Wyoming's 40th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 40th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 40th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Marilyn Connolly R – Buffalo
Demographics	92%  White 4%  Hispanic 1%  Native American 2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	10,443 [1]

Wyoming's 40th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses Johnson County and part of Sheridan County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Marilyn Connolly of Buffalo. ^{[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
John P. Marton	Republican	1993 – 1997	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Doug Osborn	Republican	1997 – 2007	Elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9] Re-elected in 2002. [10] Re-elected in 2004. [11]
Mike Madden	Republican	2007 – 2019	Elected in 2006. [12] Re-elected in 2008. [13] Re-elected in 2010. [14] Re-elected in 2012. [15] Re-elected in 2014. [16] Re-elected in 2016. [17]
Richard Tass	Republican	2019 – 2021	Elected in 2018. [18]
Barry Crago	Republican	2021 – 2025	Elected in 2020. [19] Re-elected in 2022. [20]
Marilyn Connolly	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [21]

Recent election results

2014

House district 40 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Madden (Incumbent)	2,827	97.14%
	Write-ins		83	2.85%
Total votes			2,910	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			586
	Republican hold

2016

House district 40 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Madden (Incumbent)	3,534	80.06%
	Democratic	Greg Haas	834	18.89%
	Write-ins		46	1.042%
Total votes			4,414	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			274
	Republican hold

2018

House district 40 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Tass	2,355	60.13%
	Independent	Chris Schock	1,552	39.63%
	Write-ins		9	0.22%
Total votes			3,916	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			198
	Republican hold

2020

House district 40 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Crago	4,489	98.14%
	Write-ins		85	1.85%
Total votes			4,574	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			611
	Republican hold

2022

House district 40 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Crago (Incumbent)	4,007	96.36%
	Write-ins		151	3.63%
Total votes			4,158	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			560
	Republican hold

2024

House district 40 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Connolly	4,806	95.03%
	Write-ins		251	4.96%
Total votes			5,057	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			805
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Johnson County Sheridan County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [22]
	Johnson County Sheridan County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[23] [24]
	Johnson County Sheridan County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[25] [26]

References

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22. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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