Wyoming's 9th State Senate district

Wyoming's 9th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Albany County.[2] It has been represented by Democratic Senator Chris Rothfuss, the Senate minority leader, since 2013.[3]

Wyoming's 9th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Wyoming's 9th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Chris Rothfuss
DLaramie
Demographics80% White
1% Black
10% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Native American
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)
 • Voting age
18,295[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
Lisa F. Kinney Democratic 1993 – 1995 Elected in 1992.[5]
Vincent Picard Republican 1995 – 1999 Elected in 1994.[6]
Mike Massie Democratic 1999 – January 11, 2011 Elected in 1998.[7]
Re-elected in 2002.[8]
Re-elected in 2006.[9]
 
Chris Rothfuss
Democratic January 11, 2011 – Present Elected in 2010.[10]
Re-elected in 2014.[11]
Re-elected in 2018.[12]
Re-elected in 2022.[13]

Recent election results

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Federal and statewide results

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Office Year District Statewide
President 2016 Trump 40.25% – Clinton 46.37% Donald
Trump
2012 Romney 42.49% – Obama 52.10% Mitt
Romney
Senate 2012 Barrasso 51.73% – Chesnut 45.79% John
Barrasso
Representative 2012 Lummis 45.86% – Henrichsen 44.61% Cynthia
Lummis

2006

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Senate District 9 General Election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Massie (Incumbent) 4,370 100.0%
Total votes 4,370 100.0%
Democratic hold

2010

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Senate District 9 General Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Rothfuss 3,572 100.0%
Total votes 3,572 100.0%
Democratic hold

2014

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Senate District 9 General Election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Rothfuss (Incumbent) 3,182 100.0%
Total votes 3,182 100.0%
Democratic hold

2018

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Democratic Incumbent Chris Rothfuss won the election with no challengers.

Senate District 9 General Election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Rothfuss (Incumbent) 4,668 96.59%
Write-In Write-In's 165 3.41%
Total votes 4,833 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 1,562 N/A
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 9, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Chris Rothfuss". 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. ^ "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune. November 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State Senate Districts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. p. 3. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. p. 5. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "District: SD09" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2024.