Wyoming's 26th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 26th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 26th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Dalton Banks R – Cowley
Demographics	85%  White 1%  Black 10%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,515 [1]

Wyoming's 26th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses parts of Big Horn and Park counties. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Dalton Banks of Cowley. ^{[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
Sylvia S. Gams	Republican	1993 – 1997	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Charles Hessenthaler	Republican	1997 – 2003	Elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9]
Elaine Harvey	Republican	2003 – 2017	Elected 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] Re-elected in 2014. [16]
Jamie Flitner	Republican	2017 – 2023	Elected in 2016. [17] Re-elected in 2018. [18] Re-elected in 2020. [19]
Dalton Banks	Republican	2023 – present	Elected in 2022. [20] Re-elected in 2024. [21]

Recent election results

2014

House district 26 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elaine Harvey (Incumbent)	1,907	61.69%
	Constitution	Joyce Collins	1,179	38.14%
	Write-ins		5	0.16%
Total votes			3,091	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			152
	Republican hold

2016

House district 26 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jamie Flitner	2,665	65.70%
	Constitution	Joyce Collins	1,001	24.67%
	Democratic	Jean Petty	384	9.46%
	Write-ins		6	0.14%
Total votes			4,056	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			76
	Republican hold

2018

House district 26 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jamie Flitner (Incumbent)	2,832	98.84%
	Write-ins		33	1.15%
Total votes			2,865	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			428
	Republican hold

2020

House district 26 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jamie Flitner (Incumbent)	3,959	98.45%
	Write-ins		62	1.54%
Total votes			4,021	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			372
	Republican hold

2022

House district 26 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dalton Banks	2,931	97.60%
	Write-ins		72	2.39%
Total votes			3,003	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			394
	Republican hold

2024

House district 26 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dalton Banks (Incumbent)	3,942	97.52%
	Write-ins		100	2.47%
Total votes			4,042	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			497
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Big Horn County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [22]
	Big Horn County (part) Park County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[23] [24]
	Big Horn County (part) Park County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[25] [26]

References

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