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Wyoming's 17th State Senate district

Wyoming's 17th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Teton County.[2] It is represented by Democratic Senator Mike Gierau of Jackson.[2][3]

Wyoming's 17th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Wyoming's 17th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Mike Gierau
D–Jackson
Demographics80% White
1% Black
15% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)19,737[1]

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
Bob LaLonde Republican 1993 – 1995 Elected in 1992.[5]
Grant Larson Republican 1995 – 2011 Elected in 1994.[6]
Re-elected in 1998.[7]
Re-elected in 2002.[8]
Re-elected in 2006.[9]
Leland Christensen Republican 2011 – 2019 Elected in 2010.[10]
Re-elected in 2014.[11]
Mike Gierau Democratic 2019 – present Elected in 2018.[12]
Re-elected in 2022.[13]

Recent election results

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2006

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Senate district 17 general election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Grant Larson (incumbent) 4,349 52.52%
Democratic Chuck Herz 3,931 47.47%
Total votes 8,280 100.0%
Republican hold

2010

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Senate district 17 general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leland Christensen 4,361 55.10%
Democratic Tom Frisbie 3,547 44.81%
Write-ins 6 0.07%
Total votes 7,914 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 203
Republican hold

2014

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Senate district 17 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leland Christensen (incumbent) 4,926 98.24%
Write-ins 88 1.75%
Total votes 5,014 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1708
Republican hold

2018

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Senate district 17 general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Gierau 6,008 62.27%
Republican Kate Mead 3,631 37.63%
Write-ins 9 0.09%
Total votes 9,648 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 205
Democratic gain from Republican

2022

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Senate district 17 general election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Gierau (incumbent) 5,142 62.79%
Republican Steve Duerr 2,615 31.93%
Libertarian Amanda Padilla 421 5.14%
Write-ins 10 0.12%
Total votes 8,188 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 180
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 17, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Senate District 17: Senator Mike Gierau". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune. November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 4. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 4. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 9. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 9. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 5. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 9. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "District: SD17" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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