1994 Wyoming Senate election

1994 Wyoming Senate election

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18 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate Odd-numbered seats, 20, 22, and 28 up
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jerry B. Dixon (retiring) Lisa Kinney (retiring) Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 1st district 9th district Seats before 20 10 Seats after 20 10 Seat change Popular vote 73,362 37,299 Percentage 65.56% 33.33%
Senate President before election Jerry B. Dixon Republican Elected Senate President Boyd L. Eddins Republican

The 1994 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 53rd session as part of the 1994 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 16. All odd-numbered seats were up for election, as well as districts 20, 22, and 28. Both Republicans and Democrats flipped one seat.

The election was held concurrently with elections for the state house, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senate, and governor.

Summary

Party		Candidates [1]			Seats
		Num.	Vote	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republicans	16	73,362	65.56%	20	13	13	20
	Democrats	11	37,299	33.33%	10	5	5	10
	Libertarians	2	1,245	1.11%	0	0	0	0
	Totals	29	111,906	100.00%	30	18		30

District	Incumbent [2]			Elected [3]			Result		Notes
	Party		Senator	Party		Senator
SD 1		Rep.	Jerry B. Dixon		Rep.	Bill Barton		Rep. hold.	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 3		Rep.	Jim Geringer		Rep.	Curt Meier		Rep hold.	Incumbent elected governor.
SD 5		Rep.	Cynthia Lummis		Rep.	Donald Lawler		Rep hold.	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 7		Dem.	Guy Cameron		Dem.	Guy Cameron		Dem hold.
SD 9		Dem.	Lisa F. Kinney		Rep.	Vincent Picard		Rep gain.	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 11		Rep.	Bob Grieve		Rep.	Bob Grieve		Rep hold.
SD 13		Dem.	Carl Maldonado		Dem.	Ray Sarcletti		Dem hold.	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 15		Dem.	Gregory Phillips		Dem.	Gregory Phillips		Dem hold.
SD 17		Rep.	Bob LaLonde		Rep.	Grant Larson		Rep hold.	Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 19		Rep.	Carroll Miller		Rep.	Carroll Miller		Rep hold.
SD 20*		Rep.	Gerald Geis		Rep.	Gerald Geis		Rep hold.	Incumbent appointed in 1993 after the resignation of John Rankine. [4]
SD 21		Rep.	Tom Kinnison		Rep.	Tom Kinnison		Rep hold.
SD 22*		Rep.	John Schiffer		Rep.	John Schiffer		Rep hold.	Incumbent appointed in 1993 after the resignation of Robert H. Trent. [4]
SD 23		Rep.	Larry Gilbertz		Rep.	Larry Gilbertz		Rep hold.
SD 25		Dem.	John Vinich		Dem.	John Vinich		Dem hold.
SD 27		Rep.	Gail Zimmerman		Rep.	Gail Zimmerman		Rep hold.
SD 28*		Rep.	Mary C. MacGuire		Dem.	Keith Goodenough		Dem gain.	Incumbent appointed in 1993 after the resignation of Susan Anderson and lost re-election. [4]
SD 29		Rep.	Barbara Cubin		Rep.	Bill Hawks		Rep hold.	Incumbent elected to the U.S. House.

An asterisk (*) denotes an early election for an unexpired term.

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. ^[1]

District		Republicans			Democrats			Libertarians			Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
SD 1		Bill Barton	4,996	71.72	Bob Norlin	1,970	28.28	—	—	—	6,966	+3,026	+43.44
SD 3		Curt Meier	4,351	59.37	Harold Bovee	2,978	40.63	—	—	—	7,329	+1,373	+18.73
SD 5		Donald Lawler	3,612	58.02	Steve Freudenthal	2,613	41.98	—	—	—	6,225	+999	+16.05
SD 7		Byron Hirst	2,065	37.18	Guy Cameron	3,489	62.82	—	—	—	5,554	-1,424	-25.64
SD 9		Vincent Picard	2,752	49.30	Amber Travsky	2,569	46.02	Rod Heil	261	4.68	5,582	+183	+3.28
SD 11		Bob Grieve	5,447	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,447	+5,447	+100.00
SD 13		—	—	—	Ray Sarcletti	4,956	100.00	—	—	—	4,956	+4,956	+100.00
SD 15		Herb Weston	2,338	38.33	Gregory Phillips	3,762	61.67	—	—	—	6,100	-1,424	-23.34
SD 17		Grant Larson	5,934	57.97	Steve Thomas	4,302	42.03	—	—	—	10,236	+1,632	+15.94
SD 19		Carroll Miller	5,900	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,900	+5,900	+100.00
SD 20*		Gerald Geis	6,196	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,196	+6,196	+100.00
SD 21		Tom Kinnison	5,238	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,238	+5,238	+100.00
SD 22*		John Schiffer	5,703	85.28	—	—	—	Larry Gray	984	14.72	6,687	+4719	+70.57
SD 23		Larry Gilbertz	4,708	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,708	+4,708	+100.00
SD 25		—	—	—	John Vinich	5,005	100.00	—	—	—	5,005	-5,005	-100.00
SD 27		Gail Zimmerman	6,066	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,066	+6,066	+100.00
SD 28*		Mary C. MacGuire	3,272	49.47	Keith Goodenough	3342	50.53	—	—	—	6614	-70	-1.06
SD 29		Bill Hawks	4784	67.41	Worth Christie	2313	32.59	—	—	—	7097	+2471	+34.82

