Wyoming's 8th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 8th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 8th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Steve Johnson R – Cheyenne
Demographics	85%  White 1%  Black 7%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1%  Native American 3% Other 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	8,060 [1]

Wyoming's 8th 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 Steve Johnson 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
Larry Shippy	Republican	1993 – 1997	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Larry Meuli	Republican	1997 – 2007	Elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9] Re-elected in 2002. [10] Re-elected in 2004. [11]
Lori Millin	Democratic	2007 – 2011	Elected in 2006. [12] Re-elected in 2008. [13]
Bob Nicholas	Republican	2011 – 2023	Elected in 2010. [14] Re-elected in 2012. [15] Re-elected in 2014. [16] Re-elected in 2016. [17] Re-elected in 2018. [18] Re-elected in 2020. [19]
David Zwonitzer	Republican	2023 – 2025	Elected in 2022. [20]
Steve Johnson	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [21]

Recent election results

2014

House district 8 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Nicholas (Incumbent)	2,481	97.75%
	Write-ins		57	2.24%
Total votes			2,538	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			926
	Republican hold

2016

House district 8 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Nicholas (Incumbent)	2,570	56.83%
	Democratic	Linda Burt	1,941	42.92%
	Write-ins		11	0.24%
Total votes			4,522	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			271
	Republican hold

2018

House district 8 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Nicholas (Incumbent)	2,212	57.73%
	Democratic	Mitch Guthrie	1,609	41.99%
	Write-ins		10	0.26%
Total votes			3,831	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			148
	Republican hold

2020

House district 8 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Nicholas (Incumbent)	2,547	52.85%
	Democratic	Marcie Kindred	2,259	46.87%
	Write-ins		13	0.26%
Total votes			4,819	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			91
	Republican hold

2022

House district 8 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Zwonitzer	2,717	68.38%
	Independent	Brenda Lyttle	1,214	30.55%
	Write-ins		42	1.05%
Total votes			3,973	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			42
	Republican hold

2024

House district 8 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Johnson	4,229	92.45%
	Write-ins		345	7.54%
Total votes			4,574	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			763
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Laramie County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [22]
	Laramie County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[23] [24]
	Laramie County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[25] [26]

References

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