1990 Wyoming Senate election

1990 Wyoming Senate election

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15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Russell Zimmer John Vinich Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Goshen Fremont Seats before 19 11 Seats after 20 10 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 91,436 71,549 Percentage 56.10% 43.90%
Republican gain     Republican hold      Democratic holdWinner by party Best-performing candidate by county Republicans:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     >90% Democrats:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%Margin of victory
Senate President before election Russell Zimmer Republican Elected Senate President Diemer True Republican

The 1990 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect 15 members of the Wyoming Senate. This was the last election held before Gorin v. Karpan struck down Wyoming's county-based legislative apportionment plan in favor of single-member districts in 1992. ^[1]

Summary

Party		Candidates			Seats
		Num.	Vote	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republicans	14	91,436	56.10%	19	9	10	20	1
	Democrats	10	71,549	43.90%	11	6	5	10	1
	Total	24	162,985	100.00%	30	15	15	30

District	Seats	Incumbents [2]			Elected [3]			Result		Notes
		Party		Senator	Party		Senator
Albany	1 of 2		Rep.	Bob Burnett		Rep.	Terry Guice		Rep hold.	Incumbent did not stand for re-election. [4]
Carbon	1 of 1		Rep.	Bob Grieve		Rep.	Bob Grieve		Rep hold.
Converse	1 of 1		Rep.	Jim Twiford		Rep.	Jim Twiford		Rep hold.
Crook–Weston	1 of 1		Rep.	Jerry Dixon		Rep.	Jerry Dixon		Rep hold.
Fremont	1 of 2		Dem.	John Vinich		Dem.	John Vinich		Dem hold.
Hot Springs–Washakie	1 of 1		Rep.	Mike Healy		Rep.	Mike Healy		Rep hold.
Laramie	2 of 4		Dem.	Guy Cameron		Dem.	Guy Cameron		Dem hold.
			Dem.	Win Hickey		Rep.	Gary Yordy		Rep gain.	Incumbent did not stand for re-election. [5]
Lincoln	1 of 1		Rep.	Boyd L. Eddins		Rep.	Boyd L. Eddins		Rep hold.
Natrona	2 of 4		Rep.	Charles Scott		Rep.	Charles Scott		Rep hold.
			Rep.	Gail D. Zimmerman		Rep.	Gail D. Zimmerman		Rep hold.
Sheridan	1 of 2		Dem.	Della Herbst		Dem.	Della Herbst		Dem hold.
Sublette–Teton	1 of 1		Rep.	Bob LaLonde		Rep.	Bob LaLonde		Rep hold.
Sweetwater	2 of 3		Dem.	Frank Prevedel		Dem.	Frank Prevedel		Dem hold.
			Dem.	Robert Reese		Dem.	Robert Reese		Dem hold.

Detailed results

For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed are excluded.

General election

To ease sorting, races won by a Republican candidate have a positive margin, while races won by Democratic candidates have negative margins. ^{[6] [7]}

Single-winner

District		Republicans			Democrats			Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
Albany		Terry Guice	4,680	50.61	Amber Travsky	4,568	49.39	9,248	+112	+1.21
Carbon		Bob Grieve	3,762	63.35	Tom McGuire	2,176	36.65	5,938	+1,586	+26.71
Converse		Jim Twiford	3,241	100.00	—	—	—	3,241	+3,241	+100.00
Crook–Weston		Jerry Dixon	4,101	100.00	—	—	—	4,101	+4,101	+100.00
Fremont		Sky Phifer	5,091	44.25	John Vinich	6,415	55.75	11,506	-1,324	-11.51
Hot Springs–Washakie		Mike Healy	4,312	100.00	—	—	—	4,312	+4,312	+100.00
Lincoln		Boyd Eddins	3,872	100.00	—	—	—	3,872	+3,872	+100.00
Sheridan		George A. Meredith	3,717	39.30	Della Herbst	5,740	60.70	9,457	-2,023	-21.39
Sublette–Teton		Bob LaLonde	3,983	50.97	H.L. Jensen	3,832	49.03	7,815	+151	+1.93

Multi-winner

District			Republicans			Democrats			Total
			Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%
Laramie			Gary Yordy	12,958	29.20	Guy Cameron	15,175	34.20	44,370
			Derrell Norman	7,635	17.21	Pamela Taylor	8,602	19.39
Natrona			Charles Scott	15,510	40.72	Barbara Reese	9,254	24.30	38,090
			Gail D. Zimmerman	13,326	34.99	—	—	—
Sweetwater			Bill Taliaferro	5,248	24.95	Frank Prevedel	8,611	40.94	21,035
			—	—	—	Robert Reese	7,176	34.11

Republican primary elections

Single-winner

District		Winners
		Candidate	Vote
Albany		Terry Guice	2,636
Carbon		Bob Grieve	1,811
Converse		Jim Twiford	2,429
Fremont		Sky Phifer	372
Lincoln		Boyd L. Eddins	2,711
Sheridan		George Meredith	3,397
Hot Springs–Washakie		Mike Healy	3,235
Sublette–Teton		Bob LaLonde	3,669
Crook–Weston		Jerry Dixon	3,148

Multi-winner

District		Winners						Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%
Laramie		Gary Yordy	6,897	58.85	Derrell Norman	4,823	41.15	11,720
Natrona		Gail Zimmerman	7,839	51.35	Charles Scott	7,428	48.65	15,267

Democratic primary elections

Single-winner

District		Winners			Runners-up			Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
Albany		Amber Travsky	1,737	58.86	Marguerite Nelson	1,214	41.14	2,951	+523	+17.72
Carbon		Tom McGuire	1,888	100.00	—	—	—	1,888	+1,888	+100.00
Fremont		John Vinich	3,982	100.00	—	—	—	3,982	+3,982	+100.00
Sheridan		Della Herbst	1,853	100.00	—	—	—	1,853	+1,853	+100.00
Sublette–Teton		H. L. Jensen	1,048	100.00	—	—	—	1,048	+1,048	+100.00

Multi-winner

District		Winners						Runners-up			Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%
Laramie		Guy Cameron	6,407	51.34	Pamela Taylor	3,408	27.31	E. Eugene Morris	2,665	21.35	12,480
Natrona		Barbara Reese	4,690	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,690
Sweetwater		Frank Prevedel	6,201	53.94	Robert J. Reese	5,296	46.06	—	—	—	11,497

References

1. Pelkey, Charles (3 March 1992). "Redistricting plaintiffs leave door open for future lawsuit". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com . Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. Jost, Loren (1991). Wyoming Blue Book Volume IV (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives, Department of Commerce. p. 196. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
3. "Legislative make-up for 1991's general session". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com. 11 November 1990. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
4. Barron, Joan (5 July 1990). "Candidates scarce in legislative races". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com . Retrieved 9 January 2025.
5. Prodis, Julia (17 March 1990). "'Grande Dame' of Legislature says she won't seek re-election". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com. Associated Press . Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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