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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]
Party | Candidates | Seats | |||||||
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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 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | 24 | 162,985 | 100.00% | 30 | 15 | 15 | 30 | ||
District | Seats | Incumbents [2] | Elected [3] | Result | Notes | |||||
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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 Eddins | Rep. | Boyd Eddins | Rep hold. | ||||
Natrona | 2 of 4 | Rep. | Charles Scott | Rep. | Charles Scott | Rep hold. | ||||
Rep. | Gail Zimmerman | Rep. | Gail 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. |
For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed are excluded.
To ease sorting, races won by a Republican candidate have a positive margin, while races won by Democratic candidates have negative margins. [6] [7]
District | Republicans | Democrats | Total | |||||||
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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 | |
District | Republicans | Democrats | Total | ||||||
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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 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 |
District | Winners | ||
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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 | |
District | Winners | Total | ||||||
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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 |
District | Winners | Runners-up | Total | |||||||
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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 | |
District | Winners | Runners-up | Total | ||||||||
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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 |
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