United States Senate elections in Wyoming, 2008
Encyclopedia
The 2008 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike Enzi
won re-election to a third term.
Mike Enzi
Michael Bradley "Mike" Enzi is the senior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party.Raised in Thermopolis, Wyoming, Enzi attended George Washington University and the University of Denver. He expanded his father's shoe store business in Gillette before being elected mayor of...
won re-election to a third term.
Candidates
- Chris Rothfuss, chemical engineer and university professor
- Al Hamburg, perennial candidate
Results
Results
Candidates
- Mike EnziMike EnziMichael Bradley "Mike" Enzi is the senior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party.Raised in Thermopolis, Wyoming, Enzi attended George Washington University and the University of Denver. He expanded his father's shoe store business in Gillette before being elected mayor of...
(R), incumbent U.S. Senator - Chris Rothfuss (D), chemical engineer and university professor
Polling
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Rothfuss | Enzi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research 2000/Daily Kos | September 22-September 24, 2008 | 35% | 59% |
Results
External links
- Elections from the Wyoming Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for Wyoming at Project Vote SmartProject Vote SmartProject Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
- 2008 Wyoming Senate race from CQ PoliticsCongressional QuarterlyCongressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress...
- Wyoming U.S. Senate race - Class I Class II from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions for Wyoming congressional races from OpenSecrets.orgCenter for Responsive PoliticsThe Center for Responsive Politics is a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics and the effect of money and lobbying activity on elections and public policy and maintains a public online database of its information.Their database...
- Official campaign websites
- Mike Enzi, Republican incumbent candidate (Class II)
- Chris Rothfuss, Democratic candidate (Class II)