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1992 Wyoming Senate election
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30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Diemer True
(retiring) 		Frank Prevedel
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Natrona Sweetwater
Seats before 20 10
Seats after 20 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 101,942 79,892
Percentage 55.56% 43.55%
Results by margin
Senate President before election

Diemer True
Republican

Elected Senate President

Jerry B. Dixon
Republican

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The 1994 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 3, 1992, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 52nd session as part of the 1992 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 18. This was the first state senate election held after the state's county-based apportionment plan was struck down by the courts in Gorin v. Karpan in favor of a single-member district plan.[1] As a result, every senator was up for re-election.

The election was held concurrently with elections for the state house, U.S. representative, and U.S. president.

Summary

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Original county-based apportionment of the Wyoming Senate before the Gorin v. Karpan ruling
Party Candidates[2] Seats
Num. Vote % Up Won +/–
Republicans 27 101,942 55.56% 20 20 Steady
Democrats 23 79,892 43.55% 10 10 Steady
Libertarians 3 1,633 0.89% 0 0 Steady
Totals 53 183,467 100.00% 30


County Incumbent[3] Notes District Elected[4]
Party Senator Party Senator
Albany Rep. Terry Guice Incumbent defeated in the general election for SD 10. SD 1 Rep. Jerry Dixon
Dem. Lisa Kinney Incumbent elected to SD 9. SD 2 Rep. Jim Twiford
Big Horn Rep. Allan Howard Incumbent defeated in the Republican primary for SD 19. SD 3 Rep. Jim Geringer
Carbon Rep. Bob Grieve Incumbent elected to SD 11. SD 4 Rep. April Brimmer-Kunz
Converse Rep. Jim Twiford Incumbent elected to SD 2. SD 5 Rep. Cynthia Lummis
Fremont Rep. Frank Dusl Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 6 Dem. Rich Cathcart
Dem. John Vinich Incumbent elected to SD 25. SD 7 Dem. Guy Cameron
Hot Springs—Washakie Rep. Mike Healy Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 8 Dem. James L. Applegate
Johnson—Campbell Rep. Mike Enzi[5] Incumbent elected to SD 24. SD 9 Dem. Lisa Kinney
Rep. John R. Perry Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 10 Dem. Pete Maxfield
Laramie Dem. James L. Applegate Incumbent elected to SD 8. SD 11 Rep. Bob Grieve
Dem. Liz Byrd Incumbent defeated in the general election for SD 5. SD 12 Dem. Frank Pevedel
Dem. Guy Cameron Incumbent elected to SD 7. SD 13 Dem. Carl Maldonado
Rep. Gary Yordy Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 14 Dem. Mark O. Harris
Lincoln Rep. Boyd Eddins Incumbent elected to SD 16. SD 15 Dem. Gregory Phillips
Natrona Rep. Mike Burke Incumbent defeated in the Republican primary for SD 28. SD 16 Rep. Boyd Eddins
Rep. Charles K. Scott Incumbent elected to SD 30. SD 17 Rep. Bob LaLonde
Rep. Diemer True Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 18 Rep. Hank Coe
Rep. Gail Zimmerman Incumbent elected to SD 27. SD 19 Rep. Carroll Miller
Niobrara—Goshen Rep. Russell Zimmer Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 20 Rep. John Rankine
Park Rep. Hank Coe Incumbent elected to SD 18. SD 21 Rep. Tom Kinnison
Platte Rep. Jim Geringer Incumbent elected to SD 3. SD 22 Rep. Robert Trent
Sheridan Dem. Della Herbst Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 23 Rep. Larry Gilbertz
Rep. Tom Kinnison Incumbent elected to SD 21. SD 24 Rep. Mike Enzi
Sweetwater Dem. Carl Maldonado Incumbent elected to SD 13. SD 25 Dem. John Vinich
Dem. Frank Prevedel Incumbent elected to SD 12. SD 26 Rep. Bob Peck
Dem. Robert Reese Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 27 Rep. Gail Zimmerman
Teton—Sublette Rep. Bob LaLonde Incumbent elected to SD 17. SD 28 Rep. Susan Anderson
Uinta Dem. John Fanos Incumbent did not stand for re-election. SD 29 Rep. Barbara Cubin
Weston—Crook Rep. Jerry Dixon Incumbent elected to SD 1. SD 30 Rep. Charles K. Scott

