Wyoming's 55th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 55th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 55th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Joel Guggenmos R – Riverton
Demographics	74%  White 1%  Black 12%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 6%  Native American 6%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	10,076 [1]

Wyoming's 55th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Fremont County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Joel Guggenmos of Riverton. ^{[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
Eli Bebout	Republican [a]	1993 – 2001	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8]
David Miller	Republican	2001 – 2021	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] Re-elected in 2012. [15] Re-elected in 2014. [16] Re-elected in 2016. [17] Re-elected in 2018. [18]
Ember Oakley	Republican	2021 – 2025	Elected in 2020. [19] Re-elected in 2022. [20]
Joel Guggenmos	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [21]

Recent election results

2014

House district 55 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Miller (incumbent)	2,469	98.91%
	Write-ins		27	1.08%
Total votes			2,496	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			587
	Republican hold

2016

House district 55 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Miller (incumbent)	3,384	97.80%
	Write-ins		76	2.19%
Total votes			3,460	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			735
	Republican hold

2018

House district 55 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Miller (incumbent)	1,645	50.64%
	Libertarian	Bethany Baldes	1,592	49.01%
	Write-ins		11	0.33%
Total votes			3,248	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			127
	Republican hold

2020

House district 55 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ember Oakley	2,058	50.21%
	Libertarian	Bethany Baldes	2,026	49.43%
	Write-ins		14	0.34%
Total votes			4,098	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			143
	Republican hold

2022

House district 55 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ember Oakley (incumbent)	1,798	60.15%
	Libertarian	Bethany Baldes	1,175	39.31%
	Write-ins		16	0.53%
Total votes			2,989	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			84
	Republican hold

2024

House district 55 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joel Guggenmos	2,858	88.73%
	Write-ins		363	11.26%
Total votes			3,221	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			667
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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

Notes

1. Elected as a Democrat in 1992. Re-elected as a Republican in 1994 and thereafter.

References

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