Wyoming's 29th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 29th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 29th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Ken Pendergraft R – Sheridan
Demographics	84%  White 1%  Black 8%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 1%  Native American 4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	10,418 [1]

Wyoming's 29th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Sheridan County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Ken Pendergraft of Sheridan. ^{[2] [3]}

In 1992, the U.S. 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
Rick Badgett	Republican	1993 – 2001	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8]
Jerry Iekel	Republican	2001 – 2009	Elected in 2000. [9] Re-elected in 2002. [10] Re-elected in 2004. [11] Re-elected in 2006. [12]
John Patton	Republican	2009 – 2015	Elected in 2008. [13] Re-elected in 2010. [14] Re-elected in 2012. [15] Re-elected in 2014. [16] Died in 2015. [17]
Mark Kinner	Republican	2015 – 2023	Appointed in 2015. [18] Re-elected in 2016. [19] Re-elected in 2018. [20] Re-elected in 2020. [21]
Ken Pendergraft	Republican	2023 – present	Elected in 2022. [22] Re-elected in 2024. [23]

Recent election results

2014

House district 29 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Patton (Incumbent)	2,012	92.76%
	Write-ins		157	7.23%
Total votes			2,169	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			449
	Republican hold

2016

House district 29 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Kinner (Incumbent)	3,073	77.32%
	Democratic	Sandra S. Kingsley	888	22.34%
	Write-ins		13	0.32%
Total votes			3,974	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			134
	Republican hold

2018

House district 29 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Kinner (Incumbent)	2,550	98.34%
	Write-ins		43	1.65%
Total votes			2,593	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			530
	Republican hold

2020

House district 29 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Kinner (Incumbent)	3,766	97.43%
	Write-ins		99	2.56%
Total votes			3,865	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			639
	Republican hold

2022

House district 29 general election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Pendergraft	2,102	64.71%
	Democratic	Martha J. Wright	1,134	34.91%
	Write-ins		12	0.36%
Total votes			3,248	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			90
	Republican hold

2024

House district 29 general election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Pendergraft (Incumbent)	3,009	69.06%
	Democratic	Martha J. Wright	1,325	30.41%
	Write-ins		23	0.52%
Total votes			4,357	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			216
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Sheridan County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [24]
	Sheridan County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[25] [26]
	Sheridan County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[27] [28]

References

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18. Hancock, Laura (April 21, 2015). "Kinner, of Sheridan, to fill seat". Casper Star-Tribune . p. 1. Retrieved June 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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