Wyoming's 1st House of Representatives district

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Wyoming's 1st State
House of Representatives
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Wyoming's 1st House of Representatives district
as of 2022
Representative
  Chip Neiman
R – Hulett
Demographics92%  White
2%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
4%  Multiracial
Population (2023 [1] )
 • Citizens of voting age		9,688
7,593

Wyoming's 1st House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Chip Neiman since 2021, who has served as Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives since 2025.

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History

Numbered legislative districts did not exist in Wyoming prior to 1992, as all House districts were apportioned among the 23 counties of Wyoming, with each county electing between one and nine representatives using plurality block voting. The apportionment being strictly based on counties led to the state house map having a representational deviation of over 83 percent, violating the principle of one man, one vote. [2] This setup was struck down by the courts in Gorin v. Karpan, and Wyoming has used a single-member district plan ever since. [3]

Geography

House District 1 currently contains two counties in northeastern Wyoming:

House District 1, along with House District 52, is nested into Senate District 1. [4]

List of members

RepresentativePartyTermNote
Marlene Simons Republican 1993 – 2003Elected in 1992. [5]
Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Re-elected in 1996. [7]
Re-elected in 1998. [8]
Re-elected in 2000. [9]
Mark Semlek Republican 2003 – 2015Elected in 2002. [10]
Re-elected in 2004. [11]
Re-elected in 2006. [12]
Re-elected in 2008. [13]
Re-elected in 2010. [14]
Re-elected in 2012. [15]
Tyler Lindholm Republican 2015 – 2021Elected in 2014. [16]
Re-elected in 2016. [17]
Re-elected in 2018. [18]
Chip Neiman Republican 2021 – present Elected in 2020. [19]
Re-elected in 2022. [20]
Re-elected in 2024. [21]

General election results

2022–present

2024 Wyoming House of Representatives District 1 general election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Chip Neiman (inc.) 5,096 97.62% +0.38%
Write-in 1242.38%−0.38%
Total votes5,220 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Wyoming House of Representatives District 1 general election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Chip Neiman (inc.) 3,876 97.24% +6.04%
Write-in 1102.76%−6.04%
Total votes3,986 100.00%
Republican hold

2012–2022

2020 Wyoming House of Representatives District 1 general election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Chip Neiman 4,706 91.20% −7.07%
Write-in 4548.80%+7.07%
Total votes5,160 100.00%
Republican hold
2018 Wyoming House of Representatives District 1 general election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tyler Lindholm (inc.) 3,688 98.27% +8.45%
Write-in 651.73%+1.50%
Total votes3,753 100.00%
Republican hold
2016 Wyoming House of Representatives District 1 general election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tyler Lindholm (inc.) 4,606 89.82% −8.41%
Democratic Randy Leinen5109.95%New
Write-in 120.23%−1.54%
Total votes5,128 100.00%
Republican hold
2014 Wyoming House of Representatives District 1 general election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tyler Lindholm 3,173 98.23% −0.75%
Write-in 571.77%+0.75%
Total votes3,230 100.00%
Republican hold
2012 Wyoming House of Representatives District 1 general election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mark Semlek (inc.) 4,455 98.98%
Write-in 461.02%
Total votes4,501 100.00%
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY HD01 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [22]
WY HD01 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [23] [24]
WY HD01 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [25] [26]

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 1, WY". Census Reporter. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Pelkey, Charles (2 February 1992). "A guide to riding a gerrymander across the range of deviation". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com . Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Pelkey, Charles (3 March 1992). "Redistricting plaintiffs leave door open for future lawsuit". Casper Star-Tribune . Newspapers.com . Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "HB0100 - Redistricting of the legislature". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved July 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune . November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved July 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 8. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 7. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 4. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 6. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Statewide House Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Statewide House Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2024. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  23. ↑ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  24. ↑ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  25. ↑ "District: HD01" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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