1992 Wyoming Senate election

1992 Wyoming Senate election

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30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Diemer True (retiring) Frank Prevedel Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Natrona Sweetwater Seats before 20 10 Seats after 20 10 Seat change Popular vote 101,942 79,892 Percentage 55.56% 43.55%
Results by margin
Senate President before election Diemer True Republican Elected Senate President Jerry B. Dixon Republican

The 1992 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 3, 1992, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 52nd session as part of the 1992 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 18. This was the first state senate election held after the state's county-based apportionment plan was struck down by the courts in Gorin v. Karpan in favor of a single-member district plan. ^[1] As a result, every senator was up for re-election.

The election was held concurrently with elections for the state house, U.S. representative, and U.S. president.

Summary

Original county-based apportionment of the Wyoming Senate before the Gorin v. Karpan ruling

Party		Candidates [2]			Seats
		Num.	Vote	%	Up	Won	+/–
	Republicans	27	101,942	55.56%	20	20
	Democrats	23	79,892	43.55%	10	10
	Libertarians	3	1,633	0.89%	0	0
	Totals	53	183,467	100.00%	30

County	Incumbent [3]			Notes	District	Elected [4]
	Party		Senator			Party		Senator
Albany		Rep.	Terry Guice	Incumbent defeated in the general election for SD 10.	SD 1		Rep.	Jerry Dixon
		Dem.	Lisa Kinney	Incumbent elected to SD 9.	SD 2		Rep.	Jim Twiford
Big Horn		Rep.	Allan Howard	Incumbent defeated in the Republican primary for SD 19.	SD 3		Rep.	Jim Geringer
Carbon		Rep.	Bob Grieve	Incumbent elected to SD 11.	SD 4		Rep.	April Brimmer-Kunz
Converse		Rep.	Jim Twiford	Incumbent elected to SD 2.	SD 5		Rep.	Cynthia Lummis
Fremont		Rep.	Frank Dusl	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 6		Dem.	Rich Cathcart
		Dem.	John Vinich	Incumbent elected to SD 25.	SD 7		Dem.	Guy Cameron
Hot Springs—Washakie		Rep.	Mike Healy	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 8		Dem.	James L. Applegate
Johnson—Campbell		Rep.	Mike Enzi [5]	Incumbent elected to SD 24.	SD 9		Dem.	Lisa Kinney
		Rep.	John R. Perry	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 10		Dem.	Pete Maxfield
Laramie		Dem.	James L. Applegate	Incumbent elected to SD 8.	SD 11		Rep.	Bob Grieve
		Dem.	Liz Byrd	Incumbent defeated in the general election for SD 5.	SD 12		Dem.	Frank Pevedel
		Dem.	Guy Cameron	Incumbent elected to SD 7.	SD 13		Dem.	Carl Maldonado
		Rep.	Gary Yordy	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 14		Dem.	Mark O. Harris
Lincoln		Rep.	Boyd Eddins	Incumbent elected to SD 16.	SD 15		Dem.	Gregory Phillips
Natrona		Rep.	Mike Burke	Incumbent defeated in the Republican primary for SD 28.	SD 16		Rep.	Boyd Eddins
		Rep.	Charles K. Scott	Incumbent elected to SD 30.	SD 17		Rep.	Bob LaLonde
		Rep.	Diemer True	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 18		Rep.	Hank Coe
		Rep.	Gail Zimmerman	Incumbent elected to SD 27.	SD 19		Rep.	Carroll Miller
Niobrara—Goshen		Rep.	Russell Zimmer	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 20		Rep.	John Rankine
Park		Rep.	Hank Coe	Incumbent elected to SD 18.	SD 21		Rep.	Tom Kinnison
Platte		Rep.	Jim Geringer	Incumbent elected to SD 3.	SD 22		Rep.	Robert Trent
Sheridan		Dem.	Della Herbst	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 23		Rep.	Larry Gilbertz
		Rep.	Tom Kinnison	Incumbent elected to SD 21.	SD 24		Rep.	Mike Enzi
Sweetwater		Dem.	Carl Maldonado	Incumbent elected to SD 13.	SD 25		Dem.	John Vinich
		Dem.	Frank Prevedel	Incumbent elected to SD 12.	SD 26		Rep.	Bob Peck
		Dem.	Robert Reese	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 27		Rep.	Gail Zimmerman
Teton—Sublette		Rep.	Bob LaLonde	Incumbent elected to SD 17.	SD 28		Rep.	Susan Anderson
Uinta		Dem.	John Fanos	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.	SD 29		Rep.	Barbara Cubin
Weston—Crook		Rep.	Jerry Dixon	Incumbent elected to SD 1.	SD 30		Rep.	Charles K. Scott

