Wyoming's 7th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 7th
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 7th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Stephan Pappas
R Cheyenne
Demographics76%  White
3%  Black
16%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
2% Other
2%  Multiracial
Population (2022)19,833 [1]

Wyoming's 7th 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 Stephan Pappas 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
Guy E. Cameron Democratic 1993 – 1999 Elected in 1992. [5]
Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Kathryn Sessions Democratic 1999 – 2011 Elected in 1998. [7]
Re-elected in 2002. [8]
Re-elected in 2006. [9]
Leslie Nutting Republican 2011 – 2015 Elected in 2010. [10]
Stephan Pappas Republican 2015 – present Elected in 2014. [11]
Re-elected in 2018. [12]
Re-elected in 2022. [13]

Recent election results

2006

Senate district 7 general election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathryn Sessions (incumbent) 4,157 100.0%
Total votes4,157 100.0%
Democratic hold

2010

Senate district 7 general election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Leslie Nutting 2,421 54.30%
Democratic Kathryn Sessions (incumbent)2,02945.51%
Write-ins 80.17%
Total votes4,458 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes182
Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Senate district 7 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephan Pappas 2,258 59.00%
Democratic Dameione S. Cameron1,56340.84%
Write-ins 60.15%
Total votes3,827 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes157
Republican hold

2018

Senate district 7 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephan Pappas (incumbent) 3,723 97.74%
Write-ins 862.25%
Total votes3,809 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,069
Republican hold

2022

Senate district 7 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephan Pappas (incumbent) 3,238 56.81%
Democratic Marcie Kindred2,43742.76%
Write-ins 240.42%
Total votes5,699 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes111
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY SD07 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [14]
WY SD07 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [15] [16]
WY SD07 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]

References

  1. "State Senate District 7, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. "Senate District 07: Senator Stephan Pappas". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  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. "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune . November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 9, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  8. "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  14. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  15. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  16. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  17. "District: SD07" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  18. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2024.