Wyoming's 12th State Senate district

Last updated

Wyoming's 12th
State Senate district
Flag of Wyoming.svg
WY SD12 (2022).svg
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]

Contents

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 – 1997 Elected in 1992. [5]
Rae Lynn Job Democratic 1997 – 2008 Elected in 1996. [6]
Re-elected in 2000. [7]
Re-elected in 2004. [8]
Resigned in 2008. [9]
Marty Martin Democratic 2008 – 2013 Elected in 2008. [10]
Appointed in 2008. [9]
Bernadine Craft Democratic 2013 – 2017 Elected in 2012. [11]
Liisa Anselmi-Dalton Democratic 2017 – 2021 Elected in 2016. [12]
John Kolb Republican 2021 – present Elected in 2020. [13]
Re-elected in 2024. [14]

Recent election results

2008

Senate district 12 general election [10]
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 [11]
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 [12]
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 [13]
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 [14]
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] [15]
WY SD12 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [16] [17]
WY SD12 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [18] [19]

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 12, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Senate District 12: Senator John Kolb". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Democrats name Martin's replacement". Casper Star-Tribune . November 27, 2008. p. 13. Retrieved June 21, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 6. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "2024 General Election Senate Candidates Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2024. p. 7. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  16. ↑ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  17. ↑ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  18. ↑ "District: SD12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.