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Wyoming's 6th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Wyoming's 6th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Anthony Bouchard
R–Cheyenne
Demographics85% White
10% Hispanic
4% Multiracial
Population (2022)18,364[1]

Wyoming's 6th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Platte County as well as part of Laramie County.[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Anthony Bouchard 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
Rich Cathcart Democratic 1993 – 2005 Elected in 1992.[5]
Re-elected in 1996.[6]
Re-elected in 2000.[7]
Wayne Johnson Republican 2005 – 2017 Elected in 2004.[8]
Re-elected in 2008.[9]
Re-elected in 2012.[10]
Anthony Bouchard Republican 2017 – present Elected in 2016.[11]
Re-elected in 2020.[12]
Darin Smith
(elect) 		Republican 2025 Elected in 2024.[13]

Recent election results

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2008

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Senate district 6 general election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Johnson (incumbent) 6,400 67.41%
Democratic Phyllis Sherard 3,078 32.42%
Write-ins 15 0.15%
Total votes 9,493 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 424
Republican hold

2012

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Senate district 6 general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Johnson (incumbent) 5,981 75.12%
Wyoming Country William R. Hill 1,663 20.88%
Write-ins 317 3.98%
Total votes 7,961 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 773
Republican hold

2016

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Senate district 6 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Bouchard 4,670 51.87%
Independent Kym Zwonitzer 4,314 47.92%
Write-ins 18 0.19%
Total votes 9,002 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 525
Republican hold

2020

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Senate district 6 general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Bouchard (incumbent) 6,879 64.68%
Democratic Britney Wallesch 3,724 35.01%
Write-ins 32 0.30%
Total votes 10,635 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 382
Republican hold

2024

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2024 Wyoming Senate District 6 general election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darin Smith 8,484 95.48%
Write-in 402 4.52%
Valid ballots 8,886 89.41%
Invalid or blank votes 1,052 10.59%
Total votes 9,938 100.00%

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1992 Apportionment Plan [5][14]
2002 Apportionment Plan [15][16]
2012 Apportionment Plan [17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 6, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Senate District 06: Senator Anthony Bouchard". 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. ^ "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. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "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: SD06" (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.
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