Wyoming's 8th State Senate district explained

State:Wyoming
District:8
Chamber:Senate
Image Caption:Wyoming's 8th State Senate district as of 2022
Representative:Affie Ellis
Party:Republican
Residence:Cheyenne
Percent White:71
Percent Black:2
Percent Hispanic:21
Percent Asian:2
Percent Native American:1
Percent Multiracial:3
Population:18,037[1]
Population Year:2022

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

RepresentativePartyTermNote
James L. ApplegateDemocratic1993 – 1997Elected in 1992.[5]
E. Jayne MocklerDemocratic1997 – 2009Elected in 1996.[6]
Re-elected in 2000.[7]
Re-elected in 2004.[8]
Floyd EsquibelDemocratic2009 – 2017Elected in 2008.[9]
Re-elected in 2012.[10]
Affie EllisRepublican2017 – presentElected in 2016.[11]
Elected in 2020.[12]
Jared Olsen
(elect)		Republican2025Elected in 2024.[13]

Recent election results

2024

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1992 Apportionment Plan [14]
2002 Apportionment Plan [15] [16]
2012 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 8, WY. Wyoming Legislature . November 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: Current Senate Districts. Wyoming Legislature . November 9, 2024.
  3. Web site: Senate District 07: Senator Stephan Pappas. Wyoming Legislature . November 9, 2024.
  4. Web site: Wyoming Legislator Database. Wyoming Legislature . November 9, 2024.
  5. News: November 5, 1992. Election Results: State Senate. 13. Casper Star-Tribune. . November 9, 2024.
  6. Web site: Legislative Candidates Abstracts. Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. 2. November 9, 2024.
  7. Web site: Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. 1. November 9, 2024.
  8. Web site: Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. 1. November 9, 2024.
  9. Web site: Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. 1. November 9, 2024.
  10. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. 4. November 9, 2024.
  11. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. 2. November 9, 2024.
  12. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. 2. November 9, 2024.
  13. Web site: Statewide Senate Official Summary . WY SOS . 13 November 2024.
  14. Web site: Map Archive. The American Redistricting Project . November 19, 2024.
  15. Web site: HOUSE BILL NO. 0075. November 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20021013053558/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2002/enroll/HEA1_A.pdf. March 1, 2002. October 13, 2002.
  16. Web site: WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012. Wyoming Legislature. November 10, 2024.
  17. Web site: District: SD08. November 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20210327074055/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2012/LegislativeMaps/Senate/SD08.pdf. March 27, 2021.
  18. Web site: Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts. May 17, 2012. November 9, 2024.

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