Wyoming's 27th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 27th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 27th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Martha Lawley R – Worland
Demographics	82%  White 13%  Hispanic 4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,085 [1]

Wyoming's 27th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses Washakie County as well as parts of Big Horn counties. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Martha Lawley of Worland. ^{[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
Ray Harrison	Republican	1993 – 1999	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7]
N. Jane Wostenberg	Republican	1999 – 2005	Elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9] Re-elected in 2002. [10]
Debbie Hammons	Democratic	2005 – 2011	Elected in 2004. [11] Re-elected in 2006. [12] Re-elected in 2008. [13]
Mike Greear	Republican	2011 – 2023	Elected in 2010. [14] Re-elected in 2012. [15] Re-elected in 2014. [16] Re-elected in 2016. [17] Re-elected in 2018. [18] Re-elected in 2020. [19]
Martha Lawley	Republican	2023 – present	Elected in 2022. [20] Re-elected in 2024. [21]

Recent election results

2014

House district 27 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Greear (Incumbent)	2,650	98.58%
	Write-ins		38	1.41%
Total votes			2,688	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			403
	Republican hold

2016

House district 27 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Greear (Incumbent)	3,304	85.06%
	Democratic	Robert D. McDonough Jr.	565	14.54%
	Write-ins		15	0.38%
Total votes			3,884	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			240
	Republican hold

2018

House district 27 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Greear (Incumbent)	2,892	98.33%
	Write-ins		49	1.66%
Total votes			2,941	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			405
	Republican hold

2020

House district 27 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Greear (Incumbent)	3,763	98.25%
	Write-ins		67	1.74%
Total votes			3,830	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			497
	Republican hold

2022

House district 27 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martha Lawley	3,143	99.08%
	Write-ins		29	0.91%
Total votes			3,172	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			455
	Republican hold

2024

House district 27 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Martha Lawley (Incumbent)	3,918	97.39%
	Write-ins		105	2.60%
Total votes			4,023	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			531
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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

References

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