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Wyoming's 8th
State Senate district
Map of the districtWyoming'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

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

In 1992, the state of Wyoming switched from electing state legislators by county to a district-based system.

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Term Note
James L. Applegate Democratic 1993 – 1997 Elected in 1992.
E. Jayne Mockler Democratic 1997 – 2009 Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2004.
Floyd Esquibel Democratic 2009 – 2017 Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2012.
Affie Ellis Republican 2017 – present Elected in 2016.
Elected in 2020.
Jared Olsen
(elect) 		Republican 2025 Elected in 2024.

Recent election results

2008

Senate district 8 general election
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

Senate district 8 general election
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

Senate district 8 general election
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

Senate district 8 general election
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

2024

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%

Historical district boundaries

Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1992 Apportionment Plan
2002 Apportionment Plan
2012 Apportionment Plan

References

  1. "State Senate District 8, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Statewide Senate Official Summary" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  15. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  16. "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  17. "District: SD08" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  18. "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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Members of the Wyoming Senate
67th Legislature (2023)
President
Ogden Driskill (R)
Vice President
Dave Kinskey (R)
Majority Leader
Larry Hicks (R)
Minority Leader
Chris Rothfuss (D)
  1. ▌Ogden Driskill (R)
  2. ▌Brian Boner (R)
  3. ▌Cheri Steinmetz (R)
  4. ▌Tara Nethercott (R)
  5. ▌Lynn Hutchings (R)
  6. ▌Anthony Bouchard (R)
  7. ▌Stephan Pappas (R)
  8. ▌Affie Ellis (R)
  9. ▌Chris Rothfuss (D)
  10. ▌Dan Furphy (R)
  11. ▌Larry Hicks (R)
  12. ▌John Kolb (R)
  13. ▌Stacy Jones (R)
  14. ▌Fred Baldwin (R)
  15. ▌Wendy Schuler (R)
  16. ▌Dan Dockstader (R)
  17. ▌Mike Gierau (D)
  18. ▌Tim French (R)
  19. ▌Dan Laursen (R)
  20. ▌Ed Cooper (R)
  21. ▌Bo Biteman (R)
  22. ▌Dave Kinskey (R)
  23. ▌Eric Barlow (R)
  24. ▌Troy McKeown (R)
  25. ▌Cale Case (R)
  26. ▌Tim Salazar (R)
  27. ▌Bill Landen (R)
  28. ▌Jim Anderson (R)
  29. ▌Bob Ide (R)
  30. ▌Charles Scott (R)
  31. ▌Evie Brennan (R)
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