2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election

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2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election
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 2016November 6, 2018 2020  

All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives
31 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Steve Harshman Cathy Connolly
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 10, 2017January 10, 2017
Leader's seat37th13th
Seats before519
Seats won509
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote136,56535,228
Percentage75.2%19.4%

 Third party
 
Party Independent
Seats before0
Seats won1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote5,931
Percentage3.3%

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election results map.svg
Results of the election:
     Republican gain     Republican hold     Democratic gain     Democratic hold     Independent gain

Speaker before election

Steve Harshman
Republican

Elected Speaker

Steve Harshman
Republican

All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives were up for election on November 6, 2018, as part of the 2018 Wyoming elections. Primary elections were held on August 21. [1]

Contents

Results summary

Summary of the November 6, 2018 Wyoming House election results
Wyoming State House 2019-2021.svg
PartyCandidatesVotes %Seats
BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 57136,56575.251515050Decrease2.svg 1
Democratic 2535,22819.49999Steady2.svg
Independent 45,9313.30011Increase2.svg 1
Libertarian 11,5920.90000Steady2.svg
Write-in 2,3281.3
Total181,644100%60
Popular vote
Republican
75.2%
Democratic
19.4%
Independent
3.3%
Libertarian
0.9%
Write-in
1.3%
House seats
Republican
83.3%
Democratic
15.0%
Independent
1.7%

Detailed results by State House district

Source: [2]

District 1

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tyler Lindholm (incumbent) 3,688 98.3
Write-in 651.7
Total votes3,753 100%
Republican hold

District 2

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 2
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hans Hunt (incumbent) 3,261 98.3
Write-in 571.7
Total votes3,318 100%
Republican hold

District 3

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 3
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric Barlow (incumbent) 2,811 99.2
Write-in 230.8
Total votes2,834 100%
Republican hold

District 4

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 4
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Kirkbride (incumbent) 3,645 98.0
Write-in 752.0
Total votes3,720 100%
Republican hold

District 5

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shelly Duncan 2,760 76.7
Democratic Joan Brinkley79822.2
Write-in 411.1
Total votes3,599 100%
Republican hold

District 6

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 6
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Aaron Clausen (incumbent) 2,942 99.2
Write-in 230.8
Total votes2,965 100%
Republican hold

District 7

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 7
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sue Wilson (incumbent) 4,283 98.5
Write-in 671.5
Total votes4,350 100%
Republican hold

District 8

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 8
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Nicholas (incumbent) 2,212 57.7
Democratic Mitch Guthrie1,60942.0
Write-in 100.3
Total votes3,831 100%
Republican hold

District 9

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 9
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Landon Brown (incumbent) 2,594 98.7
Write-in 341.3
Total votes2,628 100%
Republican hold

District 10

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 10
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Eklund Jr. (incumbent) 3,332 79.9
Democratic Jenefer Pasqua82519.8
Write-in 140.3
Total votes4,171 100%
Republican hold

District 11

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 11
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jared Olsen (incumbent) 1,275 53.6
Democratic Calob Taylor1,09846.2
Write-in 50.2
Total votes2,378 100%
Republican hold

District 12

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 12
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clarence Styvar 1,359 55.9
Democratic Ryan Lindsey1,06343.8
Write-in 70.3
Total votes2,429 100%
Republican hold

District 13

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 13
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cathy Connolly (incumbent) 2,477 96.2
Write-in 993.8
Total votes2,576 100%
Democratic hold

District 14

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 14
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Furphy (incumbent) 1,714 51.2
Democratic Lorraine Saulino-Klein1,62848.7
Write-in 30.1
Total votes3,345 100%
Republican hold

District 15

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 15
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donald Burkhart (incumbent) 1,997 97.6
Write-in 502.4
Total votes2,047 100%
Republican hold

District 16

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 16
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Yin 2,530 59.6
Republican Barbara Allen1,71240.3
Write-in 40.1
Total votes4,246 100%
Democratic hold

District 17

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 17
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic JoAnn Dayton-Selman (incumbent) 1,240 59.3
Republican Traci Ciepiela (withdrawn)84140.2
Write-in 110.5
Total votes2,092 100%
Democratic hold

District 18

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 18
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas Crank (incumbent) 3,088 98.3
Write-in 521.7
Total votes3,140 100%
Republican hold

District 19

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 19
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Eyre (incumbent) 2,617 98.1
Write-in 511.9
Total votes2,668 100%
Republican hold

District 20

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 20
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert Sommers (incumbent) 2,749 99.0
Write-in 291.0
Total votes2,778 100%
Republican hold

District 21

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Evan Simpson (incumbent) 3,184 99.5
Write-in 170.5
Total votes3,201 100%
Republican hold

District 22

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 22
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jim Roscoe 2,495 55.6
Republican Marti Halverson (incumbent)1,98344.2
Write-in 120.3
Total votes4,490 100%
Independent gain from Republican

District 23

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 23
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy Schwartz (incumbent) 3,358 62.9
Republican Alex Muromcew1,97937.1
Write-in 30.1
Total votes5,340 100%
Democratic hold

District 24

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 24
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sandy Newsome 2,759 72.1
Democratic Paul Fees1,04727.4
Write-in 220.6
Total votes3,828 100%
Republican hold

District 25

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Laursen (incumbent) 2,586 96.0
Write-in 1074.0
Total votes2,693 100%
Republican hold

