Wyoming's 5th State Senate district

Wyoming's 5th State Senate district
Wyoming's 5th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator	Lynn Hutchings R – Cheyenne
Demographics	75%  White 2%  Black 17%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 1%  Native American 1% Other 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	17,726 [1]

Wyoming's 5th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Laramie County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Lynn Hutchings of Cheyenne. ^{[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
Cynthia Lummis	Republican	1993 – 1995	Elected in 1992. [5]
Donald Lawler	Republican	1995 – 1999	Elected in 1994. [6]
John Hanes	Republican	1999 – 2007	Elected in 1998. [7] Re-elected in 2002. [8]
Bob Fecht	Republican	2007 – 2008	Elected in 2006. [9] Resigned in 2008. [10]
Rick Hunnicutt	Republican	2009 – 2011	Appointed in 2009. [10]
Fred Emerich	Republican	2011 – 2019	Elected in 2010. [11] Re-elected in 2014. [12]
Lynn Hutchings	Republican	2019 – present	Elected in 2018. [13] Re-elected in 2022. [14]

Recent election results

2006

Senate district 5 general election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hecht	3,793	61.78%
	Democratic	Randall M. Lane	2,346	38.21%
Total votes			6,139	100.0%
	Republican hold

2010

Senate district 5 general election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Emerich	3,002	50.80%
	Democratic	Lori A. Millin	2,896	49.00%
	Write-ins		11	0.18%
Total votes			5,909	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			140
	Republican hold

2014

Senate district 5 general election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Emerich (incumbent)	5,026	97.59%
	Write-ins		124	2.40%
Total votes			5,150	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			1,225
	Republican hold

2018

Senate district 5 general election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Hutchings	5,382	94.65%
	Write-ins		304	5.34%
Total votes			5,686	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			1,776
	Republican hold

2022

Senate district 5 general election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Hutchings (incumbent)	3,284	70.57%
	Democratic	Ted Hanlon	1,354	29.09%
	Write-ins		15	0.32%
Total votes			4,653	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			87
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Laramie County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [15]
	Laramie County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[16] [17]
	Laramie County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[18] [19]

References

1. "State Senate District 5, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
2. "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
3. "Senate District 05: Senator Lynn Hutchings". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
4. "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
5. "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune . November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "State Legislative Race". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
9. "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
10. "Hunnicutt joins state Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . January 8, 2009. p. 18. Retrieved August 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
12. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
13. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
14. "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
15. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
16. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
17. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
18. "District: SD05" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
19. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2024.