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1994 Wyoming Senate election
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18 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
Odd-numbered seats, 20, 22, and 28 up
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jerry B. Dixon
(retiring) 		Lisa Kinney
(retiring)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 1st district 9th district
Seats before 20 10
Seats after 20 10
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 73,362 37,299
Percentage 65.56% 33.33%
Senate President before election

Jerry B. Dixon
Republican

Elected Senate President

Boyd L. Eddins
Republican

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The 1994 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 53rd session as part of the 1994 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 16. All odd-numbered seats were up for election, as well as districts 20, 22, and 28. Both Republicans and Democrats flipped one seat.

The election was held concurrently with elections for the state house, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senate, and governor.

Summary

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Party Candidates[1] Seats
Num. Vote % Before Up Won After +/–
Republicans 16 73,362 65.56% 20 13 13 20 Steady
Democrats 11 37,299 33.33% 10 5 5 10 Steady
Libertarians 2 1,245 1.11% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Totals 29 111,906 100.00% 30 18 30


District Incumbent[2] Elected[3] Result Notes
Party Senator Party Senator
SD 1 Rep. Jerry B. Dixon Rep. Bill Barton Rep. hold. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 3 Rep. Jim Geringer Rep. Curt Meier Rep hold. Incumbent elected governor.
SD 5 Rep. Cynthia Lummis Rep. Donald Lawler Rep hold. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 7 Dem. Guy Cameron Dem. Guy Cameron Dem hold.
SD 9 Dem. Lisa Kinney Rep. Vincent Picard Rep gain. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 11 Rep. Bob Grieve Rep. Bob Grieve Rep hold.
SD 13 Dem. Carl Maldonado Dem. Ray Sarcletti Dem hold. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 15 Dem. Gregory Phillips Dem. Gregory Phillips Dem hold.
SD 17 Rep. Bob LaLonde Rep. Grant Larson Rep hold. Incumbent did not stand for re-election.
SD 19 Rep. Carroll Miller Rep. Carroll Miller Rep hold.
SD 20* Rep. Gerald Geis Rep. Gerald Geis Rep hold. Incumbent appointed in 1993 after the resignation of John Rankine.[4]
SD 21 Rep. Tom Kinnison Rep. Tom Kinnison Rep hold.
SD 22* Rep. John Schiffer Rep. John Schiffer Rep hold. Incumbent appointed in 1993 after the resignation of Robert H. Trent.[4]
SD 23 Rep. Larry Gilbertz Rep. Larry Gilbertz Rep hold.
SD 25 Dem. John Vinich Dem. John Vinich Dem hold.
SD 27 Rep. Gail Zimmerman Rep. Gail Zimmerman Rep hold.
SD 28* Rep. Mary C. MacGuire Dem. Keith Goodenough Dem gain. Incumbent appointed in 1993 after the resignation of Susan Anderson and lost re-election.[4]
SD 29 Rep. Barbara Cubin Rep. Bill Hawks Rep hold. Incumbent elected to the U.S. House.

An asterisk (*) denotes an early election for an unexpired term.

Detailed election results

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General election

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To ease sorting, races won by a Republican candidate have a positive margin, while races won by Democratic candidates have negative margins.[1]

District Republicans Democrats Libertarians Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 1 Bill Barton 4,996 71.72 Bob Norlin 1,970 28.28 — — — 6,966 +3,026 +43.44
SD 3 Curt Meier 4,351 59.37 Harold Bovee 2,978 40.63 — — — 7,329 +1,373 +18.73
SD 5 Donald Lawler 3,612 58.02 Steve Freudenthal 2,613 41.98 — — — 6,225 +999 +16.05
SD 7 Byron Hirst 2,065 37.18 Guy Cameron 3,489 62.82 — — — 5,554 -1,424 -25.64
SD 9 Vincent Picard 2,752 49.30 Amber Travsky 2,569 46.02 Rod Heil 261 4.68 5,582 +183 +3.28
SD 11 Bob Grieve 5,447 100.00 — — — — — — 5,447 +5,447 +100.00
SD 13 — — — Ray Sarcletti 4,956 100.00 — — — 4,956 +4,956 +100.00
SD 15 Herb Weston 2,338 38.33 Gregory Phillips 3,762 61.67 — — — 6,100 -1,424 -23.34
SD 17 Grant Larson 5,934 57.97 Steve Thomas 4,302 42.03 — — — 10,236 +1,632 +15.94
SD 19 Carroll Miller 5,900 100.00 — — — — — — 5,900 +5,900 +100.00
SD 20* Gerald Geis 6,196 100.00 — — — — — — 6,196 +6,196 +100.00
SD 21 Tom Kinnison 5,238 100.00 — — — — — — 5,238 +5,238 +100.00
SD 22* John Schiffer 5,703 85.28 — — — Larry Gray 984 14.72 6,687 +4719 +70.57
SD 23 Larry Gilbertz 4,708 100.00 — — — — — — 4,708 +4,708 +100.00
SD 25 — — — John Vinich 5,005 100.00 — — — 5,005 -5,005 -100.00
SD 27 Gail Zimmerman 6,066 100.00 — — — — — — 6,066 +6,066 +100.00
SD 28* Mary C. MacGuire 3,272 49.47 Keith Goodenough 3342 50.53 — — — 6614 -70 -1.06
SD 29 Bill Hawks 4784 67.41 Worth Christie 2313 32.59 — — — 7097 +2471 +34.82

