2024 Wyoming House of Representatives election explained
| Election Name: | 2024 Wyoming House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Wyoming |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Wyoming House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Wyoming House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | All 62 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Leader1: | Albert Sommers
(retiring) |
| Party1: | Wyoming Republican Party |
| Leader Since1: | January 10, 2023 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 20th |
| Last Election1: | 57 |
| Seats Before1: | 57 |
| Leader2: | Mike Yin |
| Party2: | Wyoming Democratic Party |
| Leader Since2: | January 10, 2023 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 16th |
| Last Election2: | 5 |
| Seats Before2: | 5 |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Speaker |
| Before Election: | Albert Sommers |
| Before Party: | Wyoming Republican Party |
| After Election: | Albert Sommers |
| After Party: | Wyoming Republican Party |
| Seats Needed2: | 27 |
The 2024 Wyoming House of Representatives election will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1]
Partisan Background
This depicts how each of Wyoming's 62 House of Representatives districts voted in the 2020 Presidential Election. Republican Donald Trump received the most votes in 57 districts, and Democrat Joe Biden received the most votes in 5 districts.
Primary elections
Major party (Republican and Democratic)[3] candidates filed for the August 20 primary elections between May 16 and May 31, 2024.[4]
Retiring incumbents
Eleven incumbents will not seek re-election.
Republicans
- District 11: Jared Olsen is retiring to run for State Senate.[5]
- District 15: Donald Burkhart is retiring.[6]
- District 20: Albert Sommers is retiring to run for State Senate.[7]
- District 21: Lane Allred is retiring.[8]
- District 24: Sandy Newsome is retiring.[9]
- District 30: Mark Jennings is retiring to run for State Senate.[10]
- District 40: Barry Crago is retiring to run for State Senate.
- District 51: Cyrus Western is retiring.[11]
- District 56: Jerry Obermueller is retiring.[12]
- District 59: Kevin O'Hearn is retiring.[13]
- District 62: Forrest Chadwick is retiring.[14]
Results
Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding and the inclusion of write-ins.
Incumbents defeated
In primary election
Fourteen incumbent representatives, all Republicans, were defeated in the August 20 primary election.
Republicans
- District 2: Allen Slagle lost renomination to J. D. Williams.
- District 8: David Zwonitzer lost renomination to Steve Johnson.
- District 19: Jon Conrad lost renomination to Joseph Webb.
- District 25: David Northrup lost renomination to Paul Hoeft.
- District 38: Tom Walters lost renomination to Jayme Lien.
- District 41: Bill Henderson lost renomination to Gary Brown.
- District 42: Ben Hornok lost renomination to Rob Geringer.
- District 43: Dan Zwonitzer lost renomination to Ann Lucas.
- District 44: Tamara Trujillo lost renomination to Lee Filer.
- District 48: Clark Stith lost renomination to Darin McCann.
- District 49: Ryan Berger lost renomination to Robert Wharff.
- District 55: Ember Oakley lost renomination to Joel Guggenmos.
- District 57: Jeanette Ward lost renomination to Julie Jarvis.
- District 60: Tony Niemiec lost renomination to Marlene Brady.
General Election
The general election will be held on November 5.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024. February 22, 2024. Ballotpedia. en.
- Web site: 24 WY Forecast . 2024-07-11 . projects.cnalysis.com.
- Web site: Political Parties in Wyoming . 5 November 2021 . Wyoming Secretary of State.
- Web site: Secretary of State of Wyoming . Secretary of State of Wyoming . January 2024 . 2024 Key Election Dates . 10 July 2024.
- News: Randall. Doug. Rep. Jared Olsen announces run for Wyoming Senate seat. March 25, 2024. KGAB. June 5, 2024.
- News: Voters have more legislative choices in the upcoming primary than last election. June 5, 2024. Oil City News. June 5, 2024. Rep. Donald Burkhart (R-Rawlins), chair of the House Minerals, Business, and Economic Development Committee, will not seek reelection..
- News: Wolfson. Leo. Wyoming House Speaker Albert Sommers To Run For Senate, Has Opponent. May 16, 2024. Cowboy State Daily. June 5, 2024.
- News: Voters have more legislative choices in the upcoming primary than last election. June 5, 2024. Oil City News. June 5, 2024. With Rep. Lane Allred (R-Afton) choosing not to run for reelection after his first term in the House, two Republicans will run for House District 21..
- News: Voters have more legislative choices in the upcoming primary than last election. June 5, 2024. Oil City News. June 5, 2024. Nor will Rep. Sandy Newsome (R-Cody), chair of the House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee..
- News: Wolfson. Leo. Longtime Wyoming House Rivals Jennings, Crago Square Off For Senate. May 21, 2024. Cowboy State Daily. June 5, 2024.
- News: Wolfson. Leo. Wyoming House Majority Whip Cyrus Western Won’t Run For Reelection. March 19, 2024. Cowboy State Daily. June 5, 2024.
- News: Wolfson. Leo. Candidates Lining Up To Fill House Seat Of Four-Time Casper Incumbent. April 24, 2024. Cowboy State Daily. June 5, 2024. Two Republican candidates have already announced campaigns to run for House District 56 in Casper, a seat held by four-time Republican incumbent Jerry Obermueller, who recently announced he’s not running for reelection..
- News: Voters have more legislative choices in the upcoming primary than last election. June 5, 2024. Oil City News. June 5, 2024. O’Hearn was one of several incumbents who quietly decided not to seek reelection..
- News: Velazquez. David. 167 to run for offices. June 5, 2024. Casper Star-Tribune. June 5, 2024. Evansville Rep. Forrest Chadwick also did not file for reelection..
