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(Top) 1 Democratic primary 1.1 Candidates 1.2 Results 2 Republican primary 2.1 Candidates 2.2 Results 3 General election 3.1 Candidates 3.2 Predictions 3.3 Polling 3.4 Results 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

2008 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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Nominee	Mike Enzi	Chris Rothfuss
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	189,046	60,631
Percentage	75.63%	24.26%

County results
Enzi: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Mike Enzi
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Enzi
Republican

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The 2008 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Chris Rothfuss, chemical engineer and university professor
Al Hamburg, perennial candidate

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Rothfuss	14,221	62.38%
	Democratic	Al Hamburg	8,578	37.62%
Total votes			22,799	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Mike Enzi, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Enzi (incumbent)	69,195	100.00%
Total votes			69,195	100.00%

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Mike Enzi (R), incumbent U.S. Senator^[3]
Chris Rothfuss (D), chemical engineer and university professor

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[4]	Safe R	October 23, 2008
CQ Politics^[5]	Safe R	October 31, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report^[6]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Real Clear Politics^[7]	Safe R	November 4, 2008

Polling[edit]

Poll Source	Dates administered	Chris Rothfuss (D)	Mike Enzi (R)
Research 2000/Daily Kos	September 22–24, 2008	35%	59%

Results[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Enzi (incumbent)	189,046	75.63%	+2.68%
	Democratic	Chris Rothfuss	60,631	24.26%	-2.79%
	Write-in		269	0.11%	N/A
Majority			128,415	51.38%	+5.47%
Turnout			249,946
	Republican hold		Swing

References[edit]

^ "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

^ "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

^ Wyoming’s Enzi Will Run Again Archived April 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics, April 26, 2008

^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics

^ "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

External links[edit]

Elections from the Wyoming Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for WyomingatProject Vote Smart
2008 Wyoming Senate race from CQ Politics
Wyoming U.S. Senate race - Class I Class II from 2008 Race Tracker
Campaign contributions for Wyoming congressional races from OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites
- Mike Enzi, Republican incumbent candidate (Class II)
- Chris Rothfuss, Democratic candidate (Class II)

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