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2024 Wyoming State Senate election
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November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)
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15 of the 31 seats in the Wyoming Senate 16 seats needed for a majority
Results by district
The 2024 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect members of the Wyoming Legislature for its 68th session . Partisan primaries were held on August 20. Part of the 2024 United States elections , the election was held alongside races for state house , U.S. House , U.S. Senate , and the presidential election .
Summary
Summary of the 2024 Wyoming Senate election results
Party
Candidates
Votes
%
Seats
Before 67th Leg.
Up
Won
After 68th Leg.
+/–
Republican
15
105,174
89.78
29
15
15
29
Democratic
3
7,742
6.61
2
0
0
2
Write-in
4,227
3.61
—
Valid ballots
117,143
87.24
—
Blank or invalid ballots
17,139
12.76
—
Total
134,282
100%
31
15
31
Popular vote
Republican
89.78%
Democratic
6.61%
Write-ins
3.61%
Seats won
Republican
100.00%
Total senate seats
Republican
93.55%
Democratic
6.45%
Retiring incumbents
Five incumbents will not seek re-election.
Republicans
Detailed results
General election
Republican primaries
For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidate filed will not be shown.
District
Winners
Runners-up
Write-ins
Total
Candidate
Vote
%
Candidate
Vote
%
Candidate
Vote
%
Vote
%
Total
Maj.
%
SD 2
Brian Boner
3,662
98.52
—
—
—
—
—
—
55
1.48
3,717
3,607
97.04
SD 4
Tara Nethercott
2,942
72.68
Gregg Smith (withdrawn)
1,059
26.16
—
—
—
47
1.16
4,048
1,883
46.52
SD 6
Darin Smith
1780
37.60
Eric D. Johnston
1267
26.76
Four others
1,674
35.36
13
0.27
4734
513
10.84
SD 8
Jared Olsen
1,222
92.44
—
—
—
—
—
—
100
7.56
1,322
1,122
84.87
SD 10
Gary E. Crum
1,712
59.99
Keith Kennedy
1,129
39.56
—
—
—
13
0.46
2,854
583
20.43
SD 12
John K. Kolb
1,313
61.33
Jeff Ramaj
814
38.02
—
—
—
14
0.65
2,141
499
23.31
SD 14
Laura Taliaferro Pearson
2,212
46.70
Albert Sommers
2,025
42.75
Bill Winney
490
10.34
10
0.21
4,737
187
3.95
SD 16
Dan Stockader
3,168
97.42
—
—
—
—
—
—
84
2.58
3,252
3,084
94.83
SD 18
Tim A. French
3,192
57.81
Landon Greer
2,311
41.85
—
—
—
10
0.34
5,522
881
15.95
SD 20
Ed Cooper
2,652
51.96
Tom Olmstead
2,428
47.57
—
—
—
24
0.47
5,104
224
4.39
SD 22
Barry Crago
3,107
55.25
Mark Jennings
2,500
44.45
—
—
—
17
0.30
5,624
607
10.79
SD 24
Troy D. McKeown
1,602
57.11
Phil Christopherson
1,192
42.50
—
—
—
11
0.39
2,805
410
14.62
SD 26
Tim Salazar
2,626
60.24
Elizabeth Philp
1,726
39.60
—
—
—
7
0.16
4,359
900
20.65
SD 28
Jim Anderson
1,304
50.23
Bryce Reece
1,274
49.08
—
—
—
18
0.69
2,596
30
1.16
SD 30
Charles K. Scott
1,438
47.65
Robert L. Hendry
1,179
39.07
Charles H. Schoenwolf
394
13.06
7
0.23
3,018
259
8.58
Democratic primaries
For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidate filed will not be shown.
District
Winners
Write-ins
Total
Candidate
Vote
%
Vote
%
Total
Maj.
%
SD 8
Marguerite Herman
460
97.87
10
2.13
470
450
95.74
SD 10
Mike Selmer
670
99.26
5
0.74
675
665
98.52
SD 12
Kaylen S. Zanetti
356
99.72
1
0.28
357
355
99.44
District 2
Republican primary
Nominee
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 2 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brian Boner (inc.)
