Wyoming's 6th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 6th
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 6th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Taft Love
R – Cheyenne
Demographics85%  White
10%  Hispanic
4%  Multiracial
Population (2022)18,364 [1]

Wyoming's 6th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Platte County as well as part of Laramie County. [2] It is represented by Republican Senator Taft Love of Cheyenne. [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
Rich Cathcart Democratic 1993 – 2004 Elected in 1992. [5]
Re-elected in 1996. [6]
Re-elected in 2000. [7]
Resigned in 2004. [8]
Jana H. Ginter Democratic 2004 – 2005Appointed in 2004. [9]
Wayne Johnson Republican 2005 – 2017 Elected in 2004. [10]
Re-elected in 2008. [11]
Re-elected in 2012. [12]
Anthony Bouchard Republican 2017 – 2025 Elected in 2016. [13]
Re-elected in 2020. [14]
Darin Smith Republican 2025 Elected in 2024. [15]
Resigned in 2025. [16]
Taft Love Republican 2025 – presentAppointed in 2025. [16]

Recent election results

2008

Senate district 6 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Johnson (incumbent) 6,400 67.41%
Democratic Phyllis Sherard3,07832.42%
Write-ins 150.15%
Total votes9,493 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes424
Republican hold

2012

Senate district 6 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Johnson (incumbent) 5,981 75.12%
Wyoming CountryWilliam R. Hill1,66320.88%
Write-ins 3173.98%
Total votes7,961 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes773
Republican hold

2016

Senate district 6 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Anthony Bouchard 4,670 51.87%
Independent Kym Zwonitzer4,31447.92%
Write-ins 180.19%
Total votes9,002 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes525
Republican hold

2020

Senate district 6 general election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Anthony Bouchard (incumbent) 6,879 64.68%
Democratic Britney Wallesch3,72435.01%
Write-ins 320.30%
Total votes10,635 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes382
Republican hold

2024

2024 Wyoming Senate District 6 general election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Darin Smith 8,484 95.48%
Write-in 4024.52%
Valid ballots8,88689.41%
Invalid or blank votes1,05210.59%
Total votes9,938 100.00%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY SD06 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [17]
WY SD06 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [18] [19]
WY SD06 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [20] [21]

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 6, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Senate District 06: Senator Taft Love". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune . November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ Olson, Ilene (May 18, 2004). "Sen. Cathcart accepts job from governor". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ Barron, Joan (October 4, 2004). "Newcomer takes on veteran in SD 6 race". Casper Star-Tribune . p. 13. Retrieved August 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  16. 1 2 Walker, Jackson (August 29, 2025). "Former County GOP Chair Chosen To Fill Senate Seat Vacated By Trump Appointee". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  18. ↑ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  19. ↑ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  20. ↑ "District: SD06" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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