Wyoming's 19th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 19th
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 19th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Dan Laursen
R – Powell
Demographics85%  White
10%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
1% Other
3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)18,095 [1]

Wyoming's 19th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses parts of Big Horn and Park counties. [2] It is represented by Republican Senator Dan Laursen of Powell. [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
Carroll S. Miller Republican 1993 – 2003 Elected in 1992. [5]
Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Re-elected in 1998. [7]
Laness Northrup Republican 2003 – 2005 Elected in 2002. [8] [9]
Died in 2005. [10]
R. Ray Peterson Republican 2005 – 2019Appointed in 2005. [10]
Elected in 2006. [11]
Re-elected in 2010. [12]
Re-elected in 2014. [13]
R. J. Kost Republican 2019 – 2023 Elected in 2018. [14]
Dan Laursen Republican 2023-present Elected in 2022. [15]

Recent election results

2006

Senate district 19 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican R. Ray Peterson (incumbent) 5,985 100.0%
Total votes5,985 100.0%
Republican hold

2010

Senate district 19 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican R. Ray Peterson (incumbent) 5,678 99.12%
Write-ins 500.87%
Total votes5,728 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes865
Republican hold

2014

Senate district 19 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican R. Ray Peterson (incumbent) 4,847 98.83%
Write-ins 571.16%
Total votes4,904 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes941
Republican hold

2018

Senate district 19 general election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican R. J. Kost 5,569 97.37%
Write-ins 1502.62%
Total votes5,719 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes741
Republican hold

2022

Senate district 19 general election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Laursen 5,538 93.84%
Write-ins 3636.15%
Total votes5,901 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes859
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY SD19 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [16]
WY SD19 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]
WY SD19 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 19, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Senate District 19: Senator Dan Laursen". 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. ↑ "Laness D. Northrup (Republican)". Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Legislator takes oath of office". Casper Star-Tribune . May 17, 2005. p. 13. Retrieved November 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 4. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 10. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 10. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 6. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 10. Retrieved November 13, 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 13, 2024.
  18. ↑ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  19. ↑ "District: SD19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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