2008Final resultsSpecial election

2008 special election for U.S. Senate in Wyoming

Name: 2008 special election for U.S. Senate in Wyoming
Start: 2008-11-04
Location: Wyoming

U.S. Senate · Wyoming

John Barrasso (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Nick Carter (D) by 46.8 points.

John BarrassoRepublican · winner

73.4%183,063

26.5%66,202

249,558 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Nick CarterJohn Barrasso

$210.9K

Raised by the campaign

$2.6M

$273.7K

Spent by the campaign

$2M

-$7.8K

Cash on hand

$604.5K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008