Wyoming's 8th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 8th
State Senate district
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Wyoming's 8th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Jared Olsen
R Cheyenne
Demographics71%  White
2%  Black
21%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
1%  Native American
3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)18,037 [1]

Wyoming's 8th 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 Jared Olsen 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
James L. Applegate Democratic 1993 – 1997 Elected in 1992. [5]
E. Jayne Mockler Democratic 1997 – 2009 Elected in 1996. [6]
Re-elected in 2000. [7]
Re-elected in 2004. [8]
Floyd Esquibel Democratic 2009 – 2017 Elected in 2008. [9]
Re-elected in 2012. [10]
Affie Ellis Republican 2017 – 2025 Elected in 2016. [11]
Elected in 2020. [12]
Jared Olsen Republican 2025 – present Elected in 2024. [13]

Recent election results

2008

Senate district 8 general election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd Esquibel 4,848 97.46%
Write-ins 1262.53%
Total votes4,974 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes1,548
Democratic hold

2012

Senate district 8 general election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Floyd Esquibel (incumbent) 2,963 52.26%
Republican Curtis Bryan Albrecht2,69047.45%
Write-ins 160.28%
Total votes5,669 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes339
Democratic hold

2016

Senate district 8 general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Affie Ellis 3,638 60.66%
Democratic Floyd Esquibel (incumbent)2,34639.11%
Write-ins 130.21%
Total votes5,997 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes285
Republican gain from Democratic

2020

Senate district 8 general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Affie Ellis (incumbent) 4,231 61.30%
Democratic James W. Byrd 2,62338.00%
Write-ins 470.68%
Total votes6,901 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes112
Republican hold

2024

2024 Wyoming Senate District 8 general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jared Olsen 3,444 57.91%
Democratic Marguerite Herman2,46441.43%
Write-in 390.66%
Valid ballots5,94798.09%
Invalid or blank votes1161.91%
Total votes6,063 100.00%

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
WY SD08 (1992).svg 1992 Apportionment Plan [5] [14]
WY SD08 (2002).svg 2002 Apportionment Plan [15] [16]
WY SD08 (2012).svg 2012 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]

References

  1. "State Senate District 8, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. "Senate District 08: Senator Jared Olsen". 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. "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved November 13, 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: SD08" (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.