Trump, Cheney have huge wins in Wyoming

Dominant Republican support in Wyoming resulted in wins for both Liz Cheney in her U.S. House bid and president-elect Donald Trump.

Democrat and Rock Springs resident Ryan Greene, was defeated by Cheney after she earned 156,040 votes statewide to his 75,419. Cheney received 62.2 percent of the vote statewide. In Sweetwater County, voters sided with Cheney over Greene. Cheney earned 9,233 votes to Greene’s 6,536.

Sen. Mike Enzi, who faced Cheney in 2014 before she suspended her campaign, congratulated her on her victory in a media release.

“Our state has long had a strong team in the delegation and I look forward to working with (Cheney) and Sen. John Barrasso to tackle the important issues ahead in Congress that matter to the people of Wyoming,” he said.

For Wyoming’s three electoral votes, Trump was able to take a commanding lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton and other candidates in Wyoming. In Sweetwater County, Trump earned 12,153 votes while Clinton received 3,233.

Libertarian Gary Johnson earned 928 votes, Constitution Party candidate Darrell Castle received 130 votes, independent Rocky De La Fuente received 65 votes, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein earned 152.

Statewide, Trump earned 174,248 votes, Clinton received 55,949, Johnson received 13,285, Castle received 2,042, De La Fuente earned 742 and Stein received 2,482.

For the constitutional amendment seeking permission to invest state funds in equities, Sweetwater County residents supported the amendment 8,403 for and 6,912 against. Statewide, the amendment passed 132,714 for the amendment and 103,052 against.