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2008 Wyoming U.S. Senate Special

Wyoming · 2 candidates · See every 2008 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2008 Wyoming U.S. Senate Special?

John Barrasso won the 2008 Wyoming U.S. Senate Special. John Barrasso received 183,063 popular votes (73.34%). The main challenger was Nick Carter (26.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Barrasso and Carter

Barrasso +46.8 pts · won by 116,861 votes
John BarrassoRepublicanWINNER73.34%
183,063 votes
Nick CarterDemocratic26.52%
66,202 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.