Wyoming's 30th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 30th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 30th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Tom Kelly R – Sheridan
Demographics	92%  White 4%  Hispanic 2%  Native American 2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,611 [1]

Wyoming's 30th 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 Tom Kelly of Sheridan. ^{[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
Bill Bensel	Democratic	1993 – 1999	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7]
Jack Landon Jr.	Republican	1999 – 2011	Elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9] Re-elected in 2002. [10] Re-elected in 2004. [11] Re-elected in 2006. [12] Re-elected in 2008. [13]
Jon Botten	Republican	2011 – 2012	Elected in 2010. [14] Resigned in 2012. [15]
Kathy Coleman	Republican	2012 – 2015	Appointed in 2012. [15] Re-elected in 2012. [16]
Mark Jennings	Republican	2015 – 2025	Elected in 2014. [17] Re-elected in 2016. [18] Re-elected in 2018. [19] Re-elected in 2020. [20] Re-elected in 2022. [21]
Tom Kelly	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [22]

Recent election results

2014

House district 30 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Jennings	2,068	79.17%
	Write-ins		544	20.82%
Total votes			2,612	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			295
	Republican hold

2016

House district 30 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Jennings (Incumbent)	2,953	67.66%
	Democratic	Val Burgess	1,402	32.12%
	Write-ins		9	0.20%
Total votes			4,364	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			142
	Republican hold

2018

House district 30 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Jennings (Incumbent)	2,870	96.30%
	Write-ins		110	3.69%
Total votes			2,980	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			571
	Republican hold

2020

House district 30 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Jennings (Incumbent)	3,985	95.40%
	Write-ins		192	4.59%
Total votes			4,177	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			879
	Republican hold

2022

House district 30 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Jennings (Incumbent)	2,912	95.41%
	Write-ins		140	4.58%
Total votes			3,052	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			568
	Republican hold

2024

House district 30 general election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Kelly	3,944	96.50%
	Write-ins		143	3.49%
Total votes			4,087	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			831
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Sheridan County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [23]
	Sheridan County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[24] [25]
	Sheridan County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[26] [27]

References

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2. "Current House Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
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20. "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 15. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
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22. "Statewide House Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2024. p. 30. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
23. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
24. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2002. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
25. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
26. "District: HD30" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
27. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2025.