Wyoming's 12th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 12th
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 12th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  John Kolb
R Rock Springs
Demographics77%  White
2%  Black
16%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
2% Other
2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)17,186 [1]

Wyoming's 12th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Sweetwater County. [2] It is represented by Republican Senator John Kolb of Rock Springs. [2] [3]

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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

RepresentativePartyTermNote
Frank Prevedel Democratic 1993 – 1997Elected in 1992. [5]
Rae Lynn Job Democratic 1997 – 2009Elected in 1996. [6]
Re-elected in 2000. [7]
Re-elected in 2004. [8]
Marty Martin Democratic 2009 – 2013 Elected in 2008. [9]
Bernadine Craft Democratic 2013 – 2017 Elected in 2012. [10]
Liisa Anselmi-Dalton Democratic 2017 – 2021 Elected in 2016. [11]
John Kolb Republican 2021 – present Elected in 2020. [12]
Re-elected in 2024. [13]

Recent election results

2008

Senate district 12 general election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marty Martin 5,056 97.28%
Write-ins 1412.71%
Total votes5,197 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,232
Democratic hold

2012

Senate district 12 general election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bernadine Craft 5,260 97.19%
Write-ins 1522.80%
Total votes5,412 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,260
Democratic hold

2016

Senate district 12 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Liisa Anselmi-Dalton 4,660 95.66%
Write-ins 2114.33%
Total votes4,871 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,721
Democratic hold

2020

Senate district 12 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Kolb 3,278 55.76%
Democratic Liisa Anselmi-Dalton (incumbent)2,57643.82%
Write-ins 240.40%
Total votes5,878 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes179
Republican gain from Democratic

2024

Senate district 12 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Kolb (incumbent) 4,359 69.46%
Democratic Kenilynn S. Zanetti1,87329.84%
Write-ins 430.68%
Total votes6,275 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes318
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY SD12 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [14]
WY SD12 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [15] [16]
WY SD12 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]

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