2022 Wyoming House of Representatives election
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Eric Barlow (retired)
Cathy Connolly (retired)
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
January 12, 2021
January 10, 2017
Leader's seat
3rd
13th
Last election
51 seats, 76.9%
7 seats, 16.1%
Seats before
51
7
Seats won
57
5
Seat change
6
2
Popular vote
138,719
22,939
Percentage
76.7%
12.7%
Swing
0.2%
3.4%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Marshall Burt (defeated)
Party
Libertarian
Independent
Leader since
February 16, 2022
Leader's seat
39th
Last election
1 seat, 2.5%
1 seat, 1.9%
Seats before
1
1
Seats won
0
0
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
4,398
8,573
Percentage
2.4%
4.7%
Swing
0.1%
2.8%
Party wins
Seat margins Results Republican gain Republican hold Democratic hold
All 62 members of the Wyoming House of Representatives were elected on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 Wyoming elections . Primary elections were held on August 16. Republicans expanded their supermajority, gaining six seats.
The election will be the first after redistricting based on the 2020 census . New legislative districts were approved on March 25, 2022. Two seats were added in the redistricting plan enacted by the Wyoming Legislature .[ 1] [ 2]
Popular vote
Republican
76.72%
Democratic
12.69%
Independent
4.74%
Libertarian
2.43%
Constitution
0.29%
Write-in
3.13%
House seats
Republican
91.94%
Democratic
8.06%
District
Winner
Margin
District 11
Republican
6%
District 14
Democratic
9.3%
District 23
Democratic
3.4%
District 41
Republican
7.9%
Incumbents defeated in general [ edit ]
Open seats changing parties [ edit ]
Major party (Republican and Democratic )[ 9] candidates filed for the August 16 primary elections between May 12 and May 27, 2022.[ 10] Minor parties (Libertarian and Constitution )[ 9] nominated candidates by convention and submitted their nominations to the secretary of state by August 15.[ 10] [ 11] Independents submitted nominating petitions by August 29.[ 10] The general election candidates list was finalized on September 6; the Democrats made one substitution.[ 12]
Retiring incumbents [ edit ]
Seventeen incumbents will not seek re-election.
Incumbents defeated in primary [ edit ]
Seven incumbents are defeated in the primary election.
None of the five Democrats running for re-election faced a primary challenge .
Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding and the inclusion of write-ins.
Republican primary[ 16]
District
Candidates
Votes
Percent
1
Chip Neiman (inc. Tooltip incumbent )
Unopposed
2
Allen Slagle
1,717
50%
J. D. Williams (inc. )
1,705
50%
3
Abby Angelos
1,725
61%
Rusty Bell
1,112
39%
4
Jeremy Haroldson (inc. )
Unopposed
5
Scott Smith
1,794
54%
Shelly Duncan (inc. )
1,546
46%
6
Tomi Strock
1,723
51%
Aaron Clausen (inc. )
1,667
49%
7
Bob Nicholas (inc. )[ note 1]
1,514
57%
Rick Coppinger
1,151
43%
8
David Zwonitzer
1,267
35%
Lily Sharpe
1,021
28%
Stephen Johnson
693
19%
Brian Tyrell
611
17%
9
Landon Brown (inc. )
1,192
53%
Alan Sheldon
545
24%
Dean Petersen
489
22%
10
John Eklund Jr. (inc. )
2,134
74%
Lars Lone
743
26%
11
Jared Olsen (inc. )
Unopposed
12
Clarence Styvar (inc. )
831
66%
Derek Goldfuss
412
33%
13
Wayne Pinch
Unopposed
14
Bryan Shuster
1,060
52%
Julie McCallister
936
46%
15
Donald Burkhart (inc. )
Unopposed
16
Jim McCollum
Unopposed
17
J.T. Larson
Unopposed
18
Scott Heiner (inc. )
Unopposed
19
Jon Conrad
1,078
44%
Karl Allred
752
30%
Andy Stocks
638
26%
20
Albert Sommers (inc. )
2,139
58%
Michael Schmid
1,419
38%
Bill Winney
158
4%
21
Lane Allred
1,745
58%
Jeremiah Hardesty
1,235
41%
22
Andrew Byron
Unopposed
23
Paul Vogelheim
Unopposed
24
Sandy Newsome (inc. )
1,810
51%
Nina Webber
1,727
49%
25
David Northrup
1,164
41%
Chris Good
663
23%
Rex Rich
536
19%
Troy Bray
470
17%
26
Dalton Banks
1,178
56%
Gary Welch
510
24%
Timothy Mills
308
15%
Tim Beck
82
4%
27
Martha Lawley
Unopposed
28
John Winter (inc. )
Unopposed
29
Ken Pendergraft
1,286
50%
Gary Miller
1,248
49%
30
Mark Jennings (inc. )
Unopposed
31
John Bear (inc. )
Unopposed
32
Ken Clouston
1,492
58%
Timothy Hallinan (inc. )
1,079
42%
33
Sarah Penn
843
68%
Valaira Whiteman
250
20%
Wade LeBeau
138
11%
34
Pepper Ottman (inc. )
Unopposed
35
