Electoral history of Dick Cheney explained

Electoral history of Dick Cheney, who served as the 46th vice president of the United States (2001–2009), 17th United States Secretary of Defense (1989–1993), United States representative from Wyoming (1979–1989, including Minority Whip, 1989), and White House Chief of Staff (1975–1977)

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1978 (Republican primary):^[1]

Wyoming's At-large congressional district1978 Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney	align=center	28,568	align=center	42.32
	Republican	Ed Witzenburger	align=center	20,863	align=center	30.91
	Republican	Jack R. Gage	align=center	18,075	align=center	26.78
Total	align=center	67,506	align=center	100

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1978:^[2]

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney	align=center	78,855	align=center	58.63
	Democratic	William D. Bagley	align=center	53,522	align=center	41.37
Total	align=center	132,377	align=center	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1980:^[3]

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	align=center	116,361	align=center	68.57
	Democratic	Jim Rogers	align=center	53,338	align=center	31.43
Total	align=center	169,699	align=center	100
	Republican hold

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1982:^[4]

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	align=center	113,236	align=center	71.09
	Democratic	Ted Hommel	align=center	46,041	align=center	28.91
Total	align=center	159,277	align=center	100
	Republican hold

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1984:^[5]

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	align=center	138,234	align=center	73.57
	Democratic	Hugh B. McFadden, Jr.	align=center	45,857	align=center	24.40
	Libertarian	Craig Alan McCune	align=center	3,813	align=center	2.03
Total	align=center	187,904	align=center	100
	Republican hold

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1986:^[6]

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	align=center	110,007	align=center	69.28
	Democratic	Rick F. Gilmore	align=center	48,780	align=center	30.72
Total	align=center	158,787	align=center	100
	Republican hold

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1988^[7]

Wyoming's At-large congressional district, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Cheney (inc.)	align=center	118,350	align=center	66.62
	Democratic	Bryan Sharratt	align=center	56,527	align=center	31.82
	Libertarian	Craig Alan McCune	align=center	1,906	align=center	1.07
	New Alliance	Al Hamburg	align=center	868	align=center	0.49
Total	align=center	177,651	align=center	100
	Republican hold

United States Secretary of Defense, 1989 (Confirmation in the United States Senate):^[8]

• Yea – 92
• Nay – 0
• Not voting – 8

2000 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):^[9]

• Dick Cheney – 2,066 (100.00%)

2000 United States presidential election

• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R) – 50,460,110 (47.9%) and 271 electoral votes (30 states carried)
• Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (D) – 51,003,926 (48.4%) and 266 electoral votes (20 states and D.C. carried)
• Abstaining – 1 electoral vote (Washington, D.C. faithless elector)
• Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke (Green) – 2,883,105 (2.7%)
• Pat Buchanan/Ezola Foster (Reform) – 449,225 (0.4%)
• Harry Browne/Art Olivier (Libertarian) – 384,516 (0.4%)
• Howard Phillips/Curtis Frazier (Constitution) – 98,022 (0.1%)
• John Hagelin/Nat Goldhaber (Natural Law) – 83,702 (0.1%)
• Others – 54,652 (0.1%)

2004 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):^[10]

• Dick Cheney – unanimously

2004 United States presidential election

• George W. Bush/Dick Cheney (R) (inc.) – 62,040,610 (50.73%) and 286 electoral votes (31 states carried)
• John Kerry/John Edwards (D) – 59,028,444 (48.27%) and 251 electoral votes (19 states and D.C. carried)
• John Edwards (D) – 1 electoral vote (Minnesota faithless elector)
• Ralph Nader/Peter Camejo (I) – 465,650 (0.38%)
• Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna (Libertarian) – 397,265 (0.32%)
• Michael Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin (Constitution) – 143,630 (0.12%)
• David Cobb/Pat LaMarche (Green) – 119,859 (0.096%)

See also

• Electoral history of George W. Bush
• Electoral history of Joe Lieberman
• Electoral history of John Edwards
• Electoral history of Jack Kemp
• Electoral history of Sarah Palin

Notes and References

1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=417083 Our Campaigns – WY At-Large – R Primary Race – Sep 12, 1978
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=53772 Our Campaigns – WY At-Large Race – Nov 7, 1978
3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=50740 Our Campaigns – WY At-Large Race – Nov 4, 1980
4. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36989 Our Campaigns – WY At-Large Race – Nov 2, 1982
5. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40807 Our Campaigns – WY At-Large Race – Nov 6, 1984
6. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38350 Our Campaigns – WY At-Large Race – Nov 4, 1986
7. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38016 Our Campaigns – WY At-Large Race – Nov 8, 1988
8. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=101&session=1&vote=00026 U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote
9. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=59860 Our Campaigns – US Vice President – R Convention Race – Jul 20, 2000
10. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5381 Our Campaigns – US Vice President – R Convention Race – Aug 23, 2004