# 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 United States Senate for the State of Wyoming. Incumbent Republican senator Mike Enzi 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 2012
* Arthur Bruce Clifton, oil company worker
* Mike Enzi, 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

* John Barrasso, U.S. Senator (R-WY)
* Roy Blunt, U.S. Senator (R-MO)
* Richard Burr, U.S. Senator (R-NC)
* John Cornyn, U.S. Senator (R-TX)
* Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senator (R-UT)
* Cynthia Lummis, U.S. Representative (R-WY)
* John McCain, U.S. Senator (R-AZ) and nominee for President in 2008
* Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader
* Jerry Moran, U.S. Senator (R-KS) and Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
* Rand Paul, U.S. Senator (R-KY)
* Richard Shelby, U.S. Senator (R-AL)
* Olympia Snowe, former U.S. Senator (R-ME)
U.S. Ambassadors
* Mel Sembler, former Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee, former Ambassador to Australia, former Ambassador to Italy
Individuals
* Tammy Bruce, talk radio host, conservative political commentator
* Sean Hannity, talk radio/television host, conservative political commentator
* Mark Levin, talk radio host, conservative political commentator
* Rush Limbaugh, talk radio host, conservative political commentator

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike Enzi | Liz Cheney | Undecided |
| Harper Polling | July 17–18, 2013 | 422 | ± 4.77% | 55% | 21% | 24% |
| Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 780 | ± 3.5% | 54% | 26% | 19% |
| Wickers Group ^ | August 22–28, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.5% | 61% | 21% | 18% |
| Wickers Group ^ | October 25–28, 2013 | 400 | ± 4.5% | 69% | 17% | 14% |
* ^ Internal poll for the Mike Enzi campaign
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Liz Cheney | Cynthia Lummis | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 780 | ± 3.5% | 34% | 41% | 25% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Enzi (incumbent) | 77,965 | 78.51% |
| | Republican | Bryan E. Miller | 9,330 | 9.39% |
| | Republican | James "Coaltrain" Gregory | 3,740 | 3.77% |
| | Republican | Thomas Bleming | 2,504 | 2.52% |
| | Republican | Arthur Bruce Clifton | 1,403 | 1.41% |
| | Republican | Write-in | 346 | 0.35% |
| | Republican | Over Votes | 51 | 0.05% |
| | Republican | Under Votes | 3,973 | 4.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,312 | 100.00% |

## 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

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charlie Hardy | 7,200 | 39.33% |
| | Democratic | Rex Wilde | 3,012 | 16.46% |
| | Democratic | Al Hamburg | 2,988 | 16.32% |
| | Democratic | William Bryk | 1,670 | 9.12% |
| | Democratic | Write-in | 216 | 1.18% |
| | Democratic | Over Votes | 31 | 0.17% |
| | Democratic | Under Votes | 3,189 | 17.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,306 | 100.00% |

## Independents and third parties
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Curt Gottshall (Independent), commercial airline pilot
* Joseph Porambo (Libertarian), cook at an assisted living home

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Real Clear Politics | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike Enzi (R) | Charlie Hardy (D) | Other | Undecided |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 419 | ± 5.1% | 66% | 23% | 5% | 7% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 20–21, 2014 | 700 | ± 4% | 63% | 27% | 4% | 5% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18 – September 2, 2014 | 350 | ± 8% | 66% | 21% | 4% | 8% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20 – October 1, 2014 | 264 | ± 7% | 75% | 17% | 2% | 6% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 258 | ± 11% | 67% | 27% | 0% | 6% |
With Enzi
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike Enzi (R) | Dave Freudenthal (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 54% | 31% | — | 15% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mike Enzi (R) | Gary Trauner (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 66% | 19% | — | 14% |
With Cheney
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Liz Cheney (R) | Dave Freudenthal (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 42% | 45% | — | 13% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Liz Cheney (R) | Gary Trauner (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 49% | 31% | — | 20% |

### Results

United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Mike Enzi (incumbent) | 121,554 | 72.19% | −3.44% |
| | Democratic | Charlie Hardy | 29,377 | 17.45% | −6.81% |
| | Independent | Curt Gottshall | 13,311 | 7.90% | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Joseph Porambo | 3,677 | 2.18% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 471 | 0.28% | +0.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 168,390 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |