2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with the 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming.

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election

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All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives 31 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Kermit Brown Mary Throne Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 13, 2015 January 7, 2013 Leader's seat 14th 11th Seats before 51 9 Seats won 51 9 Seat change Popular vote 164,140 68,510 Percentage 68.8% 28.7%
Results:      Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Republican hold     Republican gain
Speaker before election Kermit Brown Republican Elected Speaker Steve Harshman Republican

All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives were up for election on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 Wyoming elections. Primary elections were held on August 16. ^[1] This would be the last state house election in which Democrats won over 20% collectively.

Election summary

Summary of the November 8, 2016 Wyoming House election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					Before	Won	+/–
	Republican	55	164,140	68.8	51	51
	Democratic	50	68,510	28.7	9	9
	Constitution	2	2,186	0.9	0	0
	Independent	2	1,671	0.7	0	0
	Write-in		1,957	0.8
Total			238,464	100%	60

Popular vote Republican   68.8% Democratic   28.7% Constitution   0.9% Write-in   0.8% Independent   0.7%

House seats Republican   85.0% Democratic   15.0%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing [2]	Safe R	October 12, 2016

Detailed results by State House district

Source

District 1

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tyler Lindholm (incumbent)	4,606	89.8
	Democratic	Randy Leinen	510	10.0
	Write-in		12	0.2
Total votes			5,128	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hans Hunt (incumbent)	3,863	85.8
	Democratic	Harold Eaton	624	13.9
	Write-in		13	0.3
Total votes			4,500	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Barlow (incumbent)	3,822	98.5
	Write-in		60	1.5
Total votes			3,882	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Kirkbride (incumbent)	3,652	74.9
	Constitution	Harold Eaton	1,185	24.3
	Write-in		38	0.8
Total votes			4,875	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cheri Steinmetz (incumbent)	3,798	98.2
	Write-in		71	1.8
Total votes			4,875	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Clausen	3,996	87.4
	Democratic	Shalyn C. Anderson	565	12.4
	Write-in		10	0.2
Total votes			4,571	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Wilson (incumbent)	4,782	98.5
	Write-in		73	1.5
Total votes			4,855	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Nicholas (incumbent)	2,570	56.8
	Democratic	Linda Burt	1,941	42.9
	Write-in		11	0.2
Total votes			4,522	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Landon Brown	2,299	58.3
	Democratic	Mike Weiland	1,639	41.6
	Write-in		3	0.1
Total votes			3,941	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Eklund (incumbent)	4,187	82.5
	Democratic	Gaylan D. Wright, Sr.	846	16.7
	Write-in		21	0.4
Total votes			5,054	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 11

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jared Olsen	1,549	50.9
	Democratic	Mary Throne (incumbent)	1,487	48.9
	Write-in		5	0.2
Total votes			3,041	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 12

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 12

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lars Lone	1,756	53.4
	Democratic	Lee Filler	1,519	46.2
	Write-in		12	0.4
Total votes			3,287	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cathy Connolly (incumbent)	2,252	58.7
	Republican	Joey Correnti	1,564	40.8
	Write-in		20	0.5
Total votes			3,836	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 14

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Furphy	2,216	59.7
	Democratic	Erin O'Doherty	1,489	40.1
	Write-in		5	0.2
Total votes			3,710	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 15

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Burkhart (incumbent)	2,086	66.5
	Democratic	Erin O'Doherty	1,030	32.9
	Write-in		11	0.6
Total votes			3,710	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Gierau (incumbent)	3,740	97.4
	Write-in		100	2.6
Total votes			3,840	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 17

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	JoAnn Dayton (incumbent)	2,177	95.9
	Write-in		93	4.1
Total votes			2,270	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 18

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Crank	3,595	80.2
	Democratic	Michele Irwin	880	19.6
	Write-in		9	0.2
Total votes			4,484	100.0
	Republican hold

District 19

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Eyre	3,286	84.5
	Democratic	Mel McCreary	592	15.2
	Write-in		10	0.3
Total votes			3,888	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 20

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert Sommers (incumbent)	3,268	86.4
	Democratic	Jeanne Brown	504	13.3
	Write-in		10	0.3
Total votes			3,782	100.0
	Republican hold

District 21

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 21

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert McKim (incumbent)	3,832	91.4
	Democratic	David Fogle	344	8.2
	Write-in		18	0.4
Total votes			4,194	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marti Halverson (incumbent)	2,942	57.5
	Democratic	Marylee White	2,157	42.2
	Write-in		16	0.3
Total votes			5,115	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Schwartz (incumbent)	4,199	95.6
	Write-in		193	4.4
Total votes			4,392	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 24

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 24

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Court	2,254	46.1
	Independent	Sandy Newsome	1,421	29.1
	Democratic	Paul Fees	1,196	24.5
	Write-in		14	0.3
Total votes			4,885	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 25

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Laursen (incumbent)	3,135	78.6
	Democratic	Shane Tillotson	837	21.0
	Write-in		19	0.4
Total votes			3,991	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 26

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jamie Flitner	2,665	65.8
	Constitution	Joyce Collins	1,001	24.7
	Democratic	Jean Petty	384	9.4
	Write-in		6	0.1
Total votes			4,050	100.0
	Republican hold

District 27

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Greear (incumbent)	3,304	85.1
	Democratic	Robert McDonough, Jr.	565	14.6
	Write-in		15	0.3
Total votes			4,050	100.0
	Republican hold

District 28

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Winters (incumbent)	3,510	78.0
	Democratic	Howard Samelson	980	21.8
	Write-in		9	0.2
Total votes			4,050	100.0
	Republican hold

District 29

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 29

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Kinner (incumbent)	3,073	77.3
	Democratic	Sandra Kingsley	888	22.4
	Write-in		13	0.3
Total votes			3,974	100.0
	Republican hold

District 30

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Jennings (incumbent)	2,953	67.7
	Democratic	Val Burgess	1,402	32.1
	Write-in		9	0.2
Total votes			4,364	100.0
	Republican hold

District 31

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 31

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Clem (incumbent)	3,315	88.2
	Democratic	Val Burgess	431	11.5
	Write-in		12	0.3
Total votes			3,758	100.0
	Republican hold

District 32

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 32

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Hallinan (incumbent)	3,713	98.5
	Write-in		51	1.5
Total votes			3,764	100.0
	Republican hold

District 33

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 33

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Allen (incumbent)	1,534	51.0
	Democratic	Sergio Maldonado	1,467	48.8
	Write-in		7	0.2
Total votes			3,008	100.0
	Republican hold

District 34

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 34

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Salazar (incumbent)	3,890	98.7
	Write-in		53	1.3
Total votes			3,943	100.0
	Republican hold

District 35

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 35

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kendell Kroeker (incumbent)	3,879	74.8
	Democratic	Brett Governanti	1,286	24.8
	Write-in		20	0.4
Total votes			5,185	100.0
	Republican hold

District 36

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 36

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Bovee	1,910	52.7
	Republican	Gerald Gay (incumbent)	1,698	46.8
	Write-in		20	0.5
Total votes			3,628	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 37

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 37

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Harshman (incumbent)	3,885	79.4
	Democratic	Deirdre Stoelzle	975	19.9
	Write-in		34	0.3
Total votes			4,894	100.0
	Republican hold

District 38

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 38

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Walters (incumbent)	3,528	97.6
	Write-in		80	2.4
Total votes			3,338	100.0
	Republican hold

District 39

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 39

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stan Blake (incumbent)	2,628	95.3
	Write-in		131	4.7
Total votes			2,759	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 40

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 40

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Madden (incumbent)	3,534	80.1
	Democratic	Greg Haas	834	18.9
	Write-in		46	1.0
Total votes			4,414	100.0
	Republican hold

District 41

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 41

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Henderson	1,976	50.7
	Democratic	Amy Simpson	1,913	49.0
	Write-in		11	0.3
Total votes			3,900	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 42

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 42

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Blackburn (incumbent)	2,775	68.1
	Democratic	Juliet Daniels	1,290	31.7
	Write-in		10	0.2
Total votes			4,075	100.0
	Republican hold

District 43

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 43

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Zwonitzer (incumbent)	2,620	97.2
	Write-in		75	2.8
Total votes			2,695	100.0
	Republican hold

District 44

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 44

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James W. Byrd (incumbent)	1,412	53.8
	Republican	John Romero-Martinez	1,206	45.9
	Write-in		9	0.3
Total votes			2,627	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 45

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Pelkey (incumbent)	1,894	52.2
	Republican	Tom Schmit	1,728	47.6
	Write-in		8	0.2
Total votes			3,630	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 46

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 46

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Haley	2,935	58.4
	Democratic	Ken Chestek	2,086	41.5
	Write-in		7	0.1
Total votes			5,028	100.0
	Republican hold

District 47

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 47

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Paxton (incumbent)	3,309	83.9
	Democratic	Ken Casner	612	15.5
	Write-in		21	0.6
Total votes			3,942	100.0
	Republican hold

District 48

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 48

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Baker (incumbent)	1,957	58.3
	Democratic	Jackie Freeze	1,394	41.5
	Write-in		6	0.2
Total votes			3,357	100.0
	Republican hold

District 49

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 49

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Garry Piiparinen (incumbent)	2,747	76.3
	Democratic	Jackie Freeze	829	23.0
	Write-in		25	0.7
Total votes			3,601	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 50

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Northrup (incumbent)	4,077	81.7
	Democratic	Mike Specht	879	17.6
	Write-in		29	0.7
Total votes			4,985	100.0
	Republican hold

District 51

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 51

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bo Biteman	3,931	68.6
	Democratic	Hollis Hackman	1,754	30.6
	Write-in		46	0.8
Total votes			5,731	100.0
	Republican hold

District 52

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 52

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Pownall (incumbent)	2,696	79.8
	Democratic	Duffy Jenniges	633	18.7
	Write-in		49	1.5
Total votes			3,378	100.0
	Republican hold

District 53

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 53

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy Edwards (incumbent)	2,437	98.4
	Write-in		41	1.6
Total votes			2,478	100.0
	Republican hold

District 54

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 54

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lloyd Larsen (incumbent)	2,780	56.6
	Democratic	Julia Stuble	2,120	43.2
	Write-in		11	0.2
Total votes			4,911	100.0
	Republican hold

District 55

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 55

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Miller (incumbent)	3,384	97.8
	Write-in		76	2.2
Total votes			3,460	100.0
	Republican hold

District 56

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 56

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Obermueller	2,243	59.7
	Democratic	Dan Neal	1,512	40.2
	Write-in		5	0.1
Total votes			3,760	100.0
	Republican hold

District 57

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 57

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Gray	2,261	64.0
	Democratic	Julia Stuble	1,252	35.4
	Write-in		20	0.6
Total votes			3,533	100.0
	Republican hold

District 58

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 58

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Sweeney	2,407	76.2
	Democratic	Michael McDaniel	482	15.3
	Independent	Joe Parambo	250	7.9
	Write-in		19	0.6
Total votes			3,158	100.0
	Republican hold

District 59

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bunky Loucks (incumbent)	2,462	69.1
	Democratic	Laurie Longtine	1,082	30.4
	Write-in		20	0.5
Total votes			3,564	100.0
	Republican hold

District 60

2016 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Freeman (incumbent)	3,088	96.4
	Write-in		116	3.6
Total votes			3,204	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "2016 Wyoming Election Calendar" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
2. Cournoyer, Caroline (October 12, 2016). "November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures". Governing. Retrieved June 24, 2024.