Wyoming's 36th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 36th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 36th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Art Washut R – Casper
Demographics	85%  White 1%  Black 10%  Hispanic 4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,758 [1]

Wyoming's 36th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Natrona County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Art Washut of Casper. ^{[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
Bruce Hinchey	Republican	1993 – 1999	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7]
Deborah Fleming	Democratic	1999 – 2001	Elected in 1998. [8]
Gerald Gay	Republican	2001 – 2003	Elected in 2000. [9]
Liz Gentile	Democratic	2003 – 2005	Elected in 2002. [10]
Gerald Gay	Republican	2005 – 2007	Elected in 2004. [11]
Liz Gentile	Democratic	2007	Elected in 2006. [12] Resigned in 2007. [13]
Mary Hales	Democratic	2007 – 2011	Appointed in 2007. [14] Re-elected in 2008. [15]
Gerald Gay	Republican	2011 – 2017	Elected in 2010. [16] Re-elected in 2012. [17] Re-elected in 2014. [18]
Debbie Bovee	Democratic	2017 – 2019	Elected in 2016. [19]
Art Washut	Republican	2019 – present	Elected in 2018. [20] Re-elected in 2020. [21] Re-elected in 2022. [22] Re-elected in 2024. [23]

Recent election results

2014

House district 36 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Gay (Incumbent)	1,219	53.55%
	Democratic	Eric Nelson	1,051	46.17%
	Write-ins		6	0.26%
Total votes			2,276	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			101
	Republican hold

2016

House district 36 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Bovee	1,910	52.64%
	Republican	Gerald Gay (Incumbent)	1,698	46.80%
	Write-ins		20	0.55%
Total votes			3,628	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			158
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

House district 36 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Washut	1,407	55.94%
	Democratic	Debbie Bovee (Incumbent)	1,106	43.97%
	Write-ins		2	0.07%
Total votes			2,515	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			48
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020

House district 36 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Washut (Incumbent)	3,041	96.53%
	Write-ins		109	3.46%
Total votes			3,150	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			649
	Republican hold

2022

House district 36 general election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Washut (Incumbent)	1,768	96.61%
	Write-ins		62	3.38%
Total votes			1,830	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			458
	Republican hold

2024

House district 36 general election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Art Washut (Incumbent)	2,727	97.01%
	Write-ins		84	2.98%
Total votes			2,811	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			709
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Natrona County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [24]
	Natrona County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[25] [26]
	Natrona 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 25, 2025.
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