Detailed election results

General election

To ease sorting, races won by a Republican candidate have a positive margin, while races won by Democratic candidates have negative margins. ^[2]

District		Republicans			Democrats			Libertarians			Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
SD 1		Jerry Dixon	4,418	63.44	Francie Hiday	2,546	36.56	—	—	—	6,964	+1,872	+26.88
SD 2		Jim Twiford	3,787	56.02	Cisco R. Valdez	2,973	43.98	—	—	—	6,760	+814	+12.04
SD 3		Jim Geringer	6,097	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,760	+6,097	+100.00
SD 4		April Brimmer-Kunz	3,917	53.82	Pat Hacker	3,361	46.18	—	—	—	7,278	+556	+7.64
SD 5		Cynthia Lummis	3,434	52.86	Liz Byrd	3,062	47.14	—	—	—	6,496	+372	+5.73
SD 6		Richard Larson	2,300	37.18	Rich Cathcart	3,886	62.82	—	—	—	6,186	-1,586	-25.64
SD 7		Carl LeJambre III	1,570	26.80	Guy Cameron	4,289	73.20	—	—	—	5,859	-2,719	-46.41
SD 8		Sheldon Campbell	1,471	30.27	James L. Applegate	3,389	69.73	—	—	—	4,860	-1,918	-39.47
SD 9		Roger Britton	1,901	31.45	Lisa Kinney	4,143	68.55	—	—	—	6,044	-2,242	-37.09
SD 10		Terry L. Guice	2,840	44.87	Pete Maxfield	3,489	55.13	—	—	—	6,329	-649	-10.25
SD 11		Bob Grieve	4,725	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,725	+4,725	+100.00
SD 12		—	—	—	Frank Prevedel	4,723	100.00	—	—	—	4,723	-4,723	-100.00
SD 13		—	—	—	Charley Maldonado	4,675	100.00	—	—	—	4,675	-4,675	-100.00
SD 14		—	—	—	Mark O. Harris	3,984	100.00	—	—	—	3,984	-3,984	-100.00
SD 15		Janice Bodine	2,267	40.88	Greg Philips	3,278	59.12	—	—	—	5,545	-1,011	-18.23
SD 16		Boyd Eddins	5,609	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,609	+5,609	+100.00
SD 17		Bob LaLonde	5,761	55.93	Mike Gierau	4,539	44.07	—	—	—	10,300	+1,222	+11.86
SD 18		Hank Coe	5,882	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,882	+5,882	+100.00
SD 19		Carroll Miller	5,041	82.65	—	—	—	Frank Hart	1,058	17.35	6,099	+3,983	+65.31
SD 20		John Rankine	3,895	56.14	Mike Hanify	3,043	43.86	—	—	—	6,938	+852	+12.28
SD 21		Tom Kinnison	4,274	61.28	Don Finzer	2,700	38.72	—	—	—	6,974	+1,574	+22.57
SD 22		Robert Trent	3,698	51.71	Peggy Sanders	3,453	48.29	—	—	—	7,151	+245	+3.43
SD 23		Larry Gilbertz	2,598	50.28	Sandy Daly	2,569	49.72	—	—	—	5,167	+29	+0.56
SD 24		Mike Enzi	4,733	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,733	+4,733	+100.00
SD 25		Clint Dunning	2,437	38.77	John Vinich	3,849	61.23	—	—	—	6,286	-1,412	-22.46
SD 26		Bob Peck	4,922	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,922	+4,922	+100.00
SD 27		Gail Zimmerman	3,661	51.77	Robert Penney	3,151	44.56	Dick Sunderman	260	3.68	7,072	+510	+7.21
SD 28		Susan Anderson	3,374	50.27	Keith Goodenough	3,338	49.73	—	—	—	6,712	+36	+0.54
SD 29		Barbara Cubin	4,275	58.08	Ruth Komma	2,771	37.64	Margaret Dawson	315	4.28	7,361	+1,504	+20.43
SD 30		Charles K. Scott	3,055	53.26	Michael Rogers	2,681	46.74	—	—	—	5,736	+374	+6.52

