Wyoming's 3rd State Senate district

Wyoming's 3rd
State Senate district
Wyoming's 3rd; State Senate district
	Wyoming's 3rd State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
	Cheri Steinmetz; R–Lingle
Demographics	84% White; 8% Hispanic; 2% Native American; 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 4% Multiracial
Population (2022); • Voting age	19,551; 18

Wyoming's 3rd State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Goshen and Niobrara counties, as well as part of Weston County.^[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Cheri Steinmetz.^[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
Jim Geringer	Republican	1993 – 1995	Elected in 1992.^[5]
Curt Meier	Republican	January 1995 – January 8, 2019	Elected in 1994.^[6] Re-elected in 1998.^[7] Re-elected in 2002.^[8] Re-elected in 2006.^[9] Re-elected in 2010.^[10] Re-elected in 2014.^[11]
Cheri Steinmetz	Republican	January 7, 2019 – Present	Elected in 2018.^[12] Re-elected in 2022.^[13]

Recent election results

Federal and statewide results

Office	Year	District	Statewide
President	2016	Trump 80.19% – Clinton 13.76%	Donald Trump
President	2012	Romney 75.62% – Obama 21.96%	Mitt Romney
Senate	2012	Barrasso 82.52% – Chesnut 14.59%	John Barrasso
Representative	2012	Lummis 76.29% – Henrichsen 16.70%	Cynthia Lummis

2006

Senate District 3 General Election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Meier (Incumbent)	3,609	58.05%
	Democratic	Chris Shoults	2,608	41.95%
Total votes			6,217	100.0%
	Republican hold

2010

Senate District 3 General Election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Meier (Incumbent)	5,496	100.0%
Total votes			5,496	100.0%
	Republican hold

2014

Senate District 3 General Election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Meier (Incumbent)	5,743	100.0%
Total votes			5,743	100.0%
	Republican hold

2018

Republican Cheri Steinmetz was elected with 80% of the vote compared to Democrat Marci Shaver who received 20% of the vote.

Senate District 3 General Election^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cheri Steinmetz	5,721	79.62%
	Democratic	Marci Shaver	1,449	20.17%
	Write-In	Write-In's	15	0.21%
Total votes			7,185	100.00%
Majority			4,272	59.45%
Invalid or blank votes			265	N/A
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
Goshen County (part) Platte County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	^[5]^[14]
Goshen County (part) Platte County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	^[15]^[16]
Niobrara County Goshen County (part) Weston County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	^[17]^[18]

References

^ "State Senate District 3, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
^ "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ "Cheri Steinmetz". Wyoming Legislature.
^ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune. November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
^ "District: SD03" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[1] "State Senate District 3, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 7, 2024.

[2] "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[3] "Cheri Steinmetz". Wyoming Legislature.

[4] "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[election1992-5] "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune. November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[8] "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[election2006-9] "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[election2010-10] "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[election2014-11] "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[election2018-12] "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[election2022-13] "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 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: SD03" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[18] "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

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