Wyoming's 5th House of Representatives district

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Wyoming's 5th State
House of Representatives
district
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Wyoming's 5th House of Representatives district
as of 2022
Representative
  Scott Smith
R – Lingle
Demographics84%  White
1%  Black
11%  Hispanic
1%  Native American
3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)10,135 [1]

Wyoming's 5th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Goshen County. [2] It is represented by Republican Representative Scott Smith of Lingle. [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
James Hageman Republican 1993 – 2006Elected in 1992. [5]
Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Re-elected in 1996. [7]
Re-elected in 1998. [8]
Re-elected in 2000. [9]
Re-elected in 2002. [10]
Re-elected in 2004. [11]
Died in 2006. [12]
Matt Teeters Republican 2006 – 2015Appointed in 2006. [13]
Re-elected in 2006. [14]
Re-elected in 2008. [15]
Re-elected in 2010. [16]
Re-elected in 2012. [17]
Cheri Steinmetz Republican 2015 – 2019Elected in 2014. [18]
Re-elected in 2016. [19]
Shelly Duncan Republican 2019 – 2023 Elected in 2018. [20]
Re-elected in 2020. [21]
Scott Smith Republican 2023 – present Elected in 2022. [22]
Re-elected in 2024. [23]

Recent election results

2014

House district 5 general election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cheri Steinmetz 2,776 98.09%
Write-ins 541.90%
Total votes2,830 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes497
Republican hold

2016

House district 5 general election [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cheri Steinmetz (Incumbent) 3,798 98.16%
Write-ins 711.83%
Total votes3,869 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes587
Republican hold

2018

House district 5 general election [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shelly Duncan 2,760 76.68%
Democratic Joan Brinkley79822.17%
Write-ins 411.13%
Total votes3,599 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes129
Republican hold

2020

House district 5 general election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shelly Duncan (Incumbent) 4,122 96.87%
Write-ins 1333.12%
Total votes4,255 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes556
Republican hold

2022

House district 5 general election [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Smith 2,195 57.71%
Independent Todd Peterson1,60342.15%
Write-ins 50.13%
Total votes3,803 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes55
Republican hold

2024

House district 5 general election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Smith (Incumbent) 3,893 92.77%
Write-ins 3037.22%
Total votes4,196 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes686
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY HD05 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [24]
WY HD05 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [25] [26]
WY HD05 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [27] [28]

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 5, WY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Current House Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "House District 05: Representative Scott Smith". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune . November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 10. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 8. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 8. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 4. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 5. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ Barron, Joan. "Longtime legislator dies". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  13. ↑ "GOP nominee gets House seat". Casper Star-Tribune . September 19, 2006. p. 13. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 7. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 5. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 5. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Statewide House Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 5. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Statewide House Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 5. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  23. 1 2 "Statewide House Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2024. p. 5. Retrieved July 9, 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 July 9, 2025.
  26. ↑ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  27. ↑ "District: HD05" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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