SD 23's results were voided for Precinct 1-8 due to voters receiving incorrect ballots, and a new election was called for November 24.

SD 23 special election

Main article: 1992 Wyoming Senate District 23 Precinct 1-8 special election

Candidates		Precinct 1-8				Total
		General [6]		Special [7]		General [6]		Special [7]
		Vote	%	Vote	%	Vote	%	Vote	%
Larry Gilbertz		35	43.75	87	58.78	2,598	50.28	2,655	50.65
Sandy Daly		45	56.25	61	41.22	2,569	49.72	2,587	49.35
Total		80	100.00	148	100.00	5,167	100.00	5,242	100.00
Majority						+29	+0.56	+68	+1.30

Close races

The following races were decided by fewer than 5 points (3 races, all won by Republicans):

1. SD 28, 0.54% (36 votes) – Susan Anderson (Rep.)
2. SD 23, 0.56% (29 votes) – Larry Gilbertz (Rep.)(PARTIALLY VOIDED)
3. SD 23, 1.30% (68 votes) – Larry Gilbertz (Rep.)(RE-VOTE)
4. SD 22, 3.43% (245 votes) – Robert Trent (Rep.)

The following races were decided by fewer than 15 points (8 races, 7 won by Republicans, 1 won by a Democrat):

1. SD 5, 5.73% (372 votes) – Cynthia Lummis (Rep.)
2. SD 30, 6.52% (374 votes) – Charles K. Scott (Rep.)
3. SD 27, 7.21% (510 votes) – Gail Zimmerman (Rep.)
4. SD 4, 7.64% (556 votes) – April Brimmer-Kunz (Rep.)
5. SD 10, 10.25% (649 votes) – Pete Maxfield (Dem.)
6. SD 17, 11.86% (1,222 votes) – Bob LaLonde (Rep.)
7. SD 2, 12.04% (814 votes) – Jim Twiford (Rep.)
8. SD 2, 12.28% (852 votes) – John Rankine (Rep.)

Republican primaries

For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed will not be shown. ^{[8] [9]}

