Wyoming's 14th State Senate district

Wyoming's 14th
State Senate district

Wyoming's 14th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Laura Taliaferro Pearson
RKemmerer
Demographics90% White
6% Hispanic
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)20,209[1]

Wyoming's 14th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Sublette County as well as parts of Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Uinta counties.[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Laura Taliaferro Pearson of Kemmerer.[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

Representative Party Term Note
Mark O. Harris Democratic 1993 – 2002 Elected in 1992.[5]
Re-elected in 1996.[6]
Re-elected in 2000.[7]
Resigned in 2002.[8]
Larry Caller Democratic 2002 – 2005 Appointed in 2002.[9]
Stan Cooper Republican 2005 – 2017 Elected in 2004.[10]
Re-elected in 2008.[11]
Re-elected in 2012.[12]
Fred Baldwin Republican 2017 – 2025 Elected in 2016.[13]
Re-elected in 2020.[14]
Laura Taliaferro Pearson Republican 2025 – present Elected in 2024.[15]

Recent election results

2008

Senate district 14 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stan Cooper (incumbent) 7,250 98.69%
Write-ins 96 1.30%
Total votes 7,346 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,168
Republican hold

2012

Senate district 14 general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stan Cooper (incumbent) 6,766 87.03%
Wyoming Country John Vincent Love 978 12.58%
Write-ins 30 0.38%
Total votes 7,774 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 621
Republican hold

2016

Senate district 14 general election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Baldwin 6,939 84.69%
Democratic Charlotte Sedey 1,237 15.09%
Write-ins 17 0.20%
Total votes 8,193 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 447
Republican hold

2020

Senate district 14 general election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Baldwin (incumbent) 7,779 97.06%
Write-ins 235 2.93%
Total votes 8,014 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,284
Republican hold

2024

Senate district 14 general election[15]: 8 
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Taliaferro Pearson 8,025 94.20%
Write-ins 494 5.79%
Total votes 8,519 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,297
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1992 Apportionment Plan [5][16]
2002 Apportionment Plan [17][18]
2012 Apportionment Plan [19][20]

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 14, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Senate District 14: Senator Laura Taliaferro Pearson". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Harris resigns Senate seat". Casper Star-Tribune. December 11, 2002. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Larry Caller Tabbed for Senate seat". Casper Star-Tribune. December 27, 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 7. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "2024 General Election Senate Candidates Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  17. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "District: SD14" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2024.