Wyoming's 1st State Senate district

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Wyoming's 1st
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 1st State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Ogden Driskill
R – Devils Tower
Demographics88%  White
8%  Hispanic
1%  Native American
3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)
 • Voting age		20,292 [1]
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Wyoming's 1st State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Crook County, as well as parts of Campbell and Weston counties. [2] It has been represented by Republican Senator Ogden Driskill since 2011. [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
Jerry B. Dixon Republican 1993 – 1995 Elected in 1992. [5]
Billie L. Barton Republican 1995 – 2003Elected in 1994. [6]
Re-elected in 1998. [7]
Re-elected in 2002. [8]
Resigned in 2003. [9]
Charles Townsend Republican 2003 – 2011Appointed in 2003. [10]
Elected in 2004. [11]
Re-elected in 2006. [12]
Ogden Driskill Republican 2011 – Present Elected in 2010. [13]
Re-elected in 2014. [14]
Re-elected in 2018. [15]
Re-elected in 2022. [16]

Recent election results

Federal and statewide results

OfficeYearDistrictStatewide
President 2016 Trump 89.3% – Clinton 6.7%Donald
Trump
2012 Romney 86.2% – Obama 10.9%Mitt
Romney
Senate 2012 Barrasso 87.3% – Chesnut 9.1%John
Barrasso
Representative 2012 Lummis 82.8% – Henrichsen 9.9%Cynthia
Lummis

2006

Senate District 1 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charles Townsend (incumbent) 6,266 100.0%
Total votes6,266 100.0%
Republican hold

2010

Senate District 1 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ogden Driskill 6,225 100.0%
Total votes6,225 100.0%
Republican hold

2014

Senate District 1 general election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ogden Driskill (incumbent) 4,611 100.0%
Total votes4,611 100.0%
Republican hold

2018

Republican incumbent Ogden Driskill was re-elected with no challenger.

Senate District 1 general election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ogden Driskill (incumbent) 5,557 96.74%
Write-In Write-ins1873.26%
Total votes5,744 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,115N/A
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment planNotes
WY SD01 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [17]
WY SD01 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [18] [19]
WY SD01 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [20] [21]

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 1, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ogden Driskill". Wyoming Legislature.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune . November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sen. Barton resigns due to health". Casper Star-Tribune . October 25, 2003. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "New senator takes his oath". News Letter Journal. December 18, 2003. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  18. ↑ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  19. ↑ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  20. ↑ "District: SD01" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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