Wyoming politics

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Nobody thought Malcolm Wallop had any chance to win the Wyoming Senate race in 1976 until a port-o-potty changed the election and helped shape politics in the Cowboy State for the next four decades.

Like Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr, Joseph Carey and F.E. Warren were both Republicans, they shared common political beliefs, and they hated each other's guts.

I don't care if you vote Democrat, Republican, Liberation, Green Party, or even The United States Pirate Party, just vote.

Evanston, Wyo. City Council candidate Deborah Reno says she will stay in the race after lurid images of her sexy side business surfaced online.

Here in the Cowboy State, we hold this truth to be self evident, that all chickens are created equal. While the Wyoming Legislature is busy tackling tough budget issues, they're also giving power to the poultry.

In honor of Presidents Day, here’s a list of six Wyoming natives or residents who have been appointed to serve as Cabinet members. Stan Hathaway – The first Wyomingite ever appointed to serve on the President’s cabinet, Hathaway had been elected to two terms as Wyoming’s Governor before being named Secretary of the Interior by President Gerald Ford in 1975...

In the 2012 Presidential Election, only one town in Wyoming voted for Obama. And anybody who lives here could guess which town that was. Jackson is the most liberal place in the Cowboy State, and it's not really that liberal. Only 54 percent of Jackson residents voted Democrat in the last Presidential election...

When it comes to politics, Wyoming is one of the most conservative states in America. In the 2012 Presidential Election, 68.64% of Wyoming voters cast their ballots for Mitt Romney. Only Utah had a higher percentage of Republican voters...

In 1994, the race for Wyoming's State House was decided by a ping pong ball.

Just in time for next week's election, here's a look back at the wildest political battle in Wyoming history, the infamous fist fight on the floor of the State Legislature in 1913. At the time, the Wyoming House of Representatives consisted of 29 Republicans and 28 Democrats, who were embroiled in a heated debate over who would become Speaker of the House...

As Wyoming residents prepare for election day, here are five reasonable goals that we hope our newly appointed State Legislators can achieve.