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| The '''Wyoming County Party''' was a political party active in the state of ] in the early 2010s. It was formed by former ] members who were unhappy with the state party's electoral chances and its policies. It supported eliminating the state's ] and rejecting federal education funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pelzer |first1=Jeremy |title=Wyoming Country Party submits petitions to be on 2012 ballot |url=https://trib.com/news/opinion/blogs/capitol/wyoming-country-party-submits-petitions-to-be-on-ballot/article_298ddaa2-211d-11e1-913f-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |date=7 December 2011}}</ref> It stood several candidates in the 2012 Wyoming elections for both state and federal office. |
The '''Wyoming County Party''' was a political party active in the state of ] in the early 2010s. It was formed by former ] members who were unhappy with the state party's electoral chances and its policies. It supported eliminating the state's ] and rejecting federal education funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pelzer |first1=Jeremy |title=Wyoming Country Party submits petitions to be on 2012 ballot |url=https://trib.com/news/opinion/blogs/capitol/wyoming-country-party-submits-petitions-to-be-on-ballot/article_298ddaa2-211d-11e1-913f-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |date=7 December 2011}}</ref> It stood several candidates in the 2012 Wyoming elections for both state and federal office. The party pledged not to run any candidates against "favorable" ] incumbents in 2012, as to not split the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Won't voting for a third party candidate just split the vote and elect a Democrat? |url=http://wycountryparty.org/faq3.html |website=Wyoming Country Party |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104071143/http://wycountryparty.org/faq3.html |access-date=7 December 2024|archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}</ref> It was certified as a state political party in May 2012, but lost its recognition after the 2012 elections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cournoyer |first1=Caroline |title=Wyoming Ballot Has Record Number of Political Parties |url=https://www.governing.com/archive/wyoming-ballot-has-record-number-of-political-parties.html?_amp=true |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Governing |date=3 May 2012}}</ref> The party chairman was ], former chair of the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=http://wycountryparty.org/contact.html |website=Wyoming Country Party |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120204032428/http://wycountryparty.org/contact.html |access-date=7 December 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2012 }}</ref> The party website has been defunct since 2018. | ||
| ] chair, was the Country Party's ] nominee in ] and its chairman.]] | ] chair, was the Country Party's ] nominee in ] and its chairman.]] | ||
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| *Reduce government expenditures; | *Reduce government expenditures; | ||
| *Reduce taxes; | *Reduce taxes; | ||
| *Reduce regulations.<ref name="NewStrategy">{{cite web |title=Wyoming Country Party Adopts New Strategy |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141020040506/http://wycountryparty.org// |
*Reduce regulations.<ref name="NewStrategy">{{cite web |title=Wyoming Country Party Adopts New Strategy |url=http://wycountryparty.org// |website=Wyoming Country Party |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20141020040506/http://wycountryparty.org// |access-date=7 December 2024|archive-date=October 20, 2014 }}</ref> | ||
| ==Election results== | ==Election results== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:00, 17 December 2024
Wyoming state party
| Wyoming Country Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CTRY |
| Chairman | Don Wills |
| Membership (2012) | 69 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Colors | Green |
| Website | |
| wycountryparty | |
The Wyoming County Party was a political party active in the state of Wyoming in the early 2010s. It was formed by former Libertarian Party members who were unhappy with the state party's electoral chances and its policies. It supported eliminating the state's sales tax and rejecting federal education funding. It stood several candidates in the 2012 Wyoming elections for both state and federal office. The party pledged not to run any candidates against "favorable" Republican incumbents in 2012, as to not split the vote. It was certified as a state political party in May 2012, but lost its recognition after the 2012 elections. The party chairman was Don Wills, former chair of the Wyoming Libertarian Party. The party website has been defunct since 2018.
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Platform
The Country Party outlined four "fundamental principles" for the 2014 election:
- Reduce the control exerted by the federal government over Wyoming and its citizens;
- Reduce government expenditures;
- Reduce taxes;
- Reduce regulations.
Election results
The Country Party planned to recruit upwards of twenty candidates in 2012, but only six ended up standing for election. In 2014, the party pledged to recruit candidates for all seventy-five state legislative races, but never ended up standing a single candidate. Don Wills stood as an independent candidate in the 2014 gubernatorial election, as by then the Country Party lost recognition.
2012
| Race | Candidate | % | Votes | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | Joel Otto | 2.52% | 6,176 | 3rd of 3 | |
| U.S. House | Don Wills | 1.56% | 3,775 | 5th of 5 | |
| Senate 6 | William R. Hill | 20.89% | 1,663 | 2nd of 2 | |
| Senate 14 | John Vincent Love | 12.58% | 978 | 2nd of 2 | |
| Senate 24 | Bradley Edward Kramer | 15.91% | 1,112 | 2nd of 2 | |
| House 9 | Perry Helgeson | 5.17% | 194 | 4th of 4 |
2014
| Race | Candidate | % | Votes | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Don Wills (as independent) | 5.89% | 9,895 | 3rd of 4 |
See also
External links
- Wyoming Country Party at the Wayback Machine (archived November 28, 2012)
References
- Pelzer, Jeremy (December 7, 2011). "Wyoming Country Party submits petitions to be on 2012 ballot". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- "Won't voting for a third party candidate just split the vote and elect a Democrat?". Wyoming Country Party. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- Cournoyer, Caroline (May 3, 2012). "Wyoming Ballot Has Record Number of Political Parties". Governing. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- "Contact Us". Wyoming Country Party. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- ^ "Wyoming Country Party Adopts New Strategy". Wyoming Country Party. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- "Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
