1996 Wyoming Senate election

1996 Wyoming Senate election
15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate; Even-numbered seats up
Senate President before election; Boyd L. Eddins; Republican	Elected Senate President ; Bob Grieve; Republican

The 1996 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 5, 1996, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 54th session as part of the 1996 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 20. All even-numbered seats were up for election. Republicans flipped one Democratic seat.

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

Summary

Party		Candidates^[1]			Seats
Party		Num.	Vote	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republicans	12	58,499	64.29%	20	9	10	21	1
	Democrats	9	31,519	34.64%	10	6	5	9	1
	Libertarians	1	968	1.06%	0	0	0	0

District	Incumbent^[2]			Elected^[3]				Notes
District	Party		Senator	Party		Senator		Notes
SD 2		Rep.	Jim Twiford		Rep.	Jim Twiford	Rep hold.
SD 4		Rep.	April Brimmer-Kunz		Rep.	April Brimmer-Kunz	Rep hold.
SD 6		Dem.	Rich Cathcart		Dem.	Rich Cathcart	Dem hold.
SD 8		Dem.	James L. Applegate		Dem.	E. Jayne Mockler	Dem hold.	Incumbent retired.
SD 10		Dem.	Pete Maxfield		Rep.	Irene Devin	Rep gain.	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House.
SD 12		Dem.	Frank Prevedel		Dem.	Rae Lynn Job	Dem hold.	Incumbent retired.
SD 14		Dem.	Mark O. Harris		Dem.	Mark O. Harris	Dem hold.
SD 16		Rep.	Boyd L. Eddins		Rep.	Delaine Roberts	Rep hold.	Incumbent retired.
SD 18		Rep.	Hank Coe		Rep.	Hank Coe	Rep hold.
SD 20		Rep.	Gerald Geis		Rep.	Gerald Geis	Rep hold.
SD 22		Rep.	John Schiffer		Rep.	John Schiffer	Rep hold.
SD 24		Rep.	Michael Enzi		Rep.	Dick Erb	Rep hold.	Incumbent elected to U.S. Senate.
SD 26		Rep.	Bob Peck		Rep.	Bob Peck	Rep hold.
SD 28		Dem.	Keith Goodenough		Dem.	Keith Goodenough	Dem hold.
SD 30		Rep.	Charles K. Scott		Rep.	Charles K. Scott	Rep hold.

Detailed results

Of the fifteen seats up for election, only six saw competition between Republican and Democratic candidates, and one between a Republican and Libertarian, with eight races completely unopposed. Only four races were decided by a margin of fewer than fifteen percentage points.^[1]

General election

District	Republicans			Democrats			Libertarians			Total

	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
SD 2	Jim Twiford	6,032	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,032	+6,032	+100.00
SD 4	April Brimmer-Kunz	4,264	51.25	Jim Narva	4,056	48.75	—	—	—	8,320	+208	+2.50
SD 6	—	—	—	Rich Cathcart	5,158	100.00	—	—	—	5,158	-5,158	-100.00
SD 8	—	—	—	E. Jayne Mockler	4,069	100.00	—	—	—	4,069	-4,069	-100.00
SD 10	Irene Devin	4,179	58.67	Doug Bryant	2,944	41.33	—	—	—	7,123	+1,235	+17.34
SD 12	Becky Costantino	2,616	46.09	Rae Lynn Job	3,060	53.91	—	—	—	5,676	-444	-7.82
SD 14	—	—	—	Mark O. Harris	4,278	100.00	—	—	—	4,278	-4,278	-100.00
SD 16	Delaine Roberts	6,907	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,907	+6,907	+100.00
SD 18	Hank Coe	6,814	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,814	+6,814	+100.00
SD 20	Gerald Geis	5,638	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,638	+5,638	+100.00
SD 22	John Schiffer	6,226	100.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6,226	+6,226	+100.00
SD 24	Dick Erb	3,278	55.62	James Hladky	2,616	44.38	—	—	—	5,894	+662	+11.23
SD 26	Bob Peck	5,195	84.29	—	—	—	James Blomquist	968	15.71	6,163	+4,227	+68.59
SD 28	Rick Bonander	2,994	44.30	Keith Goodenough	3,764	55.70	—	—	—	6,758	-770	-11.39
SD 30	Charles K. Scott	4,356	73.46	Crash Cook	1,574	26.54	—	—	—	5,930	+2,782	+46.91

Republican primaries

Only two Republican primary races saw more than one candidate stand. Races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.^[4]

District	Winners			Runners-up			Total

	Candidate	Vote	%	Candidate	Vote	%	Total	Maj.	%
SD 2	Jim Twiford	2,964	100.00	—	—	—	2,964	2,964	100.00
SD 4	April Brimmer-Kunz	2,670	100.00	—	—	—	2,670	2,670	100.00
SD 10	Irene Devin	1,824	100.00	—	—	—	1,824	1,824	100.00
SD 12	Becky Costantino	1,030	100.00	—	—	—	1,030	1,030	100.00
SD 16	Delaine Roberts	3,054	100.00	—	—	—	3,054	3,054	100.00
SD 18	Hank Coe	3,636	100.00	—	—	—	3,636	3,636	100.00
SD 20	Gerald Geis	1,891	67.32	John Nevsimal	918	32.68	2,809	973	34.64
SD 22	John Schiffer	3,625	100.00	—	—	—	3,625	3,625	100.00
SD 24	Dick Erb	2,407	100.00	—	—	—	2,407	2,407	100.00
SD 26	Bob Peck	2,730	100.00	—	—	—	2,730	2,730	100.00
SD 28	Rick Bonander	1,584	60.57	Max Morton	1,031	39.43	2,615	553	21.15
SD 30	Charles K. Scott	2,064	100.00	—	—	—	2,064	2,064	100.00

Democratic primaries

No Democratic primary race saw more than one candidate stand. Races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.^[4]

District	Winners

	Candidate	Vote	%
SD 4	Jim Narva	1,637	100.00
SD 6	Rich Cathcart	1,265	100.00
SD 8	E. Jayne Mockler	1,336	100.00
SD 10	Doug Bryant	1,127	100.00
SD 12	Rae Lynn Job	1,994	100.00
SD 14	Mark O. Harris	1,342	100.00
SD 24	James Hladky	400	100.00
SD 28	Keith Goodenough	1,460	100.00
SD 30	Crash Cook	1,074	100.00

References

^ ^a ^b "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
^ 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.
^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

[GeneralResults-1] "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 16 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. 66. 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. 70. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

[PrimRes-4] "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

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