Wyoming's 17th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 17th
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 17th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Mike Gierau
D – Jackson
Demographics80%  White
1%  Black
15%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
1% Other
3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)19,737 [1]

Wyoming's 17th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Teton County. [2] It is represented by Democratic Senator Mike Gierau of Jackson. [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
Bob LaLonde Republican 1993 – 1995 Elected in 1992. [5]
Grant Larson Republican 1995 – 2011 Elected in 1994. [6]
Re-elected in 1998. [7]
Re-elected in 2002. [8]
Re-elected in 2006. [9]
Leland Christensen Republican 2011 – 2019 Elected in 2010. [10]
Re-elected in 2014. [11]
Mike Gierau Democratic 2019 – present Elected in 2018. [12]
Re-elected in 2022. [13]

Recent election results

2006

Senate district 17 general election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Grant Larson (incumbent) 4,349 52.52%
Democratic Chuck Herz3,93147.47%
Total votes8,280 100.0%
Republican hold

2010

Senate district 17 general election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Leland Christensen 4,361 55.10%
Democratic Tom Frisbie3,54744.81%
Write-ins 60.07%
Total votes7,914 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes203
Republican hold

2014

Senate district 17 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Leland Christensen (incumbent) 4,926 98.24%
Write-ins 881.75%
Total votes5,014 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1708
Republican hold

2018

Senate district 17 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Gierau 6,008 62.27%
Republican Kate Mead3,63137.63%
Write-ins 90.09%
Total votes9,648 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes205
Democratic gain from Republican

2022

Senate district 17 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Gierau (incumbent) 5,142 62.79%
Republican Steve Duerr2,61531.93%
Libertarian Amanda Padilla4215.14%
Write-ins 100.12%
Total votes8,188 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes180
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY SD17 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [14]
WY SD17 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [15] [16]
WY SD17 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 17, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Senate District 17: Senator Mike Gierau". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune . November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 4. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 4. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 9. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 9. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 5. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 9. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  15. ↑ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  16. ↑ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  17. ↑ "District: SD17" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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