Wyoming's 4th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 4th
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 4th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Tara Nethercott
R Cheyenne
Demographics88%  White
1%  Black
7%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
1%  Native American
2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)15,384 [1]

Wyoming's 4th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Laramie County. [2] It is represented by Republican Senator Tara Nethercott of Cheyenne. [2] [3]

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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

RepresentativePartyTermNote
April Brimmer-Kunz Republican 1993 – 2005 Elected in 1992. [5]
Re-elected in 1996. [6]
Re-elected in 2000. [7]
Tony Ross Republican 2005 – 2017 Elected in 2004. [8]
Re-elected in 2008. [9]
Re-elected in 2012. [10]
Tara Nethercott Republican 2017 – present Elected in 2016. [11]
Re-elected in 2020. [12]
Re-elected in 2024. [13]

Recent election results

2008

Senate district 4 general election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tony Ross (incumbent) 8,116 98.44%
Write-ins 1281.55%
Total votes8,244 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,991
Republican hold

2012

Senate district 4 general election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tony Ross (incumbent) 7,555 98.71%
Write-ins 981.28%
Total votes7,653 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes2,019
Republican hold

2016

Senate district 4 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tara Nethercott 5,867 60.24%
Democratic Ken A. Esquibel 3,859 39.62%
Write-ins 120.12%
Total votes9,738 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes409
Republican hold

2020

Senate district 4 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tara Nethercott (incumbent) 9,299 96.96%
Write-ins 2913.03%
Total votes9,590 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,456
Republican hold

2024

2024 Wyoming Senate District 4 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tara Nethercott (inc.) 8,255 96.41%
Write-in 3073.59%
Valid ballots8,56287.69%
Invalid or blank votes1,20212.31%
Total votes9,764 100.00%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY SD04 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [14]
WY SD04 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [15] [16]
WY SD04 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]

References

  1. "State Senate District 4, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. "Senate District 04: Senator Tara Nethercott". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  4. "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  7. "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  8. "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  15. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  16. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  17. "District: SD04" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  18. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.