The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Barbara Cubin ran for re-election. Despite Wyoming's historic tendency to favor Republican candidates, Cubin faced a difficult challenge from businessman Gary Trauner, the Democratic nominee. Cubin ultimately won re-election by a 0.5 percent margin, defeating Trauner by just 1,012 votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Trauner 25,914 100.00%
Total votes 25,914 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Barbara Cubin, incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Bill Winney, retired U.S. Navy captain[2]

Results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Cubin (inc.) 50,004 60.04%
Republican Bill Winney 33,287 24.62%
Total votes 83,291 100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Tossup November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5] Likely R November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Tilt R November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7] Safe R November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8] Tossup November 7, 2006

Results

2006 Wyoming's at-large congressional district general election results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Cubin (inc.) 93,336 48.33%
Democratic Gary Trauner 92,324 47.80%
Libertarian Thomas R. Rankin 7,481 3.87%
Total votes 193,141 100.00%
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections Division (2006). "Democratic Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 22, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ Byrd, Jennifer (April 5, 2006). "Cubin faces GOP challenge". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. p. B1. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections Division (2006). "Republican Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 22, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2006 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2006 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections Division (2006). "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 7, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2025.

Official campaign websites (archived)

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming