Wyoming's 52nd House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 52nd State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 52nd House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Reuben Tarver R – Gillette
Demographics	85%  White 10%  Hispanic 1%  Native American 4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	10,804 [1]

Wyoming's 52nd 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 Reuben Tarver 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
Dick Wallis	Republican	1993 – 1995	Elected in 1992. [5]
George McMurtrey	Republican	1995 – 2005	Elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9] Re-elected in 2002. [10]
Burke Jackson	Republican	2005 – 2007	Elected in 2004. [11]
Sue Wallis	Republican	2007 – 2014	Elected in 2006. [12] Re-elected in 2008. [13] Re-elected in 2010. [14] Re-elected in 2012. [15] Died in 2014. [16]
Troy Mader	Republican	2014 – 2015	Appointed in 2014. [17]
William Pownall	Republican	2015 – 2021	Elected in 2014. [18] Re-elected in 2016. [19] Re-elected in 2018. [20]
Bill Fortner	Republican	2021 – 2023	Elected in 2020. [21]
Reuben Tarver	Republican	2023 – present	Elected in 2022. [22] Re-elected in 2024. [23]

Recent election results

2014

House district 52 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Pownall	1,724	96.20%
	Write-ins		68	3.79%
Total votes			1,792	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			274
	Republican hold

2016

House district 52 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Pownall (incumbent)	2,696	79.81%
	Democratic	Duffy Jenniges	633	18.73%
	Write-ins		49	1.45%
Total votes			3,378	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			249
	Republican hold

2018

House district 52 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Pownall (incumbent)	2,060	95.99%
	Write-ins		86	4.00%
Total votes			2,146	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			417
	Republican hold

2020

House district 52 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Fortner	3,368	97.34%
	Write-ins		92	2.65%
Total votes			3,460	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			439
	Republican hold

2022

House district 52 general election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reuben Tarver	2,307	98.42%
	Write-ins		37	1.57%
Total votes			2,344	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			288
	Republican hold

2024

House district 52 general election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reuben Tarver (incumbent)	3,402	98.78%
	Write-ins		42	1.21%
Total votes			3,444	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			392
	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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18. "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 52. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
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20. "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 30. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
21. "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 26. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
22. "Statewide House Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 52. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
23. "Statewide House Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2024. p. 52. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
24. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
25. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2002. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
26. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
27. "District: HD52" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
28. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2025.