney, attorney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
* Leland Christensen, State Senator, former Teton County Commissioner
* Mike Konsmo, professor at Northwest College
* Paul Paad, trucking executive
* Jason Senteney, corrections officer at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution and candidate for this seat in 2014
* Darin Smith, attorney and Christian Broadcasting Network executive
* Tim Stubson, Speaker pro tempore of the Wyoming House of Representatives

#### Withdrew

* Darek Farmer (running for State Senate)
* Charlie Tyrrel, restaurant owner
* Rex Rammell, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate from Idaho in 2008, candidate for Governor of Idaho in 2010 and candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives in 2012 (endorsed Darin Smith)

#### Declined

* Rosie Berger, Majority Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives
* Mark Gordon, state treasurer
* Taylor Haynes, physician, write-in candidate for governor in 2010 and candidate for governor in 2014
* Cynthia Lummis, incumbent U.S. Representative
* Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming
* Rita Meyer, former state auditor and candidate for governor in 2010
* Ed Murray, Secretary of State of Wyoming

### Endorsements

* Alan K. Simpson, former U.S. Senator from Wyoming
* Susan B. Anthony List
* Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and 2016 Republican Presidential candidate
* Rex Rammell, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate from Idaho in 2008, candidate for Governor of Idaho in 2010, candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives in 2012 and former candidate for the 2016 U.S. House election in Wyoming.

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Liz Cheney | Leland Christensen | Darin Smith | Tim Stubson | Other | Undecided |
| Pulse Research | July 8–15, 2016 | 300 | ± 5.65% | 21% | 4% | 3% | 9% | – | 52% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Liz Cheney | 35,043 | 38.78 |
| | Republican | Leland Christensen | 19,330 | 21.39 |
| | Republican | Tim Stubson | 15,524 | 17.18 |
| | Republican | Darin Smith | 13,381 | 14.81 |
| | Republican | Mike Konsmo | 1,363 | 1.51 |
| | Republican | Jason Senteney | 976 | 1.08 |
| | Republican | Rex Rammell | 890 | 0.98 |
| | Republican | Paul Paad | 886 | 0.98 |
| | Republican | Heath Beaudry | 534 | 0.59 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 155 | 0.17 |
| | Republican | Undervote | 1,651 | 1.83 |
| | Republican | Overvote | 625 | 0.69 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,358 | 100.00 |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Ryan Greene, energy executive
* Charlie Hardy, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014

#### Withdrew

* Richard Grayson, Democratic nominee for this seat in 2014

### Endorsements

* Dave Freudenthal, former Governor of Wyoming
* Kathy Karpan, former Secretary of State of Wyoming

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ryan Greene | 10,955 | 53.17 |
| | Democratic | Charlie Hardy | 7,868 | 38.18 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 113 | 0.55 |
| | Democratic | Undervote | 1,654 | 8.03 |
| | Democratic | Overvote | 15 | 0.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,605 | 100.00 |

## Third party and independent primaries
### Libertarian
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Lawrence Gerard Struempf

#### Results

Libertarian primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Lawrence Gerard Struempf | 276 | 81.66 |
| | Libertarian | Write-ins | 30 | 8.88 |
| | Libertarian | Undervote | 32 | 9.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 338 | 100.00 |

### Constitution
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Daniel Clyde Cummings, nominee for the U.S. House in 2012 and 2014

#### Results

Constitution primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Constitution | Daniel Clyde Cummings | 133 | 82.10 |
| | Constitution | Write-ins | 16 | 9.88 |
| | Constitution | Undervote | 12 | 7.41 |
| | Constitution | Overvote | 1 | 0.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 162 | 100.00 |

## General election
### Fundraising

| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on Hand |
| Liz Cheney (R) | $1,462,710 | $920,180 | $542,530 |
| Ryan Greene (D) | $98,541 | $93,550 | $3,126 |
| Lawrence Struempf (L) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Clyde Cummings (C) | $0 | $263 | $867 |

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | August 10, 2016 |
| Daily Kos | Safe R | August 17, 2016 |
| Roll Call | Safe R | August 17, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | August 17, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe R | July 14, 2016 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Liz Cheney (R) | Ryan Greene (D) | Other | Undecided |
| University of Wyoming | October 5–11, 2016 | 722 | ± 3.6% | 53% | 37% | — | — |
| DFM Research | September 6–11, 2016 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 30% | 9% | 16% |

### Endorsements

U.S. Senators
* John Barrasso, Wyoming
* Mike Enzi, Wyoming
U.S. Representatives
* Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
Governors
* Matt Mead, Wyoming
Statewide Officials
* Jillian Balow, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction
* Cynthia Cloud, Wyoming State Auditor
* Mark Gordon, Wyoming State Treasurer
Individuals
* Jim Geringer, former Governor of Wyoming
* Randall Luthi, former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
* Max Maxfield, former Wyoming Secretary of State
* Rita Meyer, former Wyoming State Auditor
* Alan K. Simpson, former U.S. Senator from Wyoming
Organizations
* National Federation of Independent Business
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* Petroleum Association of Wyoming
* Right Now Women PAC
* Susan B. Anthony List
* Wyoming Mining Association
* Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Newspapers
* Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Individuals
* Dave Freudenthal, former Governor of Wyoming
* Kathy Karpan, former Wyoming Secretary of State
* Mike Sullivan, former Governor of Wyoming
* Charlie Tyrrel, former Republican candidate for the U.S. House election in Wyoming in 2016
Organizations
* AFL-CIO
* United Mine Workers of America

### Results

Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Liz Cheney | 156,176 | 62.03% | −6.44% |
| | Democratic | Ryan Greene | 75,466 | 29.97% | +7.07% |
| | Constitution | Daniel Clyde Cummings | 10,362 | 4.12% | +0.03% |
| | Libertarian | Lawrence Gerard Struempf | 9,033 | 3.59% | −0.72% |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 739 | 0.29% | +0.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 251,776 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Albany (Largest city: Laramie)