District 26

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 26
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jamie Flitner (incumbent) 2,832 98.8
Write-in 331.2
Total votes2,865 100%
Republican hold

District 27

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 27
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Greear (incumbent) 2,892 98.3
Write-in 491.7
Total votes2,941 100%
Republican hold

District 28

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Winter 2,906 75.1
Democratic Howie Samelson95424.7
Write-in 100.3
Total votes3,870 100%
Republican hold

District 29

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 29
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Kinner (incumbent) 2,550 98.3
Write-in 431.7
Total votes2,593 100%
Republican hold

District 30

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 30
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Jennings (incumbent) 2,870 96.3
Write-in 1103.7
Total votes2,980 100%
Republican hold

District 31

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 31
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Clem (incumbent) 1,826 69.0
Independent Dave Hardesty81430.8
Write-in 70.3
Total votes2,647 100%
Republican hold

District 32

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 32
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Timothy Hallinan (incumbent) 2,223 67.4
Independent Chad Trebby1,07032.4
Write-in 70.2
Total votes3,300 100%
Republican hold

District 33

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 33
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andi Clifford 1,317 51.1
Republican Jim Allen (incumbent)1,25948.8
Write-in 30.1
Total votes2,579 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 34

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 34
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Salazar (incumbent) 3,105 98.8
Write-in 381.2
Total votes3,143 100%
Republican hold

District 35

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 35
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe MacGuire (incumbent) 3,411 98.1
Write-in 661.9
Total votes3,477 100%
Republican hold

District 36

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 36
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Art Washut 1,407 55.9
Democratic Debbie Bovee (incumbent)1,10644.0
Write-in 20.1
Total votes2,515 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 37

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 37
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Harshman (incumbent) 3,215 96.7
Write-in 1103.3
Total votes3,325 100%
Republican hold

District 38

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 38
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Walters (incumbent) 2,656 97.7
Write-in 632.3
Total votes2,719 100%
Republican hold

District 39

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 39
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stan Blake (incumbent) 1,823 95.1
Write-in 944.9
Total votes1,917 100%
Democratic hold

District 40

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 32
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Tass 2,355 60.1
Independent Chris Schock1,55239.6
Write-in 90.2
Total votes3,916 100%
Republican hold

District 41

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 41
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Henderson (incumbent) 1,552 50.7
Democratic Sean Castaneda1,50749.2
Write-in 40.1
Total votes3,063 100%
Republican hold

District 42

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 42
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Blackburn (incumbent) 2,187 65.8
Democratic Juliet Daniels1,13034.0
Write-in 50.2
Total votes3,322 100%
Republican hold

District 43

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 43
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Zwonitzer (incumbent) 1,901 97.1
Write-in 562.9
Total votes1,957 100%
Republican hold

District 44

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 44
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sara Burlingame 1,058 51.6
Republican Paul Johnson98948.2
Write-in 30.1
Total votes2,050 100%
Democratic hold

District 45

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 45
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Pelkey (incumbent) 1,784 60.0
Republican Roxie Jackson Hensley1,18539.8
Write-in 60.2
Total votes2,975 100%
Democratic hold

District 46

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 46
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Haley (incumbent) 2,317 54.2
Democratic Jackie Grimes1,94445.5
Write-in 100.2
Total votes4,271 100%
Republican hold

District 47

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 47
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Paxton (incumbent) 2,912 98.6
Write-in 401.4
Total votes2,952 100%
Republican hold

District 48

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 48
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clark Stith (incumbent) 1,882 96.6
Write-in 663.4
Total votes1,948 100%
Republican hold

District 49

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 49
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Garry Piiparinen (incumbent) 2,166 96.6
Write-in 773.4
Total votes2,243 100%
Republican hold

District 50

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 50
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Northrup (incumbent) 3,288 80.7
Democratic Mike Specht76318.7
Write-in 220.5
Total votes4,073 100%
Republican hold

District 51

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 51
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cyrus Western 4,140 98.2
Write-in 761.8
Total votes4,216 100%
Republican hold

District 52

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 52
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Pownall (incumbent) 2,060 96.0
Write-in 864.0
Total votes2,146 100%
Republican hold

District 53

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 53
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roy Edwards (incumbent) 1,793 97.4
Write-in 482.6
Total votes1,841 100%
Republican hold

District 54

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 54
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lloyd Larsen (incumbent) 2,305 52.6
Democratic Mark Calhoun2,07347.3
Write-in 50.1
Total votes4,383 100%
Republican hold

District 55

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 55
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Miller (incumbent) 1,645 50.6
Libertarian Bethany Baldes1,59249.0
Write-in 110.3
Total votes3,248 100%
Republican hold

District 56

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 56
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jerry Obermueller (incumbent) 2,240 96.2
Write-in 893.8
Total votes2,329 100%
Republican hold

District 57

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 57
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Gray (incumbent) 1,542 60.6
Democratic Jane Ifland98938.9
Write-in 120.5
Total votes2,543 100%
Republican hold

District 58

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 58
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pat Sweeney (incumbent) 1,883 96.2
Write-in 753.8
Total votes1,958 100%
Republican hold

District 59

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 59
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bunky Loucks (incumbent) 1,700 66.6
Democratic Laurie Longtine84333.0
Write-in 80.3
Total votes2,551 100%
Republican hold

District 60

2018 Wyoming House of Representatives election, District 60
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Freeman (incumbent) 2,208 95.5
Write-in 1044.5
Total votes2,312 100%
Democratic hold

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