Wyoming's 42nd House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 42nd State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 42nd House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Rob Geringer R – Cheyenne
Demographics	80%  White 1%  Black 11%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 2% Other 4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,227 [1]

Wyoming's 42nd House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Laramie County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Rob Geringer of Cheyenne. ^{[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 G. Hanes	Republican	1993 – 1999	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7]
Pete Illoway	Republican	1999 – 2013	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] Re-elected in 2010. [14]
Lynn Hutchings	Republican	2013 – 2015	Elected in 2012. [15]
Jim Blackburn	Republican	2015 – 2023	Elected in 2014. [16] Re-elected in 2016. [17] Re-elected in 2018. [18] Re-elected in 2020. [19]
Ben Hornok	Republican	2023 – 2025	Elected in 2022. [20]
Rob Geringer	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [21]

Recent election results

2014

House district 42 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Blackburn	1,800	66.15%
	Democratic	Gary L. Datus	909	33.40%
	Write-ins		12	0.44%
Total votes			2,721	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			190
	Republican hold

2016

House district 42 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Blackburn (Incumbent)	2,775	68.09%
	Democratic	Juliet M. Daniels	1,290	31.65%
	Write-ins		10	0.24%
Total votes			4,075	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			239
	Republican hold

2018

House district 42 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Blackburn (Incumbent)	2,187	65.83%
	Democratic	Juliet Daniels	1,130	34.01%
	Write-ins		5	0.15%
Total votes			3,322	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			161
	Republican hold

2020

House district 42 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Blackburn (Incumbent)	3,918	94.77%
	Write-ins		216	5.22%
Total votes			4,134	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			672
	Republican hold

2022

House district 42 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Hornok	2,414	94.96%
	Write-ins		128	5.03%
Total votes			2,542	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			466
	Republican hold

2024

House district 42 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Geringer	3,270	77.69%
	Democratic	Bob Ray	853	20.26%
	Write-ins		86	2.04%
Total votes			4,209	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			79
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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

References

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21. "Statewide House Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2024. p. 42. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
22. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
23. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
24. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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