Wyoming's 51st House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 51st State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 51st House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Laurie Bratten R – Sheridan
Demographics	92%  White 1%  Black 3%  Hispanic 1%  Native American 1% Other 2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,715 [1]

Wyoming's 51st 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 Laurie Bratten 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
Virginia L. Wright	Republican	1993 – 1995	Elected in 1992. [5]
Bruce Burns	Republican	1995 – 2003	Elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9]
Rosie Berger	Republican	2003 – 2017	Elected in 2002. [10] Re-elected in 2004. [11] Re-elected in 2006. [12] Re-elected in 2008. [13] Re-elected in 2010. [14] Re-elected in 2012. [15] Re-elected in 2014. [16]
Bo Biteman	Republican	2017 – 2019	Elected in 2016. [17]
Cyrus Western	Republican	2019 – 2025	Elected in 2018. [18] Re-elected in 2020. [19] Re-elected in 2022. [20]
Laurie Bratten	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [21]

Recent election results

2014

House district 51 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rosie Berger (incumbent)	3,233	97.55%
	Write-ins		81	2.44%
Total votes			3,314	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			663
	Republican hold

2016

House district 51 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bo Biteman	3,931	68.59%
	Democratic	Hollis Hackman	1,754	30.60%
	Write-ins		46	0.80%
Total votes			5,731	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			140
	Republican hold

2018

House district 51 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cyrus Western	4,140	98.19%
	Write-ins		76	1.80%
Total votes			4,216	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			831
	Republican hold

2020

House district 51 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cyrus Western (incumbent)	5,619	96.87%
	Write-ins		181	3.12%
Total votes			5,800	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			953
	Republican hold

2022

House district 51 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cyrus Western (incumbent)	3,631	93.10%
	Write-ins		269	6.89%
Total votes			3,900	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			825
	Republican hold

2024

House district 51 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Laurie Bratten	4,910	95.67%
	Write-ins		222	4.32%
Total votes			5,132	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			1047
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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

References

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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 21, 2025.
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26. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2025.