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Cyrus Western
Cyrus Western (Republican Party) was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 51. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 6, 2025.
Western (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 51. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Western was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee
- Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee
- Joint Rules and Procedure Committee
2021-2022
Western was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee
- House Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee
2019-2020
Western was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Journal Committee, Chairman
- Joint Revenue Committee
- Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee
- House Journal Committee, Chairman
- House Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Cyrus Western won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cyrus Western (R) | 93.1 | 3,631 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.9 | 269 | ||
| Total votes: 3,900 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Cyrus Western defeated Bryan Miller in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyrus Western | 51.6 | 2,010 |
 | Bryan Miller | 48.1 | 1,874 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 3,896 | |||
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2020
See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Cyrus Western won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyrus Western (R) | 96.9 | 5,619 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.1 | 181 | ||
| Total votes: 5,800 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Cyrus Western defeated Dennis Fox in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyrus Western | 61.7 | 1,843 |
| Dennis Fox | 38.1 | 1,137 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,988 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51
Cyrus Western won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyrus Western (R) | 98.2 | 4,140 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 76 | ||
| Total votes: 4,216 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51
Cyrus Western defeated William Adsit and Robert Griffin in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyrus Western | 47.2 | 1,441 |
| William Adsit | 34.6 | 1,057 | ||
| Robert Griffin | 18.1 | 553 | ||
| Total votes: 3,051 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Western censured by Sheridan County Republican Party (2023)
On March 18, 2023, Cyrus Western of the Wyoming House of Representatives was censured. The Sheridan County Republican Party voted to censure Rep. Western due to his involvement in a political advertisement paid for by a Political Action Committee that was not registered with the Wyoming Secretary of State office. [1]
Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 12 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 7.
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2020
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In 2020, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 10 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 8 through February 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 12 to March 15.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 2019-2025 |
Succeeded by Laurie Bratten (R) |