Tony Locke
1,647
57%
Joe MacGuire (inc. )
1,215
42%
36
Art Washut (inc. )
1,117
60%
Debra Cheatham
727
39%
37
Steve Harshman (inc. )
1,780
53%
Steve Bray
1,578
47%
38
Tom Walters (inc. )
Unopposed
39
Cody Wylie
Unopposed
40
Barry Crago (inc. )
2,631
60%
Richard Tass
1,721
39%
41
Bill Henderson (inc. )
Unopposed
42
Ben Hornok
1,291
54%
Linnaea Sutphin
1,082
45%
43
Dan Zwonitzer (inc. )
1,084
54%
Clayton Mills
913
45%
44
Tamara Trujillo
404
41%
John Romero-Martinez (inc. )
293
30%
Michael Reyes
261
27%
45
No Republican candidates
46
Ocean Andrew (inc. )
1,816
75%
Richard Lennox
578
24%
47
Bob Davis
1,447
57%
Clyde Johnson
1,070
42%
48
Clark Stith (inc. )
Unopposed
49
Ryan Berger
1,494
66%
Vladimir Allred
767
34%
50
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (inc. )
Unopposed
51
Cyrus Western (inc. )
2,010
52%
Bryan Miller
1,874
48%
52
Reuben Tarver
1,338
58%
Ronda Boller
972
42%
53
Chris Knapp (inc. )
Unopposed
54
Lloyd Larsen (inc. )
Unopposed
55
Ember Oakley (inc. )
Unopposed
56
Jerry Obermueller (inc. )
Unopposed
57
Jeanette Ward
921
59%
Thomas Myler
624
40%
58
Bill Allemand
1,369
63%
Pat Sweeney (inc. )
806
37%
59
Kevin O'Hearn (inc. )
1,181
65%
John Gudger
634
35%
60
Tony Niemiec
1,436
75%
Jennifer James
465
24%
61
Daniel Singh
618
46%
Matthew Malcom
377
28%
Don Odom
336
25%
62
Forrest Chadwick
1,312
54%
Stan Mitchem
1,105
46%
Democratic primary[ 16]
District
Candidates
Votes
Percent
1
No Democratic candidates
2
No Democratic candidates
3
No Democratic candidates
4
No Democratic candidates
5
No Democratic candidates
6
Tania Malone [ note 2]
Unopposed
7
Jordan Evans
Unopposed
8
No Democratic candidates
9
Stephen Latham
Unopposed
10
No Democratic candidates
11
Marguerite Herman
162
64%
James Byrd
90
36%
12
No Democratic candidates
13
Ken Chestek
Unopposed
14
Trey Sherwood (inc. Tooltip incumbent )
Unopposed
15
No Democratic candidates
16
Mike Yin (inc. )
Unopposed
17
Chad Banks (inc. )
Unopposed
18
No Democratic candidates
19
Sarah Butters
Unopposed
20
No Democratic candidates
21
No Democratic candidates
22
No Democratic candidates
23
Liz Storer
168
76%
Ryan Sedgeley
53
24%
24
No Democratic candidates
25
No Democratic candidates
26
No Democratic candidates
27
No Democratic candidates
28
Kimberly Bartlett
Unopposed
29
Martha Wright
Unopposed
30
No Democratic candidates
31
No Democratic candidates
32
No Democratic candidates
33
Andi LeBeau (inc. )
Unopposed
34
No Democratic candidates
35
No Democratic candidates
36
No Democratic candidates
37
No Democratic candidates
38
No Democratic candidates
39
No Democratic candidates
40
No Democratic candidates
41
Jen Solis (write-in)[ 17]
Unopposed
42
No Democratic candidates
43
No Democratic candidates
44
Sara Burlingame
Unopposed
45
Karlee Provenza (inc. )
Unopposed
46
Merav Ben-David
Unopposed
47
Lee Ann Stephenson
Unopposed
48
No Democratic candidates
49
Tim Beppler
Unopposed
50
No Democratic candidates
51
No Democratic candidates
52
No Democratic candidates
53
No Democratic candidates
54
No Democratic candidates
55
No Democratic candidates
56
No Democratic candidates
57
Robert Johnson
Unopposed
58
No Democratic candidates
59
No Democratic candidates
60
No Democratic candidates
61
No Democratic candidates
62
No Democratic candidates
The general election was held on November 8.[ 10]
Independent Dan Brecht challenged incumbent Republican representative Jeremy Haroldson .[ 12]
Republican Scott Smith and independent Todd Peterson ran.[ 12]
Republican Tomi Strock, Democrat Hank Szramkowski (who was substituted for primary winner Tania Malone), and independent Bruce Jones ran.[ 12]
Independent LCCC Board of Trustees member Brenda Lyttle challenged former Republican representative David Zwonitzer of District 9.[ 18] [ 12]
Libertarian Patrick Gonzales challenged incumbent Republican representative Donald Burkhart .[ 12]
Libertarian Dennis Laughlin challenged incumbent Republican representative Scott Heiner.[ 19] [ 12]
Independent Bob Strobel and Republican Andrew Byron ran to succeed retiring independent Jim Roscoe , who endorsed Strobel.[ 20] [ 12]
Incumbent Libertarian representative Marshall Burt sought re-election.[ 21] [ 15] [ 12]
Democrat Jen Solis and Constitution nominee Matt Freeman challenged incumbent Republican representative Bill Henderson.[ 19] [ 12]