An asterisk (*) denotes an early election for an unexpired term.

Republican primaries

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For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.[5][6]

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 1 Bill Barton 4,004 100.00 — — — — — — 4,004 4,004 100.00
SD 3 Curt Meier 3,498 100.00 — — — — — — 3,498 3,498 100.00
SD 5 Donald Lawler 1,322 55.41 Ronald Pretty 1,064 44.59 — — — 2,386 258 10.81
SD 7 Byron Hirst 1,454 100.00 — — — — — — 1,454 1,454 100.00
SD 9 Vincent Picard 699 57.91 Roger Brittom 508 42.09 — — — 1,207 191 15.82
SD 11 Bob Grieve 1,846 100.00 — — — — — — 1,846 1,846 100.00
SD 15 Herb Weston 1,389 100.00 — — — — — — 1,389 1,389 100.00
SD 17 Grant Larson 2,767 63.49 Bob Morris 8,28 19.00 Maria Sue Gordon 763 17.51 4,358 1,939 44.49
SD 19 Carroll Miller 2,771 69.64 Kent Bailey 1,208 30.36 — — — 3979 1,563 39.28
SD 20* Gerald Geis 4,359 100.00 — — — — — — 4,359 4,359 100.00
SD 21 Tom Kinnison 2,590 100.00 — — — — — — 2,590 2,590 100.00
SD 22* John Schiffer 3,705 100.00 — — — — — — 3,705 3,705 100.00
SD 23 Larry Gilbertz 3,131 100.00 — — — — — — 3,131 3,131 100.00
SD 27 Gail Zimmerman 2,356 76.44 Phil McCauley 726 23.56 — — — 3,082 1,630 52.89
SD 28* Mary C. MacGuire 1,398 51.91 Rick Bonander 1,295 48.09 — — — 2,693 103 3.82
SD 29 Bill Hawks 2,057 61.96 Mike Hentrich 1,263 38.04 — — — 3,320 794 23.92

An asterisk (*) denotes an early election for an unexpired term.

Democratic primaries

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Only one race, District 9, saw more than one candidate stand in the Democratic primary. For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.[5][6]

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 1 Bob Norlin 673 100.00 — — — 673 673 100.00
SD 3 Harold Bovee 1,443 100.00 — — — 1,443 1,443 100.00
SD 5 Steve Freudenthal 1,160 100.00 — — — 1,160 1,160 100.00
SD 7 Guy Cameron 1,495 100.00 — — — 1,495 1,495 100.00
SD 9 Amber Travsky 896 57.40 Warren Lauer 665 42.60 1,561 231 14.80
SD 13 Ray Sarcletti 2,904 100.00 — — — 2,904 2,904 100.00
SD 15 Gregory Phillips 2,208 100.00 — — — 2,208 2,208 100.00
SD 17 Steve Thomas 1,095 100.00 — — — 1,095 1,095 100.00
SD 25 John Vinich 1,612 100.00 — — — 1,612 1,612 100.00
SD 28* Keith Goodenough 1,249 100.00 — — — 1,249 1,249 100.00
SD 29 Worth Christie 1,142 100.00 — — — 1,142 1,142 100.00

An asterisk (*) denotes an early election for an unexpired term.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Election Results: State Legislature". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. 10 November 1994. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Karpan supports 'affordable' special legislative elections". Casper Star-Tribune. September 10, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Primary election results: Legislative districts". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. 18 August 1994. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Unofficial primary election results - Natrona County". Casper Star-Tribune. Newspapers.com. 17 August 1994. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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