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Wyoming's 5th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Wyoming's 5th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Lynn Hutchings
R–Cheyenne
Demographics75% White
2% Black
17% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Native American
1% Other
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)17,726[1]

Wyoming's 5th 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 Lynn Hutchings 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

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Representative Party Term Note

Cynthia Lummis 		Republican 1993 – 1995 Elected in 1992.[5]
Donald Lawler Republican 1995 – 1999 Elected in 1994.[6]
John Hanes Republican 1999 – 2007 Elected in 1998.[7]
Re-elected in 2002.[8]
Bob Hecht Republican 2007 – 2011 Elected in 2006.[9]
Fred Emerich Republican 2011 – 2019 Elected in 2010.[10]
Re-elected in 2014.[11]
Lynn Hutchings Republican 2019 – present Elected in 2018.[12]
Re-elected in 2022.[13]

Recent election results

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2006

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Senate district 5 general election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Hecht 3,793 61.78%
Democratic Randall M. Lane 2,346 38.21%
Total votes 6,139 100.0%
Republican hold

2010

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Senate district 5 general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Emerich 3,002 50.80%
Democratic Lori A. Millin 2,896 49.00%
Write-ins 11 0.18%
Total votes 5,909 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 140
Republican hold

2014

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Senate district 5 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Emerich (incumbent) 5,026 97.59%
Write-ins 124 2.40%
Total votes 5,150 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,225
Republican hold

2018

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Senate district 5 general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Hutchings 5,382 94.65%
Write-ins 304 5.34%
Total votes 5,686 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,776
Republican hold

2022

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Senate district 5 general election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Hutchings (incumbent) 3,284 70.57%
Democratic Ted Hanlon 1,354 29.09%
Write-ins 15 0.32%
Total votes 4,653 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 87
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1992 Apportionment Plan [5]
2002 Apportionment Plan [14][15]
2012 Apportionment Plan [16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 5, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Senate District 05: Senator Lynn Hutchings". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "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 Legislative Race". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1998. p. 12. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "District: SD05" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  17. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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