Wyoming's 7th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 7th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 7th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Bob Nicholas R – Cheyenne
Demographics	85%  White 1%  Black 10%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1%  Native American 2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	8,209 [1]

Wyoming's 7th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Laramie County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Bob Nicholas 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
Ace Baty	Republican	1993 – 1995	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6] Died in 1995. [7]
Tony Ross	Republican	1995 – 2005	Appointed in 1995. [8] Re-elected in 1996. [9] Re-elected in 1998. [10] Re-elected in 2000. [11] Re-elected in 2002. [12]
Doug Samuelson	Republican	2005 – 2009	Elected in 2004. [13] Re-elected in 2006. [14]
Bryan Pedersen	Republican	2009 – 2013	Elected in 2008. [15] Re-elected in 2010. [16]
Sue Wilson	Republican	2013 – 2023	Elected in 2012. [17] Re-elected in 2014. [18] Re-elected in 2016. [19] Re-elected in 2018. [20] Re-elected in 2020. [21]
Bob Nicholas	Republican	2023 – present	Elected in 2022. [22] Re-elected in 2024. [23]

Recent election results

2014

House district 7 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Wilson (Incumbent)	3,386	98.91%
	Write-ins		37	1.08%
Total votes			3,423	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			825
	Republican hold

2016

House district 7 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Wilson (Incumbent)	4,782	98.49%
	Write-ins		73	1.50%
Total votes			4,855	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			1,167
	Republican hold

2018

House district 7 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Wilson (Incumbent)	4,283	98.45%
	Write-ins		67	1.54%
Total votes			4,350	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			923
	Republican hold

2020

House district 7 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Wilson (Incumbent)	5,804	97.57%
	Write-ins		144	2.42%
Total votes			5,948	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			846
	Republican hold

2022

House district 7 general election ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Nicholas (Incumbent)	2,043	60.87%
	Democratic	Jordan Evans	1,282	38.20%
	Write-ins		31	0.92%
Total votes			3,356	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			75
	Republican hold

2024

House district 7 general election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Nicholas (Incumbent)	2,791	64.90%
	Democratic	Jordan Evans	1,456	33.86%
	Write-ins		53	1.23%
Total votes			4,300	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			127
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Laramie County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [24]
	Laramie County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[25] [26]
	Laramie 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 July 9, 2025.
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