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Wyoming's 8th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Wyoming's 8th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  Affie Ellis
R–Cheyenne
Demographics71% White
2% Black
21% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Native American
3% Multiracial
Population (2022)18,037[1]

Wyoming's 8th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Laramie County.[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Affie Ellis of Cheyenne.[2][3]

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
James L. Applegate Democratic 1993 – 1997 Elected in 1992.[5]
E. Jayne Mockler Democratic 1997 – 2009 Elected in 1996.[6]
Re-elected in 2000.[7]
Re-elected in 2004.[8]
Floyd Esquibel Democratic 2009 – 2017 Elected in 2008.[9]
Re-elected in 2012.[10]
Affie Ellis Republican 2017 – present Elected in 2016.[11]
Elected in 2020.[12]

Recent election results

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2008

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Senate district 8 general election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Floyd Esquibel 4,848 97.46%
Write-ins 126 2.53%
Total votes 4,974 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,548
Democratic hold

2012

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Senate district 8 general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Floyd Esquibel (incumbent) 2,963 52.26%
Republican Curtis Bryan Albrecht 2,690 47.45%
Write-ins 16 0.28%
Total votes 5,669 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 339
Democratic hold

2016

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Senate district 8 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Affie Ellis 3,638 60.66%
Democratic Floyd Esquibel (incumbent) 2,346 39.11%
Write-ins 13 0.21%
Total votes 5,997 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 285
Republican gain from Democratic

2020

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Senate district 8 general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Affie Ellis (incumbent) 4,231 61.30%
Democratic James W. Byrd 2,623 38.00%
Write-ins 47 0.68%
Total votes 6,901 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 112
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1992 Apportionment Plan [5]
2002 Apportionment Plan [13][14]
2012 Apportionment Plan [15][16]

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 8, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Senate District 07: Senator Stephan Pappas". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "District: SD08" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  16. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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