Wyoming's 2nd State Senate district

Wyoming's 2nd State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Converse County, as well as part of Natrona County.[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Brian Boner.[3]

Wyoming's 2nd
State Senate district

Map of the district
Wyoming's 2nd State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Brian Boner
RDouglas
Demographics86% White
1% Black
10% Hispanic
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)
 • Voting age
17,894[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
Jim Twiford Republican 1993 – 2001 Elected in 1992.[5]
Re-elected in 1996.[6]
Jim Anderson Republican 2001 – March 3, 2015 Elected in 2000.[7]
Re-elected in 2004.[8]
Re-elected in 2008.[9]
Re-elected in 2012.[10]
Resigned in 2015.[11]
Brian Boner Republican March 19, 2015 – Present Appointed in 2015.[12]
Re-elected in 2016.[13]
Re-elected in 2020.[14]
Re-elected in 2024.[15]

Recent election results

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Federal and statewide results

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Office Year District Statewide
President 2016 Trump 81.29% – Clinton 12.63% Donald
Trump
2012 Romney 75.68% – Obama 21.48% Mitt
Romney
Senate 2012 Barrasso 81.33% – Chesnut 15.86% John
Barrasso
Representative 2012 Lummis 73.92% – Henrichsen 18.33% Cynthia
Lummis

2008

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Wyoming's 2nd State Senate District General Election, 2008[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Anderson (incumbent) 6,395 74.29%
Democratic Jason Wright 2,213 25.71%
Total votes 8,608 100.0%
Republican hold

2012

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Wyoming's 2nd State Senate District General Election, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Anderson (incumbent) 8,359 98.4%
Write-in 133 1.6%
Total votes 8,492 100.0%
Republican hold

2016

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Wyoming's Senate district 2 election, 2016[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Boner (incumbent) 8,187 82.03%
Democratic William Cullen III 1,377 13.80%
Write-ins Write-ins 28 0.28%
Over Votes Other 1 >0.01%
Under Votes Other 388 3.89%
Total votes 9,981 100%
Republican hold

2020

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Wyoming's 2nd State Senate District General Election, 2020[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Boner (incumbent) 9,372 100.0%
Total votes 9,372 100.0%
Republican hold

2024

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2024 Wyoming Senate District 2 general election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Boner (inc.) 7,712 98.24%
Write-in 138 1.76%
Valid ballots 7,850 87.17%
Invalid or blank votes 1,155 12.83%
Total votes 9,005 100.00%

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
  1992 Apportionment Plan [5][17]
  2002 Apportionment Plan [18][19]
  2012 Apportionment Plan [20][21]

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 2, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Brian Boner". 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. ^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jim Anderson resigns from Senate, 7 line up to fill vacancy". Casper Star-Tribune. March 12, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Primary election results 2024: Brian Boner advances in uncontested Senate District 2 race". Oil City News. August 20, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Unofficial Summary Wyoming General Election - November 5, 2024" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Wyoming Election Summary" (PDF).
  17. ^ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "District: SD02" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.