Wyoming's 31st House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 31st State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 31st House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	John Bear R – Gillette
Demographics	77%  White 15%  Hispanic 7%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,432 [1]

Wyoming's 31st House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Campbell County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative John Bear of Gillette. ^{[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
John Hines	Republican	1993 – 2003	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9]
Jene Jansen	Republican	2003 – 2004	Elected in 2002. [10] Resigned in 2004. [11]
Tom Lubnau	Republican	2004 – 2015	Appointed in 2004. [12] Re-elected in 2004. [13] Re-elected in 2006. [14] Re-elected in 2008. [15] Re-elected in 2010. [16] Re-elected in 2012. [17]
Scott Clem	Republican	2015 – 2021	Elected in 2014. [18] Re-elected in 2016. [19] Re-elected in 2018. [20]
John Bear	Republican	2021 – present	Elected in 2020. [21] Re-elected in 2022. [22] Re-elected in 2024. [23]

Recent election results

2014

House district 31 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Clem	1,577	78.65%
	Democratic	Billy Montgomery	425	21.19%
	Write-ins		3	0.14%
Total votes			2,005	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			112
	Republican hold

2016

House district 31 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Clem (Incumbent)	3,315	88.21%
	Democratic	Dylan Czarnecki	431	11.46%
	Write-ins		12	0.31%
Total votes			3,758	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			225
	Republican hold

2018

House district 31 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Clem (Incumbent)	1,826	68.98%
	Independent	Dave Hardesty	814	30.75%
	Write-ins		7	0.26%
Total votes			2,647	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			86
	Republican hold

2020

House district 31 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bear	3,866	97.40%
	Write-ins		103	2.59%
Total votes			3,969	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			400
	Republican hold

2022

House district 31 general election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bear (Incumbent)	1,831	97.39%
	Write-ins		49	2.60%
Total votes			1,880	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			284
	Republican hold

2024

House district 31 general election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bear (Incumbent)	2,726	95.91%
	Write-ins		116	4.08%
Total votes			2,842	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			538
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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

References

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25. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2002. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
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27. "District: HD31" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
28. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2025.