Detailed election results

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General election

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To ease sorting, races won by a Republican candidate have a positive margin, while races won by Democratic candidates have negative margins.[2]

District Republicans Democrats Libertarians Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 1 Jerry Dixon 4,418 63.44 Francie Hiday 2,546 36.56 — — — 6,964 +1,872 +26.88
SD 2 Jim Twiford 3,787 56.02 Cisco R. Valdez 2,973 43.98 — — — 6,760 +814 +12.04
SD 3 Jim Geringer 6,097 100.00 — — — — — — 6,760 +6,097 +100.00
SD 4 April Brimmer-Kunz 3,917 53.82 Pat Hacker 3,361 46.18 — — — 7,278 +556 +7.64
SD 5 Cynthia Lummis 3,434 52.86 Liz Byrd 3,062 47.14 — — — 6,496 +372 +5.73
SD 6 Richard Larson 2,300 37.18 Rich Cathcart 3,886 62.82 — — — 6,186 -1,586 -25.64
SD 7 Carl LeJambre III 1,570 26.80 Guy Cameron 4,289 73.20 — — — 5,859 -2,719 -46.41
SD 8 Sheldon Campbell 1,471 30.27 James L. Applegate 3,389 69.73 — — — 4,860 -1,918 -39.47
SD 9 Roger Britton 1,901 31.45 Lisa Kinney 4,143 68.55 — — — 6,044 -2,242 -37.09
SD 10 Terry L. Guice 2,840 44.87 Pete Maxfield 3,489 55.13 — — — 6,329 -649 -10.25
SD 11 Bob Grieve 4,725 100.00 — — — — — — 4,725 +4,725 +100.00
SD 12 — — — Frank Prevedel 4,723 100.00 — — — 4,723 -4,723 -100.00
SD 13 — — — Charley Maldonado 4,675 100.00 — — — 4,675 -4,675 -100.00
SD 14 — — — Mark O. Harris 3,984 100.00 — — — 3,984 -3,984 -100.00
SD 15 Janice Bodine 2,267 40.88 Greg Philips 3,278 59.12 — — — 5,545 -1,011 -18.23
SD 16 Boyd Eddins 5,609 100.00 — — — — — — 5,609 +5,609 +100.00
SD 17 Bob LaLonde 5,761 55.93 Mike Gierau 4,539 44.07 — — — 10,300 +1,222 +11.86
SD 18 Hank Coe 5,882 100.00 — — — — — — 5,882 +5,882 +100.00
SD 19 Carroll Miller 5,041 82.65 — — — Frank Hart 1,058 17.35 6,099 +3,983 +65.31
SD 20 John Rankine 3,895 56.14 Mike Hanify 3,043 43.86 — — — 6,938 +852 +12.28
SD 21 Tom Kinnison 4,274 61.28 Don Finzer 2,700 38.72 — — — 6,974 +1,574 +22.57
SD 22 Robert Trent 3,698 51.71 Peggy Sanders 3,453 48.29 — — — 7,151 +245 +3.43
SD 23 Larry Gilbertz 2,598 50.28 Sandy Daly 2,569 49.72 — — — 5,167 +29 +0.56
SD 24 Mike Enzi 4,733 100.00 — — — — — — 4,733 +4,733 +100.00
SD 25 Clint Dunning 2,437 38.77 John Vinich 3,849 61.23 — — — 6,286 -1,412 -22.46
SD 26 Bob Peck 4,922 100.00 — — — — — — 4,922 +4,922 +100.00
SD 27 Gail Zimmerman 3,661 51.77 Robert Penney 3,151 44.56 Dick Sunderman 260 3.68 7,072 +510 +7.21
SD 28 Susan Anderson 3,374 50.27 Keith Goodenough 3,338 49.73 — — — 6,712 +36 +0.54
SD 29 Barbara Cubin 4,275 58.08 Ruth Komma 2,771 37.64 Margaret Dawson 315 4.28 7,361 +1,504 +20.43
SD 30 Charles K. Scott 3,055 53.26 Michael Rogers 2,681 46.74 — — — 5,736 +374 +6.52

SD 23's results were voided for Precinct 1-8 due to voters receiving incorrect ballots, and a new election was called for November 24.

