2022 Wyoming House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2022 Wyoming House of Representatives election
Country:Wyoming
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2020 Wyoming House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Wyoming House of Representatives election
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:All 62 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives
Majority Seats:32
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Leader1:Eric Barlow
(retired)
Party1:Wyoming Republican Party
Leader Since1:January 12, 2021
Leaders Seat1:3rd
Last Election1:51 seats, 76.9%
Seats Before1:51
Seats1:57
Seat Change1: 6
Popular Vote1:138,719
Percentage1:76.7%
Swing1: 0.2%
Leader2:Cathy Connolly
(retired)
Party2:Wyoming Democratic Party
Leader Since2:January 10, 2017
Leaders Seat2:13th
Last Election2:7 seats, 16.1%
Seats Before2:7
Seats2:5
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:22,939
Percentage2:12.7%
Swing2: 3.4%
Leader4:Marshall Burt
(defeated)
Party4:Wyoming Libertarian Party
Leader Since4:February 16, 2022
Leaders Seat4:39th
Last Election4:1 seat, 2.5%
Seats Before4:1
Seats4:0
Seat Change4: 1
Popular Vote4:4,398
Percentage4:2.4%
Swing4: 0.1%
Party5:Independent (United States)
Last Election5:1 seat, 1.9%
Seats Before5:1
Seats5:0
Seat Change5: 1
Popular Vote5:8,573
Percentage5:4.7%
Swing5: 2.8%
Speaker
Before Election:Eric Barlow
Before Party:Wyoming Republican Party
After Election:Albert Sommers
After Party:Wyoming Republican Party

All 62 members of the Wyoming House of Representatives were elected on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 Wyoming elections. Primary elections were held on August 16. Republicans expanded their supermajority, gaining six seats.

Background

The election will be the first after redistricting based on the 2020 census. New legislative districts were approved on March 25, 2022. Two seats were added in the redistricting plan enacted by the Wyoming Legislature.[1] [2]

Outgoing composition[3] [4] [5]
PartyLeader2020 %Seats
2020NowUpNeeded
RepublicanEric Barlow76.9515151
DemocraticCathy Connolly16.1777 25
LibertarianMarshall Burt[6] 2.5111 31
Independent1.9111
Write-in2.6
Total100%606232

Results summary

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Wyoming House election results
PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican61138,71976.72%51515757 6
Democratic2022,93912.69%7755 2
Independent68,5734.74%1100 1
Libertarian64,3982.43%1100 1
Constitution25310.29%0000
Write-in5,6513.13%
Total180,811100.00%62 2
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

Close races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 11data-sort-value=1 Republican6%
District 14data-sort-value=1 Democratic 9.3%
District 23data-sort-value=1 Democratic 3.4%
District 41data-sort-value=1 Republican 7.9%

Incumbents defeated in general

Democrats

Libertarian

Marshall Burt lost to Republican Cody Wylie.

Open seats changing parties

Primary elections

Major party (Republican and Democratic)[8] candidates filed for the August 16 primary elections between May 12 and May 27, 2022.[9] Minor parties (Libertarian and Constitution) nominated candidates by convention and submitted their nominations to the secretary of state by August 15.[10] Independents submitted nominating petitions by August 29. The general election candidates list was finalized on September 6; the Democrats made one substitution.

Retiring incumbents

Seventeen incumbents will not seek re-election.

Republicans

Democrats

Independents

Incumbents defeated in primary

Seven incumbents are defeated in the primary election.

Republicans

Democrats

None of the five Democrats running for re-election faced a primary challenge.

Results

Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding and the inclusion of write-ins.

Republican primary[13] !District!Candidates!Votes!Percent
1Unopposed
21,71750%
1,70550%
31,72561%
1,11239%
4Unopposed
51,79454%
1,54646%
61,72351%
1,66749%
71,51457%
1,15143%
81,26735%
1,02128%
69319%
61117%
91,19253%
54524%
48922%
102,13474%
74326%
11Unopposed
1283166%
41233%
13Unopposed
141,06052%
93646%
15Unopposed
16Unopposed
17Unopposed
18Unopposed
191,07844%
75230%
63826%
202,13958%
1,41938%
1584%
211,74558%
1,23541%
22Unopposed
23Unopposed
241,81051%
1,72749%
251,16441%
66323%
53619%
47017%
261,17856%
51024%
30815%
824%
27Unopposed
28Unopposed
291,28650%
1,24849%
30Unopposed
31Unopposed
321,49258%
1,07942%
3384368%
25020%
13811%
34Unopposed
351,64757%
1,21542%
361,11760%
72739%
371,78053%
1,57847%
38Unopposed
39Unopposed
402,63160%
1,72139%
41Unopposed
421,29154%
1,08245%
431,08454%
91345%
4440441%
29330%
26127%
45No Republican candidates
461,81675%
57824%
471,44757%
1,07042%
48Unopposed
491,49466%
76734%
50Unopposed
512,01052%
1,87448%
521,33858%
97242%
53Unopposed
54Unopposed
55Unopposed
56Unopposed
5792159%
62440%
581,36963%
80637%
591,18165%
63435%
601,43675%
46524%
6161846%
37728%
33625%
621,31254%
1,10546%
Democratic primary!District!Candidates!Votes!Percent
1No Democratic candidates
2No Democratic candidates
3No Democratic candidates
4No Democratic candidates
5No Democratic candidates
6 Unopposed
7Unopposed
8No Democratic candidates
9Unopposed
10No Democratic candidates
1116264%
9036%
12No Democratic candidates
13Unopposed
14Unopposed
15No Democratic candidates
16Unopposed
17Unopposed
18No Democratic candidates
19Unopposed
20No Democratic candidates
21No Democratic candidates
22No Democratic candidates
2316876%
5324%
24No Democratic candidates
25No Democratic candidates
26No Democratic candidates
27No Democratic candidates
28Unopposed
29Unopposed
30No Democratic candidates
31No Democratic candidates
32No Democratic candidates
33Unopposed
34No Democratic candidates
35No Democratic candidates
36No Democratic candidates
37No Democratic candidates
38No Democratic candidates
39No Democratic candidates
40No Democratic candidates
41 (write-in)[14] Unopposed
42No Democratic candidates
43No Democratic candidates
44Unopposed
45Unopposed
46Unopposed
47Unopposed
48No Democratic candidates
49Unopposed
50No Democratic candidates
51No Democratic candidates
52No Democratic candidates
53No Democratic candidates
54No Democratic candidates
55No Democratic candidates
56No Democratic candidates
57Unopposed
58No Democratic candidates
59No Democratic candidates
60No Democratic candidates
61No Democratic candidates
62No Democratic candidates

