Wyoming's 56th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 56th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 56th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Elissa Campbell R – Casper
Demographics	88%  White 6%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1%  Native American 5%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	8,873 [1]

Wyoming's 56th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Natrona County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Elissa Campbell of Casper. ^{[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
Patricia J. Nagel	Republican	1993 – 2003	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Re-elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9]
Tom Walsh	Republican	2003 – 2008	Elected in 2002. [10] Re-elected in 2004. [11] Re-elected in 2006. [12] Resigned in 2008. [13]
Tim Stubson	Republican	2008 – 2017	Appointed in 2008. [14] Re-elected in 2008. [15] Re-elected in 2010. [16] Re-elected in 2012. [17] Re-elected in 2014. [18]
Jerry Obermueller	Republican	2017 – 2023	Elected in 2016. [19] Re-elected in 2018. [20] Re-elected in 2020. [21] Elected in 2022. [22]
Elissa Campbell	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [23]

Recent election results

2014

House district 56 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Stubson (incumbent)	1,929	97.32%
	Write-ins		53	2.67%
Total votes			1,982	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			556
	Republican hold

2016

House district 56 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Obermueller	2,243	59.65%
	Democratic	Dan Neal	1,512	40.21%
	Write-ins		5	0.13%
Total votes			3,760	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			222
	Republican hold

2018

House district 56 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Obermueller (incumbent)	2,240	96.17%
	Write-ins		89	3.82%
Total votes			2,329	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			708
	Republican hold

2020

House district 56 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Obermueller (incumbent)	3,166	96.73%
	Write-ins		107	3.26%
Total votes			3,273	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			918
	Republican hold

2022

House district 56 general election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Obermueller (incumbent)	1,982	97.01%
	Write-ins		61	2.98%
Total votes			2,043	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			680
	Republican hold

2024

House district 56 general election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elissa Campbell	2,405	93.76%
	Write-ins		160	6.23%
Total votes			2,565	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			917
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Natrona County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [24]
	Natrona County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[25] [26]
	Natrona County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[27] [28]

References

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25. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
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28. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2025.