Wyoming's 15th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 15th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 15th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Pam Thayer R – Rawlins
Demographics	71%  White 2%  Black 23%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1%  Native American 2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,020 [1]

Wyoming's 15th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses parts of Carbon and Sweetwater counties. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Pam Thayer of Rawlins. ^{[2] [3]}

In 1992, the state of Wyoming switched from electing state legislators by county to a district-based system. ^[4]

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Note
Bill Vasey	Democratic	1993 – 1995	Elected in 1992. [5]
Tony Rose	Republican	1995 – 2002	Elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9] Resigned in 2002. [10]
Dave Rader	Republican	2002 – 2003	Appointed in 2002. [10]
George Bagby	Democratic	2003 – 2011	Elected in 2002. [11] Re-elected in 2004. [12] Re-elected in 2006. [13] Re-elected in 2008. [14]
Donald Burkhart	Republican	2011 – 2025	Elected in 2010. [15] Re-elected in 2012. [16] Re-elected in 2014. [17] Re-elected in 2016. [18] Re-elected in 2018. [19] Re-elected in 2020. [20] Re-elected in 2022. [21]
Pam Thayer	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [22]

Recent election results

2014

House district 15 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Burkhart (Incumbent)	1,700	97.92%
	Write-ins		36	2.07%
Total votes			1,736	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			475
	Republican hold

2016

House district 15 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Burkhart (Incumbent)	2,086	66.70%
	Democratic	DeBari T. Martinez	1,030	32.93%
	Write-ins		11	0.35%
Total votes			3,127	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			95
	Republican hold

2018

House district 15 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Burkhart (Incumbent)	1,997	97.55%
	Write-ins		50	2.44%
Total votes			2,047	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			488
	Republican hold

2020

House district 15 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Burkhart (Incumbent)	2,052	63.98%
	Democratic	Jacquelin Wells	1,144	35.67%
	Write-ins		11	0.34%
Total votes			3,207	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			72
	Republican hold

2022

House district 15 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Burkhart (Incumbent)	1,552	71.29%
	Libertarian	Patrick Gonzales	602	27.65%
	Write-ins		23	1.05%
Total votes			2,177	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			116
	Republican hold

2024

House district 15 general election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pam Thayer	2,790	96.64%
	Write-ins		97	3.35%
Total votes			2,887	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			428
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Carbon County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [23]
	Carbon County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[24] [25]
	Carbon County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[26] [27]

References

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24. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2002. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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