Wyoming's 1st State Senate district

Wyoming's 1st
State Senate district

Map of the district
Wyoming's 1st State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Ogden Driskill
RDevils Tower
Demographics88% White
8% Hispanic
1% Native American
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)
 • Voting age
20,292[1]
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Wyoming's 1st State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Crook County, as well as parts of Campbell and Weston counties.[2] It has been represented by Republican Senator Ogden Driskill since 2011.[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
Jerry B. Dixon Republican 1993 – 1995 Elected in 1992.[5]
Billie L. Barton Republican 1995 – 2003 Elected in 1994.[6]
Re-elected in 1998.[7]
Re-elected in 2002.[8]
Resigned in 2003.[9]
Charles Townsend Republican 2003 – 2011 Appointed in 2003.[10]
Elected in 2004.[11]
Re-elected in 2006.[12]
Ogden Driskill Republican 2011 – Present Elected in 2010.[13]
Re-elected in 2014.[14]
Re-elected in 2018.[15]
Re-elected in 2022.[16]

Recent election results

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Federal and statewide results

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Office Year District Statewide
President 2016 Trump 89.3% – Clinton 6.7% Donald
Trump
2012 Romney 86.2% – Obama 10.9% Mitt
Romney
Senate 2012 Barrasso 87.3% – Chesnut 9.1% John
Barrasso
Representative 2012 Lummis 82.8% – Henrichsen 9.9% Cynthia
Lummis

2006

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Senate District 1 General Election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Townsend (Incumbent) 6,266 100.0%
Total votes 6,266 100.0%
Republican hold

2010

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Senate District 1 General Election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ogden Driskill 6,225 100.0%
Total votes 6,225 100.0%
Republican hold

2014

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Senate District 1 General Election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ogden Driskill (Incumbent) 4,611 100.0%
Total votes 4,611 100.0%
Republican hold

2018

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Republican Incumbent Ogden Driskill was re-elected with no challenger.

Senate District 1 General Election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ogden Driskill (Incumbent) 5,557 96.74%
Write-In Write-In's 187 3.26%
Total votes 5,744 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,115 N/A
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1992 Apportionment Plan [5][17]
2002 Apportionment Plan [18][19]
2012 Apportionment Plan [20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 1, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ogden Driskill". Wyoming Legislature.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ "Sen. Barton resigns due to health". Casper Star-Tribune. October 25, 2003. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "New senator takes his oath". News Letter Journal. December 18, 2003. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "District: SD01" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.