3,662
98.52%
Write-in
55
1.48%
Valid ballots
3,717
87.32%
Invalid or blank votes
540
12.68%
Total votes
4,257
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 7 write-in votes and 153 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 2 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brian Boner (inc.)
7,712
98.24%
Write-in
138
1.76%
Valid ballots
7,850
87.17%
Invalid or blank votes
1,155
12.83%
Total votes
9,005
100.00%
District 4
Republican primary
Nominee
Withdrawn
Gregg Smith, army veteran
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 4 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tara Nethercott (inc.)
2,942
72.68%
Republican
Gregg Smith (withdrawn)
1,059
26.16%
Write-in
47
1.16%
Valid ballots
4,048
95.25%
Invalid or blank votes
202
4.75%
Total votes
4,250
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 104 write-in votes and 480 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 4 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tara Nethercott (inc.)
8,255
96.41%
Write-in
307
3.59%
Valid ballots
8,562
87.69%
Invalid or blank votes
1,202
12.31%
Total votes
9,764
100.00%
District 6
Republican primary
Nominee
Darin Smith , attorney, Christian Broadcasting Network executive and congressional candidate in 2016 and 2022
Candidates
Gary Bjorklund, Air Force veteran
Eric D. Johnston, farmer and Platte County, Wyoming commissioner (2015–2018)
Taft C. Love, chair of the Laramie County, Wyoming Republican Party
Marc Torriani, rancher and telecommunications worker
Kim Withers, former CEO
Declined
Results
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 37 write-in votes and 281 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 6 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Darin Smith
8,484
95.48%
Write-in
402
4.52%
Valid ballots
8,886
89.41%
Invalid or blank votes
1,052
10.59%
Total votes
9,938
100.00%
District 8
Republican primary
Nominee
Declined
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 8 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jared Olsen
1,222
92.44%
Write-in
100
7.56%
Valid ballots
1,322
89.02%
Invalid or blank votes
163
10.98%
Total votes
1,485
100.00%
Democratic primary
Nominee
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 8 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Marguerite Herman
460
97.87%
Write-in
100
2.13%
Valid ballots
470
94.19%
Invalid or blank votes
29
5.81%
Total votes
499
100.00%
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 8 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jared Olsen
3,444
57.91%
Democratic
Marguerite Herman
2,464
41.43%
Write-in
39
0.66%
Valid ballots
5,947
98.09%
Invalid or blank votes
116
1.91%
Total votes
6,063
100.00%
District 10
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Declined
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 10 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gary Crum
1,712
59.99%
Republican
Keith Kennedy
1,129
39.56%
Write-in
13
0.46%
Valid ballots
2,854
96.81%
Invalid or blank votes
94
3.19%
Total votes
2,948
100.00%
Democratic primary
Nominee
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 10 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mike Selmer
670
99.26%
Write-in
5
0.74%
Valid ballots
675
96.29%
Invalid or blank votes
26
3.71%
Total votes
701
100.00%
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 10 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gary Crum
6,331
64.83%
Democratic
Mike Selmer
3,405
34.87%
Write-in
30
0.31%
Valid ballots
9,766
97.87%
Invalid or blank votes
210
2.13%
Total votes
9,979
100.00%
District 12
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 12 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John Kolb (inc.)
1,313
61.33%
Republican
Jeff Ramaj
814
38.02%
Write-in
14
0.65%
Valid ballots
2,141
96.79%
Invalid or blank votes
71
3.21%
Total votes
2,212
100.00%
Democratic primary
Nominee
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 12 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kenilynn S. Zanetti
356
99.72%
Write-in
1
0.28%
Valid ballots
357
95.45%
Invalid or blank votes
17
4.55%
Total votes
374
100.00%
General election
6275 318 6593
95.18 4.82
District 14
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Declined
Withdrawn
Results
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 27 write-in votes and 206 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 14 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Laura Taliaferro Pearson
8,025
94.20%
Write-in
494
5.80%
Valid ballots
8,519
86.79%
Invalid or blank votes
1,297
13.21%
Total votes
9,816
100.00%
District 16
Republican primary
Nominee
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 16 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Dockstader (inc.)
