2002 Wyoming Senate election

2002 Wyoming Senate election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →

15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
Odd-numbered seats up
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Hank Coe Rich Cathcart
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 18th district 6th district
Seats before 20 10
Seats after 20 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 57,403 21,245
Percentage 72.99% 27.01%

Results by district

Senate President before election

Hank Coe
Republican

Elected Senate President

April Brimmer-Kunz
Republican

The 2002 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 57th session as part of the 2002 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 20. All odd-numbered seats were up for election. Neither party made any gains in the chamber. Of the fifteen seats up for election, only four saw Republicans and Democrats compete.

General election summary[1]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before
56th Leg.
Up Won After
57th Leg.
+/–
Republican 13 57,403 72.99 20 10 10 20 Steady
Democratic 6 21,245 27.01 10 5 5 10 Steady
Total 78,648 100% 30 15 30 Steady

†: Incumbent did not run for reelection.

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Bill Barton Rep Bill Barton Rep
3rd Curt Meier Rep Curt Meier Rep
5th John G. Hanes Rep John G. Hanes Rep
7th Kathryn Sessions Dem Kathryn Sessions Dem
9th Mike Massie Dem Mike Massie Dem
11th Bill Vasey Dem Bill Vasey Dem
13th Tex Boggs Dem Tex Boggs Dem
15th Ken Decaria Dem Ken Decaria Dem
17th Grant Larson Rep Grant Larson Rep
19th Carroll S. Miller Rep Laness Northrup Rep
21st Tom Kinnison Rep Bruce Burns Rep
23rd Steven Youngbauer Rep John Hines Rep
25th Cale Case Rep Cale Case Rep
27th Bruce A. Hinchey Rep John Barrasso Rep
29th Bill Hawks Rep Bill Hawks Rep
  1. ^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 11 November 2024.