The 2008 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 4, 2008, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Wyoming. Republican incumbent Mike Enzi won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Chris Rothfuss.

Primary elections were held on August 19, 2008. Enzi secured the Republican nomination unopposed. Rothfuss defeated Al Hamburg, a perennial candidate, in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote.

Background Wyoming voted for Republican nominee George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election by a 40-point margin—the state last voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in the 1964 election. Senator Enzi, first elected in 1996, was reelected in 2002 by a 46-point margin.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mike Enzi, incumbent U.S. senator (1997–2021)

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Chris Rothfuss, university professor Eliminated in primary Al Hamburg, perennial candidate

Endorsements

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportOctober 23, 2008CQ PoliticsOctober 31, 2008Inside ElectionsNovember 2, 2008Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 4, 2008

Post-primary endorsements

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2008CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handMike Enzi (R)$2,369,093$2,129,834$581,791Chris Rothfuss (D)$32,326$27,258$5,266Source: Federal Election Commission

Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMarginof errorMikeEnzi (R)ChrisRothfuss (D)UndecidedResearch 2000October 14–16, 2008500 (LV)± 4.5%61%34%5% Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyOctober 13–14, 2008625 (LV)± 4.0%72%20%8%Research 2000September 22–24, 2008500 (LV)± 4.5%59%35%6%

Results

By county CountyMike EnziRepublicanChris RothfussDemocraticWrite-inMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # %Albany10,481 62.85% 6,170 37.00% 25 0.15% 4,311 25.85% 16,676 Big Horn4,590 86.96% 682 12.92% 6 0.11% 3,908 74.04% 5,278 Campbell14,191 87.90% 1,938 12.00% 16 0.10% 12,253 75.90% 16,145 Carbon4,951 73.69% 1,760 26.19%8 0.12%3,19147.50%6,719 Converse5,39384.46% 990 15.51% 2 0.03% 4,403 68.95% 6,385 Crook3,202 87.80% 437 11.98%8 0.22% 2,765 75.82%3,647 Fremont12,927 75.36% 4,212 24.55% 15 0.09% 8,715 50.81% 17,154 Goshen4,603 79.16%1,210 20.81% 2 0.03% 3,393 58.35% 5,815 Hot Springs2,097 83.12% 423 16.77% 3 0.12% 1,674 66.35% 2,523 Johnson3,733 86.43% 57713.36% 9 0.21% 3,156 73.07% 4,319 Laramie28,871 70.83% 11,845 29.06% 440.11% 17,026 41.77% 40,760 Lincoln7,001 82.92% 1,430 16.94% 12 0.14% 5,571 65.98% 8,443 Natrona24,724 75.83% 7,848 24.07% 34 0.10% 16,876 51.76% 32,606 Niobrara1,107 86.21% 177 13.79% 0 0.00% 93072.42% 1,284 Park12,105 81.98% 2,645 17.91% 16 0.11% 9,46064.07% 14,766 Platte3,418 75.55% 1,104 24.40% 2 0.04% 2,31451.15%4,524 Sheridan11,67478.96% 3,10521.00% 6 0.04% 8,56957.96%14,785 Sublette3,555 83.77% 680 16.02%9 0.21% 2,875 67.75%4,244 Sweetwater11,47969.83% 4,93730.03% 22 0.13% 6,542 30.80%16,438 Teton6,34852.85%5,423 46.00% 18 0.15% 9256.85%11,789 Uinta6,30576.41%1,941 23.52% 6 0.07% 4,36452.89%8,252 Washakie3,427 84.97%602 14.93%40.10%2,82570.04%4,033 Weston2,86485.21%495 14.73%2 0.06% 2,36970.48%3,361Totals189,04675.63%60,63124.26%2690.11%128,41551.37%249,946

See also 2008 United States elections 2008 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

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References

Works cited Election reports

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External links Official campaign websites Mike Enzi (R) Chris Rothfuss (D)