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1996 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
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1996 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming's at-large district Wyoming presidential no 1994 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming 1998 November 5, 1996 x150px File:BarbCubin.jpg Barbara Cubin Republican Party (United States) 116,004 55.24% 3x4.svg Pete Maxfield Democratic Party (United States) 85,724 40.82% File:1996 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCubin: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Maxfield: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Representative Barbara Cubin Republican Party (United States) Barbara Cubin Republican Party (United States)
The 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 5, 1996. Freshman Republican Congresswoman Barbara Cubin ran for re-election to a second term. She was opposed in the general election by Democratic nominee Pete Maxfield, a State Senator and law professor at the University of Wyoming School of Law. Cubin ultimately defeated Maxfield by a wide margin, winning 55 percent of the vote to Maxfield's 41 percent.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Pete Maxfield, State Senator and law professor at the University of Wyoming School of LawU.S. House of Representatives: Representing All Wyoming Casper Star-Tribune August 18, 1996 Casper, Wyoming G5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/174757864/ June 18, 2025
Worth Christie, insurance company owner
Results
Democratic primary resultsUnited States Candidates' Abstracts Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections Division 1996 https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/1996/96Results/96_Primary_US%20Candidates.pdf June 17, 2025
Pete Maxfield Democratic Party (United States) 26,379 72.31%
Worth Christie Democratic Party (United States) 10,103 27.69%
36,482 100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
Barbara Cubin, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Republican primary results
Barbara Cubin (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 66,235 100.00%
66,235 100.00%
General election
Results
1996 Wyoming's at-large congressional district general election resultsStatewide Issues Abstract Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections Division 1996 https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/1996/96Results/96General/96General_SW_Candidate_Judicial_Const.Amendments.pdf June 17, 2025
Barbara Cubin (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 116,004 55.24%
Pete Maxfield Democratic Party (United States) 85,724 40.82%
Dave Dawson Libertarian Party (United States) 8,255 3.93%
209,983 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
References
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