Wyoming's 15th State Senate district

Wyoming's 15th State Senate district
Wyoming's 15th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator	Wendy Davis Schuler R – Evanston
Demographics	86%  White 10%  Hispanic 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	18,254 [1]

Wyoming's 15th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Uinta County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Wendy Davis Schuler of Evanston. ^{[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
Gregory A. Phillips	Democratic	1993 – 1999	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Ken Decaria	Democratic	1999 – 2009	Elected in 1998. [7] Re-elected in 2002. [8] Re-elected in 2006. [9] Resigned in 2009. [10]
Saundra Meyer	Democratic	2009 – 2011	Appointed in 2009. [11]
Paul Barnard	Republican	2011 – 2019	Elected in 2010. [12] Re-elected in 2014. [13]
Wendy Davis Schuler	Republican	2019 – present	Elected in 2018. [14] Re-elected in 2022. [15]

Recent election results

2006

Senate district 15 general election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Decaria (incumbent)	4,038	100.0%
Total votes			4,038	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2010

Senate district 15 general election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Barnard	2,550	55.13%
	Democratic	Saundra Meyer (incumbent)	2,061	44.56%
	Write-ins		14	0.30%
Total votes			4,625	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			105
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Senate district 15 general election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Barnard (incumbent)	3,329	65.69%
	Democratic	Bret McCoy	1,702	33.58%
	Write-ins		36	0.71%
Total votes			5,067	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			241
	Republican hold

2018

Senate district 15 general election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendy Davis Schuler	4,903	97.64%
	Write-ins		118	2.35%
Total votes			5,021	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			755
	Republican hold

2022

Senate district 15 general election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendy Davis Schuler (incumbent)	5,243	96.44%
	Write-ins		193	3.55%
Total votes			5,436	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			771
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Uinta County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [16]
	Uinta County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[17] [18]
	Uinta County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[19] [20]

References

1. "State Senate District 15, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
2. "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
3. "Senate District 15: Senator Wendy Schuler". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
4. "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
5. "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune . November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 4. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
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10. "Dems work to fill Senate seats". Casper Star-Tribune . July 7, 2009. p. 3. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "State swears in two senators". Casper Star-Tribune . August 1, 2009. p. 3. Retrieved November 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
13. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
14. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 5. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
15. "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 8. Retrieved November 11, 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 11, 2024.
18. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 11, 2024.
19. "District: SD15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
20. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2024.