Wyoming's At-large congressional district
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| Wyoming's 1st congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Cynthia Lummis (R) | |
| Population (2000) | 493,782 | |
| Median income | $37,982 | |
| Ethnicity | 92.1% White, 0.8% Black, 0.6% Asian, 6.4% Hispanic, 2.3% Native American, 0.2% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+18 | |
All of the U.S. state of Wyoming has been in one "at-large" Congressional District since statehood. Geographically, the district is currently the fourth-largest in the nation. It is currently represented by Republican Cynthia Lummis, making it the largest district in area currently represented by a woman. It is also the least populous congressional district in America. Among the most famous individuals elected to the seat are former Vice President Dick Cheney, who represented the state in Congress from 1979 to 1989, and the late U.S. Senator Craig L. Thomas.
A GOP stronghold, George W. Bush carried the district/state with 68.86% of the vote in 2004. John McCain also swept the district/state in 2008 with 64.78% of the vote while Barack Obama received 32.54%.
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[edit] List of Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District residence | Notes |
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| Clarence D. Clark | Republican | 1890 – 1893 | Evanston | Lost re-election |
| Henry A. Coffeen | Democratic | 1893 – 1895 | Sheridan | Lost re-election |
| Franklin Wheeler Mondell | Republican | 1895 – 1897 | Newcastle | Lost re-election |
| John Eugene Osborne | Democratic | 1897 – 1899 | Rawlins | Retired |
| Franklin Wheeler Mondell | Republican | 1899 – 1923 | Newcastle | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Charles E. Winter | Republican | 1923 – 1929 | Casper | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Vincent Carter | Republican | 1929 – 1935 | Kemmerer | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Paul Ranous Greever | Democratic | 1935 – 1939 | Cody | Lost re-election |
| Frank O. Horton | Republican | 1939 – 1941 | Saddlestring | Lost re-election |
| John J. McIntyre | Democratic | 1941 – 1943 | Douglas | Lost re-election |
| Frank A. Barrett | Republican | 1943 – 1950 | Lusk | Retired to become Governor of Wyoming |
| William Henry Harrison | Republican | 1951 – 1955 | Sheridan | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Edwin Keith Thomson | Republican | January 3, 1955 – December 9, 1960 | Cheyenne | Died in office |
| Vacant | December 10, 1960 – January 2, 1961 | |||
| William H. Harrison | Republican | 1961 – 1965 | Sheridan | Lost re-election |
| Teno Roncalio | Democratic | 1965 – 1967 | Rock Springs | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| William H. Harrison | Republican | 1967 – 1969 | Sheridan | Lost renomination |
| John S. Wold | Republican | 1969 – 1971 | Casper | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Teno Roncalio | Democratic | 1971 – 1978 | Rock Springs | Retired |
| Dick Cheney | Republican | 1979 – March 20, 1989 | Casper | Resigned to become Secretary of Defense |
| Vacant | March 21, 1989 – April 25, 1989 | |||
| Craig L. Thomas | Republican | April 26, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | Cody | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Barbara Cubin | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009 | Casper | |
| Cynthia Lummis | Republican | January 3, 2009 – present | Cheyenne | |
[edit] 2008 Presidential Primary Results
[edit] Republican Caucus
Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts won the January 5, 2008 Wyoming GOP Caucus with 54.17% of the vote while Fred Thompson of Tennessee came in second place with 16.67%.
[edit] Democratic Caucus
Then-U.S. Senator and now President Barack Obama of Illinois won the March 8, 2008 Wyoming Democratic Caucus with 61.44% of the vote while then-U.S. Senator and now U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received 37.83% of the statewide vote.
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