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.[1]
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No incumbent Wyoming Republican senator running for re-election in the direct vote era has failed to win their party's nomination.[2]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mike Enzi |
Liz Cheney |
Undecided |
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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% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Liz Cheney |
Cynthia Lummis |
Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 780 | ± 3.5% | 34% | 41% | 25% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | 99,312 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | 18,306 | 100.00% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[27] | Solid R | November 3, 2014 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Rothenberg Political Report[29] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Real Clear Politics[30] | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mike Enzi (R) |
Charlie Hardy (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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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% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mike Enzi (R) |
Dave Freudenthal (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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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 |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 66% | 19% | — | 14% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Liz Cheney (R) |
Dave Freudenthal (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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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 |
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Public Policy Polling | July 19–21, 2013 | 1,203 | ± 2.8% | 49% | 31% | — | 20% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 471 | 0.28% | +0.17% | ||
Total votes | 168,390 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |