Wyoming's 14th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 14th
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 14th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Laura Taliaferro Pearson
R Kemmerer
Demographics90%  White
6%  Hispanic
3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)20,209 [1]

Wyoming's 14th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Sublette County as well as parts of Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Uinta counties. [2] It is represented by Republican Senator Laura Taliaferro Pearson of Kemmerer. [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
Mark O. Harris Democratic 1993 – 2002 Elected in 1992. [5]
Re-elected in 1996. [6]
Re-elected in 2000. [7]
Resigned in 2002. [8]
Larry Caller Democratic 2002 – 2005Appointed in 2002. [9]
Stan Cooper Republican 2005 – 2017 Elected in 2004. [10]
Re-elected in 2008. [11]
Re-elected in 2012. [12]
Fred Baldwin Republican 2017 – 2025 Elected in 2016. [13]
Re-elected in 2020. [14]
Laura Taliaferro Pearson Republican 2025 – present Elected in 2024. [15]

Recent election results

2008

Senate district 14 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stan Cooper (incumbent) 7,250 98.69%
Write-ins 961.30%
Total votes7,346 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,168
Republican hold

2012

Senate district 14 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stan Cooper (incumbent) 6,766 87.03%
Wyoming CountryJohn Vincent Love97812.58%
Write-ins 300.38%
Total votes7,774 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes621
Republican hold

2016

Senate district 14 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred Baldwin 6,939 84.69%
Democratic Charlotte Sedey1,23715.09%
Write-ins 170.20%
Total votes8,193 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes447
Republican hold

2020

Senate district 14 general election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred Baldwin (incumbent) 7,779 97.06%
Write-ins 2352.93%
Total votes8,014 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,284
Republican hold

2024

Senate district 14 general election [15] :8
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Laura Taliaferro Pearson 8,025 94.20%
Write-ins 4945.79%
Total votes8,519 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,297
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY SD14 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [16]
WY SD14 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]
WY SD14 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [19] [20]

References

  1. "State Senate District 14, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  3. "Senate District 14: Senator Laura Taliaferro Pearson". 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. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  8. "Harris resigns Senate seat". Casper Star-Tribune . December 11, 2002. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Larry Caller Tabbed for Senate seat". Casper Star-Tribune . December 27, 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 7. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  15. 1 2 "2024 General Election Senate Candidates Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State . Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  16. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  17. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  18. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  19. "District: SD14" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  20. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2024.