General election

The general election was held on November 8.

District 4

Independent Dan Brecht challenged incumbent Republican representative Jeremy Haroldson.[15]

District 5

Republican Scott Smith and independent Todd Peterson ran.

District 6

Republican Tomi Strock, Democrat Hank Szramkowski (who was substituted for primary winner Tania Malone), and independent Bruce Jones ran.

District 8

Independent LCCC Board of Trustees member Brenda Lyttle challenged former Republican representative David Zwonitzer of District 9.[16]

District 15

Libertarian Patrick Gonzales challenged incumbent Republican representative Donald Burkhart.

District 18

Libertarian Dennis Laughlin challenged incumbent Republican representative Scott Heiner.

District 22

Independent Bob Strobel and Republican Andrew Byron ran to succeed retiring independent Jim Roscoe, who endorsed Strobel.[17]

District 39

Incumbent Libertarian representative Marshall Burt sought re-election.[18] [19]

District 41

Democrat Jen Solis and Constitution nominee Matt Freeman challenged incumbent Republican representative Bill Henderson.

District 48

Libertarian Misty Morris challenged incumbent Republican representative Clark Stith.[20]

District 50

Libertarian Carrie Satterwhite challenged incumbent Republican representative Rachel Rodriguez-Williams.[21]

District 53

Constitution nominee Larry Williamson challenged incumbent Republican representative Chris Knapp.

District 54

Independent candidate Jeff Martin challenged incumbent Republican representative Lloyd Larsen.

District 55

Libertarian Bethany Baldes challenged incumbent Republican representative Ember Oakley.[22] [23]

District 62

Notes and References

  1. News: Eavis . Victoria . Sheridan County Democrats weigh redistricting lawsuit but want lawmakers to fix the problem . 14 April 2022 . . 13 April 2022.
  2. News: Rice . Ethan . Wyoming enacts new state legislative districts . 14 April 2022 . Ballotpedia News . . 31 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Wyoming Secretary of State . Secretary of State of Wyoming . Statewide House Candidates Official Summary – Wyoming General Election, November 3, 2020 . 14 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Roster of Representatives . . 14 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Wyoming House Leadership . . 14 April 2022.
  6. News: Mullen . Maggie . Record number of independents running for Legislature . 10 September 2022 . WyoFile . 8 September 2022 . House Speaker Barlow allowed Burt to form a caucus for the Libertarian Party during the 2022 session, despite being the body’s only member..
  7. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
  8. Web site: Political Parties in Wyoming . . 5 November 2021.
  9. Web site: Secretary of State of Wyoming . Secretary of State of Wyoming . 2022 Key Election Dates . 14 April 2022 . January 2022.
  10. Web site: Wyoming Legislature . Wyoming Legislature . 2021 Wyoming Election Code . . 5 November 2021 . 35 . Minor parties may nominate candidates to be placed on the general election ballot only by party convention..
  11. News: Gallardo . Jonathan . Barlow running for state Senate seat . 17 August 2022 . . 14 May 2022.
  12. News: Koshmrl . Mike . 'Blatantly untrue' texts target Nethercott ahead of primary . 17 August 2022 . WyoFile . 15 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Statewide House Official Summary – Wyoming Primary Election August 16, 2022 . . 24 August 2022.
  14. News: Mullen . Maggie . State board certifies Wyoming's primary elections results . 7 September 2022 . WyoFile . 25 August 2022.
  15. Web site: Wyoming Secretary of State . Secretary of State of Wyoming . 2022 General Election Candidate Roster . 7 September 2022 . 6 September 2022.
  16. Web site: Brenda Lyttle will run as independent in House District 8. August 22, 2022. Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
  17. Web site: State Rep. Roscoe not running for reelection; throws support behind Strobel. June 8, 2022. September 1, 2022. Jackson Hole News&Guide.
  18. News: Representative Marshall Burt Seeks Re-election to House District 39 . 19 August 2022 . SweetwaterNOW . 17 May 2022 . Sweetwater County.
  19. News: Mullen . Maggie . Candidates stand unopposed in 22 Wyo legislative races . 24 August 2022 . WyoFile . 7 June 2022.
  20. News: McFarland . Clair . Wyoming State Treasurer Pours $25K Into Others' Campaigns And Causes; Most Fare Poorly . September 6, 2022 . September 2, 2022.
  21. News: Bonner . Dave . Libertarian Carrie Satterwhite files for Legislature in HD 50 . 28 August 2022 . Powell Tribune . 30 June 2022.
  22. Web site: General Election filings have closed . 30 August 2022 .
  23. Web site: Wyoming Has Unusually Large Number of Minor Party and Independent Candidates for Legislature | Ballot Access News .

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