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
  Darin Smith
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 Darin Smith of Cheyenne. [2] [3]

Contents

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 – present Elected in 2024. [15]

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] [16]
WY SD06 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]
WY SD06 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [19] [20]

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 Darin Smith". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved January 13, 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. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  17. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  18. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  19. "District: SD06" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  20. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2024.