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Wyoming's 16th State Senate district

Wyoming's 16th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses parts of Lincoln and Weston counties.[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Dan Dockstader.[3]

Wyoming's 16th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Wyoming's 16th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Dan Dockstader
R–Afton
Demographics89% White
8% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Multiracial
Population (2022)
 • Voting age		18,044[1]
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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

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Representative Party Term Note

Boyd L. Eddins

Republican 1993 – 1997 Elected in 1992.[5]

Delaine Roberts

Republican 1997 – 2005 Elected in 1996.[6]
Re-elected in 2000.[7]

Pat Aullman

Republican 2005 – January 5, 2009 Elected in 2004.[8]

Dan Dockstader

Republican January 5, 2009 – Present Elected in 2008.[9]
Re-elected in 2012.[10]
Re-elected in 2016.[11]
Re-elected in 2020.[12]
Re-elected in 2024.[13]

Recent election results

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Federal and statewide results

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Office Year District Statewide
President 2016 Trump 70.25% – Clinton 23.45% Donald
Trump
2012 Romney 76.08% – Obama 22.18% Mitt
Romney
Senate 2012 Barrasso 78.90% – Chesnut 19.09% John
Barrasso
Representative 2012 Lummis 73.88% – Henrichsen 20.09% Cynthia
Lummis

2008

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Wyoming's 16th State Senate District General Election, 2008[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Dockstader 8,966 100.0%
Total votes 8,966 100.0%
Republican hold

2012

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Wyoming's 16th State Senate District General Election, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Dockstader (incumbent) 7,432 98.1%
Write-in 143 1.9%
Total votes 7,575 100.0%
Republican hold

2016

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Wyoming's Senate district 16 election, 2016[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Dockstader (incumbent) 7,208 74.94%
Democratic Richard Kusaba 1,989 20.68%
Write-ins Write-ins 28 0.29%
Over Votes Other 2 0.02%
Under Votes Other 392 4.08%
Total votes 9,619 100%
Republican hold

2020

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Wyoming's 16th State Senate District General Election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Dockstader (incumbent) 8,830
Total votes 9,231 100.0%
Republican hold

2024

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Wyoming's 16th State Senate District General Election, 2024[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Dockstader (incumbent) 8,830 96.99%
Write-ins 274 3.00%
Total votes 9,104 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,915
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
  1992 Apportionment Plan [5][14]
  2002 Apportionment Plan [15][16]
  2012 Apportionment Plan [17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 16, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dan Dockstader". Wyoming Legislature.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "State Legislature". Star Valley Independent. November 9, 2000. p. 1. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 4. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "2024 General Election Senate Candidates Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2024. p. 9. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  14. ^ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "District: SD16" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  18. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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