1990 Wyoming Senate election

1990 Wyoming Senate election
November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)
15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Russell Zimmer John Vinich
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Goshen Fremont
Seats before 19 11
Seats after 20 10
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 91,436 71,549
Percentage 56.10% 43.90%
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Democratic hold
Best-performing candidate by county
Republicans:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Democrats:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Senate President before election

Russell Zimmer
Republican

Elected Senate President

Diemer True
Republican

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The 1990 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect 15 members of the Wyoming Senate. This was the last election held before Gorin v. Karpan struck down Wyoming's county-based legislative apportionment plan in favor of single-member districts in 1992.[1]

Summary

Party Candidates Seats
Num. Vote % Before Up Won After +/–
Republicans 14 91,436 56.10% 19 9 10 20 1
Democrats 10 71,549 43.90% 11 6 5 10 1
Total 24 162,985 100.00% 30 15 15 30


District Seats Incumbents[2] Elected[3] Result Notes
Party Senator Party Senator
Albany 1 of 2 Rep. Bob Burnett Rep. Terry Guice Rep hold. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.[4]
Carbon 1 of 1 Rep. Bob Grieve Rep. Bob Grieve Rep hold.
Converse 1 of 1 Rep. Jim Twiford Rep. Jim Twiford Rep hold.
Crook–Weston 1 of 1 Rep. Jerry Dixon Rep. Jerry Dixon Rep hold.
Fremont 1 of 2 Dem. John Vinich Dem. John Vinich Dem hold.
Hot Springs–Washakie 1 of 1 Rep. Mike Healy Rep. Mike Healy Rep hold.
Laramie 2 of 4 Dem. Guy Cameron Dem. Guy Cameron Dem hold.
Dem. Win Hickey Rep. Gary Yordy Rep gain. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.[5]
Lincoln 1 of 1 Rep. Boyd Eddins Rep. Boyd Eddins Rep hold.
Natrona 2 of 4 Rep. Charles Scott Rep. Charles Scott Rep hold.
Rep. Gail Zimmerman Rep. Gail Zimmerman Rep hold.
Sheridan 1 of 2 Dem. Della Herbst Dem. Della Herbst Dem hold.
Sublette–Teton 1 of 1 Rep. Bob LaLonde Rep. Bob LaLonde Rep hold.
Sweetwater 2 of 3 Dem. Frank Prevedel Dem. Frank Prevedel Dem hold.
Dem. Robert Reese Dem. Robert Reese Dem hold.

Detailed results

For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed are excluded.

General election

To ease sorting, races won by a Republican candidate have a positive margin, while races won by Democratic candidates have negative margins.[6][7]

Single-winner

District Republicans Democrats Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany Terry Guice 4,680 50.61 Amber Travsky 4,568 49.39 9,248 +112 +1.21
Carbon Bob Grieve 3,762 63.35 Tom McGuire 2,176 36.65 5,938 +1,586 +26.71
Converse Jim Twiford 3,241 100.00 — — — 3,241 +3,241 +100.00
Crook–Weston Jerry Dixon 4,101 100.00 — — — 4,101 +4,101 +100.00
Fremont Sky Phifer 5,091 44.25 John Vinich 6,415 55.75 11,506 -1,324 -11.51
Hot Springs–Washakie Mike Healy 4,312 100.00 — — — 4,312 +4,312 +100.00
Lincoln Boyd Eddins 3,872 100.00 — — — 3,872 +3,872 +100.00
Sheridan George A. Meredith 3,717 39.30 Della Herbst 5,740 60.70 9,457 -2,023 -21.39
Sublette–Teton Bob LaLonde 3,983 50.97 H.L. Jensen 3,832 49.03 7,815 +151 +1.93

Multi-winner

District Republicans Democrats Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote %
Laramie Gary Yordy 12,958 29.20 Guy Cameron 15,175 34.20 44,370
Derrell Norman 7,635 17.21 Pamela Taylor 8,602 19.39
Natrona Charles Scott 15,510 40.72 Barbara Reese 9,254 24.30 38,090
Gail Zimmerman 13,326 34.99 — — —
Sweetwater Bill Taliaferro 5,248 24.95 Frank Prevedel 8,611 40.94 21,035
— — — Robert Reese 7,176 34.11

Republican primary elections

Single-winner

District Winners
Candidate Vote
Albany Terry Guice 2,636
Carbon Bob Grieve 1,811
Converse Jim Twiford 2,429
Fremont Sky Phifer 372
Lincoln Boyd L. Eddins 2,711
Sheridan George Meredith 3,397
Hot Springs–Washakie Mike Healy 3,235
Sublette–Teton Bob LaLonde 3,669
Crook–Weston Jerry Dixon 3,148

Multi-winner

District Winners Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote %
Laramie Gary Yordy 6,897 58.85 Derrell Norman 4,823 41.15 11,720
Natrona Gail Zimmerman 7,839 51.35 Charles Scott 7,428 48.65 15,267

Democratic primary elections

Single-winner

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany Amber Travsky 1,737 58.86 Marguerite Nelson 1,214 41.14 2,951 +523 +17.72
Carbon Tom McGuire 1,888 100.00 — — — 1,888 +1,888 +100.00
Fremont John Vinich 3,982 100.00 — — — 3,982 +3,982 +100.00
Sheridan Della Herbst 1,853 100.00 — — — 1,853 +1,853 +100.00
Sublette–Teton H. L. Jensen 1,048 100.00 — — — 1,048 +1,048 +100.00

Multi-winner

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote %
Laramie Guy Cameron 6,407 51.34 Pamela Taylor 3,408 27.31 E. Eugene Morris 2,665 21.35 12,480
Natrona Barbara Reese 4,690 100.00 — — — — — — 4,690
Sweetwater Frank Prevedel 6,201 53.94 Robert J. Reese 5,296 46.06 — — — 11,497

References

  1. ^ Pelkey, Charles (3 March 1992). "Redistricting plaintiffs leave door open for future lawsuit". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ Jost, Loren (1991). Wyoming Blue Book Volume IV (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives, Department of Commerce. p. 196. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Legislative make-up for 1991's general session". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. 11 November 1990. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ Barron, Joan (5 July 1990). "Candidates scarce in legislative races". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ Prodis, Julia (17 March 1990). "'Grande Dame' of Legislature says she won't seek re-election". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ^ "star / Election results". Casper Star-Tribune. 8 November 1990.
  7. ^ "star / Election results". Casper Star-Tribune. 9 November 1990.
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