Libertarian Misty Morris challenged incumbent Republican representative Clark Stith.[ 22] [ 12]
Libertarian Carrie Satterwhite challenged incumbent Republican representative Rachel Rodriguez-Williams.[ 23] [ 12]
Constitution nominee Larry Williamson challenged incumbent Republican representative Chris Knapp.[ 19] [ 12]
Independent candidate Jeff Martin challenged incumbent Republican representative Lloyd Larsen.[ 12]
Libertarian Bethany Baldes challenged incumbent Republican representative Ember Oakley.[ 24] [ 19] [ 12]
^ a b Redistricted from the 8th district
^ Malone was substituted by Hank Szramkowski after the primary.[ 12]
^ Eavis, Victoria (April 13, 2022). "Sheridan County Democrats weigh redistricting lawsuit but want lawmakers to fix the problem" . KPVI-TV . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Rice, Ethan (March 31, 2022). "Wyoming enacts new state legislative districts" . Ballotpedia News . Ballotpedia . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Wyoming Secretary of State . "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary – Wyoming General Election, November 3, 2020" (PDF) . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ "Roster of Representatives" . Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ "Wyoming House Leadership" . Wyoming Legislature . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Mullen, Maggie (September 8, 2022). "Record number of independents running for Legislature" . WyoFile . Retrieved September 10, 2022 . House Speaker Barlow allowed Burt to form a caucus for the Libertarian Party during the 2022 session, despite being the body's only member.
^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk "Statewide House Official Summary – Wyoming General Election November 8, 2022" (PDF) . Wyoming Secretary of State . Retrieved November 19, 2022 .
^ a b "Political Parties in Wyoming" . Wyoming Secretary of State . Retrieved November 5, 2021 .
^ a b c d Secretary of State of Wyoming (January 2022). "2022 Key Election Dates" (PDF) . Retrieved April 14, 2022 .
^ Wyoming Legislature . "2021 Wyoming Election Code" (PDF) . Wyoming Secretary of State . p. 35. Retrieved November 5, 2021 . Minor parties may nominate candidates to be placed on the general election ballot only by party convention.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Wyoming Secretary of State (September 6, 2022). "2022 General Election Candidate Roster" (PDF) . Retrieved September 7, 2022 .
^ Gallardo, Jonathan (May 14, 2022). "Barlow running for state Senate seat" . Gillette News-Record . Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ Koshmrl, Mike (August 15, 2022). " 'Blatantly untrue' texts target Nethercott ahead of primary" . WyoFile . Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ a b Mullen, Maggie (June 7, 2022). "Candidates stand unopposed in 22 Wyo legislative races" . WyoFile . Retrieved August 24, 2022 .
^ a b "Statewide House Official Summary – Wyoming Primary Election August 16, 2022" (PDF) . Wyoming Secretary of State . Retrieved August 24, 2022 .
^ Mullen, Maggie (August 25, 2022). "State board certifies Wyoming's primary elections results" . WyoFile . Retrieved September 7, 2022 .
^ "Brenda Lyttle will run as independent in House District 8" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . August 22, 2022.
^ a b c d "Wyoming Has Unusually Large Number of Minor Party and Independent Candidates for Legislature | Ballot Access News" .
^ "State Rep. Roscoe not running for reelection; throws support behind Strobel" . Jackson Hole News&Guide . June 8, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022 .
^ "Representative Marshall Burt Seeks Re-election to House District 39" . SweetwaterNOW . Sweetwater County . May 17, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022 .
^ McFarland, Clair (September 2, 2022). "Wyoming State Treasurer Pours $25K Into Others' Campaigns And Causes; Most Fare Poorly" . Retrieved September 6, 2022 .
^ Bonner, Dave (June 30, 2022). "Libertarian Carrie Satterwhite files for Legislature in HD 50" . Powell Tribune . Retrieved August 28, 2022 .
^ "General Election filings have closed" . August 30, 2022.
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