SD 23 special election

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Main article: 1992 Wyoming Senate District 23 Precinct 1-8 special election
Candidates Precinct 1-8 Total
General[6] Special[7] General[6] Special[7]
Vote % Vote % Vote % Vote %
Larry Gilbertz 35 43.75 87 58.78 2,598 50.28 2,655 50.65
Sandy Daly 45 56.25 61 41.22 2,569 49.72 2,587 49.35
Total 80 100.00 148 100.00 5,167 100.00 5,242 100.00
Majority +29 +0.56 +68 +1.30

Close races

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The following races were decided by fewer than 5 points (3 races, all won by Republicans):

  1. SD 28, 0.54% (36 votes) – Susan Anderson (Rep.)
  2. SD 23, 0.56% (29 votes) – Larry Gilbertz (Rep.) (PARTIALLY VOIDED)
  3. SD 23, 1.30% (68 votes) – Larry Gilbertz (Rep.) (RE-VOTE)
  4. SD 22, 3.43% (245 votes) – Robert Trent (Rep.)

The following races were decided by fewer than 15 points (8 races, 7 won by Republicans, 1 won by a Democrat):

  1. SD 5, 5.73% (372 votes) – Cynthia Lummis (Rep.)
  2. SD 30, 6.52% (374 votes) – Charles K. Scott (Rep.)
  3. SD 27, 7.21% (510 votes) – Gail Zimmerman (Rep.)
  4. SD 4, 7.64% (556 votes) – April Brimmer-Kunz (Rep.)
  5. SD 10, 10.25% (649 votes) – Pete Maxfield (Dem.)
  6. SD 17, 11.86% (1,222 votes) – Bob LaLonde (Rep.)
  7. SD 2, 12.04% (814 votes) – Jim Twiford (Rep.)
  8. SD 2, 12.28% (852 votes) – John Rankine (Rep.)

Republican primaries

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For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.[8][9]

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 1 Jerry Dixon 2,551 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 2,551 2,551 100.00
SD 2 Jim Twiford 2,603 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 2,603 2,603 100.00
SD 3 Jim Geringer 1,650 50.47 Richard Campbell 768 23.49 Lois Van Mark 548 16.76 Robert Quade 303 9.27 3,269 882 26.98
SD 4 April Brimmer-Kunz 2,183 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 2,183 2,183 100.00
SD 5 Cynthia Lummis 1,720 75.64 Norman P. Feagler 554 24.36 — — — — — — 2,274 1,166 51.28
SD 6 Richard Larson 1,240 63.33 Leonard O. Mosher 482 24.62 Donn Edmunds 236 12.05 — — — 1,958 758 38.71
SD 7 Carl LeJambre III 1,397 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 1,397 1,397 100.00
SD 8 Sheldon Campbell 482 52.45 Larry J. Harmon 437 47.55 — — — — — — 919 45 4.90
SD 9 Roger G. Britton 593 66.93 J. O. Mingle 293 33.07 — — — — — — 886 300 33.86
SD 10 Terry Guice 1,180 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 1,180 1,180 100.00
SD 11 Bob Grieve 1,336 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 1,336 1,336 100.00
SD 15 Janice Bodine 825 51.95 Ken Robison 763 48.05 — — — — — — 1,588 62 3.90
SD 16 Boyd Eddins 2,414 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 2,414 2,414 100.00
SD 17 Bob LaLonde 2,829 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 2,829 2,829 100.00
SD 18 Hank Coe 3,461 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 3,461 3,461 100.00
SD 19 Carroll Miller 2,076 57.51 Allan Howard 1,534 42.49 — — — — — — 3,610 542 15.01
SD 20 John Rankine 1,938 61.17 Thomas Chaffer 1,230 38.83 — — — — — — 3,168 708 22.35
SD 21 Tim Kinnison 1,647 73.72 Ed Miller 587 26.28 — — — — — — 2,234 1,060 47.45
SD 22 Robert Trent 1,631 51.52 Don Odegard 1,535 48.48 — — — — — — 3,166 96 3.03
SD 23 Larry Gilbertz 1,869 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 1,869 1,869 100.00
SD 24 Mike Enzi 2,409 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 2,409 2,409 100.00
SD 25 Clint Dunning 1,534 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 1,534 1,534 100.00
SD 26 Bob Peck 1,937 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 1,937 1,937 100.00
SD 27 Gail Zimmerman 1,816 73.20 Philip McCauley 665 26.80 — — — — — — 2,481 1,151 46.39
SD 28 Susan Anderson 1,390 57.80 Mike Burke 1,015 42.20 — — — — — — 2,405 375 15.59
SD 29 Barbara Cubin 1,760 58.80 Rod Robinder 1,233 41.20 — — — — — — 2,993 527 17.61
SD 30 Charles K. Scott 1,626 100.00 — — — — — — — — — 1,626 1,626 100.00

