2022 Wyoming Senate election

2022 Wyoming Senate election

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16 of the 31 seats in the Wyoming Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dan Dockstader Chris Rothfuss
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 12, 2021 January 7, 2013
Leader's seat 16th - Afton 9th - Laramie
Last election 28 seats, 86.86% 2 seats, 11.57%
Seats before 28 2
Seats after 29[a] 2
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 67,440 15,477
Percentage 75.31% 17.28%
Swing Decrease 11.55% Increase 5.71%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election

President of the Senate before election

Dan Dockstader
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Ogden Driskill
Republican

The 2022 Wyoming Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022.[4][5] Wyoming voters selected state senators in the 16 odd-numbered districts of the Senate to serve four-year terms.[6]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Wyoming state elections, including U.S. House, Governor, and Wyoming House.[7][8]

Following the previous election in 2020, Republicans held a 28-to-2-seat supermajority over Democrats.[9][10] These were the first elections in the odd-numbered Wyoming Senate districts following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries and the creation of a new 31st district.[1][2][3] Republicans expanded their supermajority to 29-to-2 over Democrats by gaining a seat in the new 31st district in 2022.[11]

  1. ^ a b Haut, Sam (March 15, 2022). "Redistricting Bill Passes Wyoming Legislature with New House and Senate Districts". K2Radio. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Current Legislative District information as of the 2022 Wyoming Legislative redistricting: Senate Districts Map". Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Current Legislative District information as of the 2022 Wyoming Legislative redistricting: House Districts Map". Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wyoming State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Wyoming Senate". Wyoming State Legislature. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Statewide Senate Official Summary - Wyoming Primary Election - August 16, 2022" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Statewide Senate Official Summary - Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2022" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "Wyoming State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  10. ^ "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary - Wyoming General Election - November 3, 2020" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Brennan formally announces run for new Senate District 31 seat". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved June 21, 2024.


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