District		Winners			Runners-up									Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
SD 1		Jerry Dixon	2,551	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,551	2,551	100.00
SD 2		Jim Twiford	2,603	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,603	2,603	100.00
SD 3		Jim Geringer	1,650	50.47	Richard Campbell	768	23.49	Lois Van Mark	548	16.76	Robert Quade	303	9.27	3,269	882	26.98
SD 4		April Brimmer-Kunz	2,183	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,183	2,183	100.00
SD 5		Cynthia Lummis	1,720	75.64	Norman P. Feagler	554	24.36	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,274	1,166	51.28
SD 6		Richard Larson	1,240	63.33	Leonard O. Mosher	482	24.62	Donn Edmunds	236	12.05	—	—	—	1,958	758	38.71
SD 7		Carl LeJambre III	1,397	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,397	1,397	100.00
SD 8		Sheldon Campbell	482	52.45	Larry J. Harmon	437	47.55	—	—	—	—	—	—	919	45	4.90
SD 9		Roger G. Britton	593	66.93	J. O. Mingle	293	33.07	—	—	—	—	—	—	886	300	33.86
SD 10		Terry Guice	1,180	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,180	1,180	100.00
SD 11		Bob Grieve	1,336	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,336	1,336	100.00
SD 15		Janice Bodine	825	51.95	Ken Robison	763	48.05	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,588	62	3.90
SD 16		Boyd Eddins	2,414	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,414	2,414	100.00
SD 17		Bob LaLonde	2,829	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,829	2,829	100.00
SD 18		Hank Coe	3,461	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3,461	3,461	100.00
SD 19		Carroll Miller	2,076	57.51	Allan Howard	1,534	42.49	—	—	—	—	—	—	3,610	542	15.01
SD 20		John Rankine	1,938	61.17	Thomas Chaffer	1,230	38.83	—	—	—	—	—	—	3,168	708	22.35
SD 21		Tim Kinnison	1,647	73.72	Ed Miller	587	26.28	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,234	1,060	47.45
SD 22		Robert Trent	1,631	51.52	Don Odegard	1,535	48.48	—	—	—	—	—	—	3,166	96	3.03
SD 23		Larry Gilbertz	1,869	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,869	1,869	100.00
SD 24		Mike Enzi	2,409	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,409	2,409	100.00
SD 25		Clint Dunning	1,534	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,534	1,534	100.00
SD 26		Bob Peck	1,937	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,937	1,937	100.00
SD 27		Gail Zimmerman	1,816	73.20	Philip McCauley	665	26.80	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,481	1,151	46.39
SD 28		Susan Anderson	1,390	57.80	Mike Burke	1,015	42.20	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,405	375	15.59
SD 29		Barbara Cubin	1,760	58.80	Rod Robinder	1,233	41.20	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,993	527	17.61
SD 30		Charles K. Scott	1,626	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,626	1,626	100.00

Democratic primaries

Only three races saw more than one candidate stand in the Democratic primary. For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed will not be shown. ^{[8] [9]}

District		Winners			Runners-up			Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
SD 2		Cisco Valdez	1,396	100.00	—	—	—	1,396	1,396	100.00
SD 4		Pat Hacker	2,187	100.00	—	—	—	2,187	2,187	100.00
SD 5		Liz Byrd	1,504	100.00	—	—	—	1,504	1,504	100.00
SD 6		Rich Cathcart	1,197	65.88	Carrol Orrison	620	34.12	1,817	577	31.76
SD 5		Guy Cameron	2,098	100.00	—	—	—	2,098	2,098	100.00
SD 8		James L. Applegate	1,878	100.00	—	—	—	1,878	1,878	100.00
SD 9		Lisa Kinney	1,569	100.00	—	—	—	1,569	1,569	100.00
SD 10		Pete Maxfield	1,200	100.00	—	—	—	1,200	1,200	100.00
SD 12		Frank Prevedel	2,489	100.00	—	—	—	2,489	2,489	100.00
SD 13		Carl Maldonado	2,119	100.00	—	—	—	2,119	2,119	100.00
SD 14		Mark O. Harris	1,448	100.00	—	—	—	1,448	1,448	100.00
SD 15		Greg Philips	1,033	75.79	Joe Loftin	330	24.21	1,363	703	51.58
SD 17		Mike Gierau	1,190	100.00	—	—	—	1,190	1,190	100.00
SD 20		Mike Hanify	1,089	100.00	—	—	—	1,089	1,089	100.00
SD 21		Don Finzer	1,270	100.00	—	—	—	1,270	1,270	100.00
SD 22		Peggy Sanders	1,065	100.00	—	—	—	1,065	1,065	100.00
SD 23		Sandy Daly	479	100.00	—	—	—	479	479	100.00
SD 25		John Vinich	1,992	100.00	—	—	—	1,992	1,992	100.00
SD 27		Robert Penney	1,441	100.00	—	—	—	1,441	1,441	100.00
SD 28		Keith Goodenough	1,326	76.38	P.J. Rose	410	23.62	1,736	916	52.76
SD 29		Barbara Reese	1,365	100.00	—	—	—	1,365	1,365	100.00
SD 30		Michael Rogers	1,319	100.00	—	—	—	1,319	1,319	100.00

Barbara Reese withdrew from the race after the Democratic primary.

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