Democratic primaries

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Only three races saw more than one candidate stand in the Democratic primary. For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.[8][9]

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 2 Cisco Valdez 1,396 100.00 — — — 1,396 1,396 100.00
SD 4 Pat Hacker 2,187 100.00 — — — 2,187 2,187 100.00
SD 5 Liz Byrd 1,504 100.00 — — — 1,504 1,504 100.00
SD 6 Rich Cathcart 1,197 65.88 Carrol Orrison 620 34.12 1,817 577 31.76
SD 5 Guy Cameron 2,098 100.00 — — — 2,098 2,098 100.00
SD 8 James L. Applegate 1,878 100.00 — — — 1,878 1,878 100.00
SD 9 Lisa Kinney 1,569 100.00 — — — 1,569 1,569 100.00
SD 10 Pete Maxfield 1,200 100.00 — — — 1,200 1,200 100.00
SD 12 Frank Prevedel 2,489 100.00 — — — 2,489 2,489 100.00
SD 13 Carl Maldonado 2,119 100.00 — — — 2,119 2,119 100.00
SD 14 Mark O. Harris 1,448 100.00 — — — 1,448 1,448 100.00
SD 15 Greg Philips 1,033 75.79 Joe Loftin 330 24.21 1,363 703 51.58
SD 17 Mike Gierau 1,190 100.00 — — — 1,190 1,190 100.00
SD 20 Mike Hanify 1,089 100.00 — — — 1,089 1,089 100.00
SD 21 Don Finzer 1,270 100.00 — — — 1,270 1,270 100.00
SD 22 Peggy Sanders 1,065 100.00 — — — 1,065 1,065 100.00
SD 23 Sandy Daly 479 100.00 — — — 479 479 100.00
SD 25 John Vinich 1,992 100.00 — — — 1,992 1,992 100.00
SD 27 Robert Penney 1,441 100.00 — — — 1,441 1,441 100.00
SD 28 Keith Goodenough 1,326 76.38 P.J. Rose 410 23.62 1,736 916 52.76
SD 29 Barbara Reese 1,365 100.00 — — — 1,365 1,365 100.00
SD 30 Michael Rogers 1,319 100.00 — — — 1,319 1,319 100.00

Barbara Reese withdrew from the race after the Democratic primary.

References

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  1. ^ Pelkey, Charles (3 March 1992). "Redistricting plaintiffs leave door open for future lawsuit". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Election results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. 5 November 1992. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  4. ^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. ^ "True hoping to name JAC co-chairman by Monday". Casper Star-Tribune. December 15, 1991. p. 1. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference VetoProof was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GilbertzTops was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b "Election results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. 19 August 1992. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Natrona County/State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. 19 August 1994. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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