Most contested state legislative primaries in Wyoming this year since at least 2010

Wyoming has 54 contested state legislative primaries on August 20, 2024, the most the state has had since Ballotpedia began tracking in 2010.

All contested primaries are Republican primaries, marking a record high for Republicans and a record low for Democrats.

About 35.1% of all possible state legislative primaries are contested, the highest percentage since Ballotpedia started tracking them in 2010. The average percentage of contested state legislative primaries from 2010 to 2022 was 24.6%.

There are 157 candidates running for 77 seats. Among those running are 16 Democrats and 141 Republicans. That is the highest number of Republicans and the lowest number of Democrats since Ballotpedia started tracking.

Sixty-one incumbents are running for re-election in the primaries. The average number of incumbents running between 2010 and 2022 was 60.1. Of them, a record high of 41, or 67.2%, are facing primary challengers. Between 2010 and 2022, the average number of contested incumbents was 22.6.

Sixteen incumbents, including five in the Senate and 11 in the House, did not file for re-election in 2024. All retiring incumbents were Republicans. The average number of retirements from 2010 to 2022 was 11.7.

Wyoming has had a Republican trifecta since 2011. Since 1992, the state has had 22 years of Republican trifectas and no Democratic trifectas.