An asterisk (*) denotes an early election for an unexpired term.

Republican primaries

For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed will not be shown. ^{[5] [6]}

District		Winners			Runners-up						Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
SD 1		Bill Barton	4,004	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,004	4,004	100.00
SD 3		Curt Meier	3,498	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	3,498	3,498	100.00
SD 5		Donald Lawler	1,322	55.41	Ronald Pretty	1,064	44.59	—	—	—	2,386	258	10.81
SD 7		Byron Hirst	1,454	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,454	1,454	100.00
SD 9		Vincent Picard	699	57.91	Roger Brittom	508	42.09	—	—	—	1,207	191	15.82
SD 11		Bob Grieve	1,846	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,846	1,846	100.00
SD 15		Herb Weston	1,389	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,389	1,389	100.00
SD 17		Grant Larson	2,767	63.49	Bob Morris	8,28	19.00	Maria Sue Gordon	763	17.51	4,358	1,939	44.49
SD 19		Carroll Miller	2,771	69.64	Kent Bailey	1,208	30.36	—	—	—	3979	1,563	39.28
SD 20*		Gerald Geis	4,359	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,359	4,359	100.00
SD 21		Tom Kinnison	2,590	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,590	2,590	100.00
SD 22*		John Schiffer	3,705	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	3,705	3,705	100.00
SD 23		Larry Gilbertz	3,131	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	3,131	3,131	100.00
SD 27		Gail Zimmerman	2,356	76.44	Phil McCauley	726	23.56	—	—	—	3,082	1,630	52.89
SD 28*		Mary C. MacGuire	1,398	51.91	Rick Bonander	1,295	48.09	—	—	—	2,693	103	3.82
SD 29		Bill Hawks	2,057	61.96	Mike Hentrich	1,263	38.04	—	—	—	3,320	794	23.92

An asterisk (*) denotes an early election for an unexpired term.

Democratic primaries

Only one race, District 9, 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. ^{[5] [6]}

District		Winners			Runners-up			Total
		Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
SD 1		Bob Norlin	673	100.00	—	—	—	673	673	100.00
SD 3		Harold Bovee	1,443	100.00	—	—	—	1,443	1,443	100.00
SD 5		Steve Freudenthal	1,160	100.00	—	—	—	1,160	1,160	100.00
SD 7		Guy Cameron	1,495	100.00	—	—	—	1,495	1,495	100.00
SD 9		Amber Travsky	896	57.40	Warren Lauer	665	42.60	1,561	231	14.80
SD 13		Ray Sarcletti	2,904	100.00	—	—	—	2,904	2,904	100.00
SD 15		Gregory Phillips	2,208	100.00	—	—	—	2,208	2,208	100.00
SD 17		Steve Thomas	1,095	100.00	—	—	—	1,095	1,095	100.00
SD 25		John Vinich	1,612	100.00	—	—	—	1,612	1,612	100.00
SD 28*		Keith Goodenough	1,249	100.00	—	—	—	1,249	1,249	100.00
SD 29		Worth Christie	1,142	100.00	—	—	—	1,142	1,142	100.00

An asterisk (*) denotes an early election for an unexpired term.

References

1. "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com. November 10, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
2. Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 62. ISBN   978-0-9789829-2-8 . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
3. Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 66. ISBN   978-0-9789829-2-8 . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
4. "Karpan supports 'affordable' special legislative elections". Casper Star-Tribune . September 10, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved December 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Primary election results: Legislative districts". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com. August 18, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
6. "Unofficial primary election results - Natrona County". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com. August 17, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2024.