3,168
97.42%
Write-in
84
2.58%
Valid ballots
3,252
89.78%
Invalid or blank votes
370
10.22%
Total votes
3,622
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 19 write-in votes and 258 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 16 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Dockstader (inc.)
8,830
97.00%
Write-in
274
3.00%
Valid ballots
9,104
82.62%
Invalid or blank votes
1,915
17.38%
Total votes
11,019
100.00%
District 18
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Landon Greer, member of the Cody, Wyoming city council (2013–2020)
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 18 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim French (inc.)
3,192
57.81%
Republican
Landon Greer
2,311
41.85%
Write-in
19
0.34%
Valid ballots
5,522
97.22%
Invalid or blank votes
158
2.78%
Total votes
5,680
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 15 write-in votes and 164 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 18 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim French (inc.)
8,568
94.43%
Write-in
505
5.57%
Valid ballots
9,073
83.02%
Invalid or blank votes
1,856
16.98%
Total votes
10,929
100.00%
District 20
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 20 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ed Cooper (inc.)
2,652
51.96%
Republican
Tom Olmstead
2,428
47.57%
Write-in
24
0.47%
Valid ballots
5104
96.30%
Invalid or blank votes
196
3.70%
Total votes
5,300
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 34 write-in votes and 259 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 20 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ed Cooper (inc.)
8,236
97.17%
Write-in
240
2.83%
Valid ballots
8,476
88.34%
Invalid or blank votes
1,119
11.66%
Total votes
9,595
100.00%
District 22
Republican primary
Nominee
Barry Crago , member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 40th district (2021–present)
Candidates
Mark Jennings , member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 30th district (2015–present)
Declined
Results
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 34 write-in votes and 246 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 22 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Barry Crago
8,599
93.95%
Write-in
554
6.05%
Valid ballots
9,153
86.04%
Invalid or blank votes
1,485
13.96%
Total votes
10,638
100.00%
District 24
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Phil Christopherson, former CEO
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 24 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Troy McKeown (inc.)
1,602
57.11%
Republican
Phil Christopherson
1,192
42.50%
Write-in
11
0.39%
Valid ballots
2,805
95.96%
Invalid or blank votes
118
4.04%
Total votes
2,923
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 21 write-in votes and 88 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 24 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Troy McKeown (inc.)
5,305
92.15%
Write-in
452
7.85%
Valid ballots
5,757
81.93%
Invalid or blank votes
1,270
18.07%
Total votes
7,027
100.00%
District 26
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 26 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim Salazar (inc.)
2,626
60.24%
Republican
Elizabeth Philp
1,726
39.60%
Write-in
7
0.16%
Valid ballots
4,359
97.04%
Invalid or blank votes
133
2.96%
Total votes
4,492
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 26 write-in votes and 238 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 26 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tim Salazar (inc.)
7,266
97.01%
Write-in
224
2.99%
Valid ballots
7,490
85.12%
Invalid or blank votes
1,309
14.88%
Total votes
8,799
100.00%
District 28
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 28 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
James Lee Anderson (inc.)
1,304
50.23%
Republican
Bryce Reece
1,274
49.08%
Write-in
18
0.69%
Valid ballots
2,596
93.92%
Invalid or blank votes
168
6.08%
Total votes
2,764
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 21 write-in votes and 235 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 28 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
James Lee Anderson (inc.)
5,354
94.49%
Write-in
312
5.51%
Valid ballots
5,666
78.23%
Invalid or blank votes
1,578
21.77%
Total votes
7,244
100.00%
District 30
Republican primary
Nominee
Candidates
Results
2024 Wyoming Senate District 30 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Charles Scott (inc.)
1,438
47.65%
Republican
Robert L. Hendry
1,179
39.07%
Republican
Charles H. Schoenwolf
394
13.06%
Write-in
7
0.23%
Valid ballots
3,018
95.24%
Invalid or blank votes
151
4.76%
Total votes
3,169
100.00%
Democratic primary
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary. 25 write-in votes and 162 blank ballots were cast.
General election
2024 Wyoming Senate District 30 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Charles Scott (inc.)
6,404
96.78%
Write-in
213
3.22%
Valid ballots
6,617
84.07%
Invalid or blank votes
1,254
15.93%
Total votes
7,871
100.00%
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