1990 Wyoming Senate election

1990 Wyoming Senate election
November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)
15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Russell Zimmer John Vinich
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Goshen Fremont
Seats before 19 11
Seats after 20 10
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 91,436 71,549
Percentage 56.10% 43.90%
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Democratic hold
Best-performing candidate by county
Republicans:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Democrats:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Senate President before election

Russell Zimmer
Republican

 Elected Senate President

Diemer True
Republican

The 1990 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect 15 members of the Wyoming Senate. This was the last election held before Gorin v. Karpan struck down Wyoming's county-based legislative apportionment plan in favor of single-member districts in 1992.[1]

Summary

Party Candidates Seats
Num. Vote % Before Up Won After +/–
Republicans 14 91,436 56.10% 19 9 10 20 Increase 1
Democrats 10 71,549 43.90% 11 6 5 10 Decrease 1
Total 24 162,985 100.00% 30 15 15 30


District Seats Incumbents[2] Elected[3] Result Notes
Party Senator Party Senator
Albany 1 of 2 Rep. Bob Burnett Rep. Terry Guice Rep hold. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.[4]
Carbon 1 of 1 Rep. Bob Grieve Rep. Bob Grieve Rep hold.
Converse 1 of 1 Rep. Jim Twiford Rep. Jim Twiford Rep hold.
Crook–Weston 1 of 1 Rep. Jerry Dixon Rep. Jerry Dixon Rep hold.
Fremont 1 of 2 Dem. John Vinich Dem. John Vinich Dem hold.
Hot Springs–Washakie 1 of 1 Rep. Mike Healy Rep. Mike Healy Rep hold.
Laramie 2 of 4 Dem. Guy Cameron Dem. Guy Cameron Dem hold.
Dem. Win Hickey Rep. Gary Yordy Rep gain. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.[5]
Lincoln 1 of 1 Rep. Boyd L. Eddins Rep. Boyd L. Eddins Rep hold.
Natrona 2 of 4 Rep. Charles Scott Rep. Charles Scott Rep hold.
Rep. Gail D. Zimmerman Rep. Gail D. Zimmerman Rep hold.
Sheridan 1 of 2 Dem. Della Herbst Dem. Della Herbst Dem hold.
Sublette–Teton 1 of 1 Rep. Bob LaLonde Rep. Bob LaLonde Rep hold.
Sweetwater 2 of 3 Dem. Frank Prevedel Dem. Frank Prevedel Dem hold.
Dem. Robert Reese Dem. Robert Reese Dem hold.

Detailed results

For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed are excluded.

General election

To ease sorting, races won by a Republican candidate have a positive margin, while races won by Democratic candidates have negative margins.[6][7]

Single-winner

District Republicans Democrats Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany Terry Guice4,68050.61 Amber Travsky4,56849.39 9,248+112+1.21
Carbon Bob Grieve3,76263.35 Tom McGuire2,17636.65 5,938+1,586+26.71
Converse Jim Twiford3,241100.00 ——— 3,241+3,241+100.00
Crook–Weston Jerry Dixon4,101100.00 ——— 4,101+4,101+100.00
Fremont Sky Phifer5,09144.25 John Vinich6,41555.75 11,506-1,324-11.51
Hot Springs–Washakie Mike Healy4,312100.00 ——— 4,312+4,312+100.00
Lincoln Boyd Eddins3,872100.00 ——— 3,872+3,872+100.00
Sheridan George A. Meredith3,71739.30 Della Herbst5,74060.70 9,457-2,023-21.39
Sublette–Teton Bob LaLonde3,98350.97 H.L. Jensen3,83249.03 7,815+151+1.93

Multi-winner

District Republicans Democrats Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote %
Laramie Gary Yordy12,95829.20 Guy Cameron15,17534.20 44,370
Derrell Norman7,63517.21 Pamela Taylor8,60219.39
Natrona Charles Scott15,51040.72 Barbara Reese9,25424.30 38,090
Gail D. Zimmerman13,32634.99 ———
Sweetwater Bill Taliaferro5,24824.95 Frank Prevedel8,61140.94 21,035
——— Robert Reese7,17634.11

Republican primary elections

Single-winner

District Winners
Candidate Vote
Albany Terry Guice2,636
Carbon Bob Grieve1,811
Converse Jim Twiford2,429
Fremont Sky Phifer372
Lincoln Boyd L. Eddins2,711
Sheridan George Meredith3,397
Hot Springs–Washakie Mike Healy3,235
Sublette–Teton Bob LaLonde3,669
Crook–Weston Jerry Dixon3,148

Multi-winner

District Winners Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote %
Laramie Gary Yordy6,89758.85 Derrell Norman4,82341.15 11,720
Natrona Gail Zimmerman7,83951.35 Charles Scott7,42848.65 15,267

Democratic primary elections

Single-winner

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
Albany Amber Travsky1,73758.86 Marguerite Nelson1,21441.14 2,951+523+17.72
Carbon Tom McGuire1,888100.00 ——— 1,888+1,888+100.00
Fremont John Vinich3,982100.00 ——— 3,982+3,982+100.00
Sheridan Della Herbst1,853100.00 ——— 1,853+1,853+100.00
Sublette–Teton H. L. Jensen1,048100.00 ——— 1,048+1,048+100.00

Multi-winner

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote %
Laramie Guy Cameron6,40751.34 Pamela Taylor3,40827.31 E. Eugene Morris2,66521.35 12,480
Natrona Barbara Reese4,690100.00 ——— ——— 4,690
Sweetwater Frank Prevedel6,20153.94 Robert J. Reese5,29646.06 ——— 11,497

References

  1. ↑ Pelkey, Charles (3 March 1992). "Redistricting plaintiffs leave door open for future lawsuit". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Jost, Loren (1991). Wyoming Blue Book Volume IV (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives, Department of Commerce. p. 196. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Legislative make-up for 1991's general session". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. 11 November 1990. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Barron, Joan (5 July 1990). "Candidates scarce in legislative races". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Prodis, Julia (17 March 1990). "'Grande Dame' of Legislature says she won't seek re-election". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "star / Election results". Casper Star-Tribune. 8 November 1990.
  7. ↑ "star / Election results". Casper Star-Tribune. 9 November 1990.
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