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This page displays election information for the Wyoming State Senate.

Elections

Wyoming state senators serve staggered, four-year terms and half of the Senate is up for election every two years. Wyoming holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2026

Elections for the Wyoming State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.

2024

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2024

Elections for the Wyoming State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 20, 2024. The filing deadline was May 31, 2024.

In the 2024 elections, Republicans maintained their 29-2 majority.

Wyoming State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2024	After November 6, 2024
	Democratic Party	2	2
	Republican Party	29	29
Total		31	31

2022

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2022

Elections for the Wyoming State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 16, 2022. The filing deadline was May 27, 2022.

In the 2022 elections, Republicans gained the new seat that was added to the chamber due to redistricting, increasing their majority from 28-2 to 29-2.

Wyoming State Senate
Party		As of November 8, 2022	After November 9, 2022
	Democratic Party	2	2
	Republican Party	28	29
Total		30	31

2020

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2020

Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline was May 29, 2020.

In the 2020 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Wyoming State Senate from 27-3 to 28-2.

Wyoming State Senate
Party		As of November 3, 2020	After November 4, 2020
	Democratic Party	3	2
	Republican Party	27	28
Total		30	30

2018

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2018

Elections for the Wyoming State Senate took place in 2018. The closed primary election took place on August 21, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline for major party candidates was June 1, 2018.

In the 2018 elections, there was no change to the partisan balance of the Wyoming State Senate.

Wyoming State Senate
Party		As of November 6, 2018	After November 7, 2018
	Democratic Party	3	3
	Republican Party	27	27
Total		30	30

2016

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Wyoming State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2016.

A total of 15 seats out of the 30 seats in the Wyoming State Senate were up for election in 2016.

Heading into the election, Republicans held a 26-4 majority. Republicans gained one seat in the election, giving them a 27-3 majority.

Wyoming State Senate
Party		As of November 7, 2016	After November 8, 2016
	Democratic Party	4	3
	Republican Party	26	27
Total		30	30

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2014 See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2014 Elections for the Wyoming State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 30, 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 26-4 majority. No partisan change occurred in the election. Wyoming State Senate Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014      Democratic Party 4 4      Republican Party 26 26 Total 30 30 2012 See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012 Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate took place in 2012. The primary election was held on August 21, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2012. A total of 15 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 26-4 majority. No partisan change occurred in the election. Wyoming State Senate Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 4 4      Republican Party 26 26 Total 30 30 The table below details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election in 2012. 2012 Margin of Victory, Wyoming State Senate District Winner Margin of Victory Total Votes Top Opponent District 8 Floyd Esquibel 4.8% 5,669 Curtis Bryan Albrecht District 28 Jim Anderson 29.7% 7,054 Kim Holloway District 18 Henry Coe 42.8% 8,755 Various District 6 Wayne Johnson 54.2% 7,961 William Hill District 24 Michael Von Flatern 67.8% 6,991 Bradley Edward Kramer District 14 Stan Cooper 74.5% 7,774 John Vincent Love District 30 Charles Scott 78.5% 6,396 Various District Phil Nicholas 81.5% 6,676 Various District 12 Bernadine Craft 94.4% 5,412 Various District 22 John Schiffer 96% 7,814 Various 2010 See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2010 Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate took place in 2010. The primary election was held on August 17, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was May 28, 2010. Of the 30 seats in the Senate, 15 were up for re-election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 23-7 majority. Republicans gained three seats in the election, giving them a 26-4 majority. Wyoming State Senate Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election      Democratic Party 7 4      Republican Party 23 26 Total 30 30 In 2010, the candidates for state Senate raised a total of $259,183 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: 2010 Donors, Wyoming State Senate Donor Amount Democrat (Party) $16,550 Meier, Curtis Eugine $16,516 Wyoming State Senate Republican Conference $10,000 Steinmetz, Corey A $7,978 Frisbie, Tom $5,000 Workers Help in Politics $5,000 Republican (Party) $4,500 Rothfuss, Chris $4,446 Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association $4,150 Williams Companies $4,000 2008 See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2008 Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 19, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. During the 2008 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $232,124. The top 10 contributors were: 2008 Donors, Wyoming State Senate Donor Amount Wyoming Realtors Association $15,250 Campaign For A Great State $14,200 Dockstader, Dan $9,635 Wyoming Democratic Party $8,600 Sherard, Robert & Phyllis $7,000 Wyoming Education Association $6,735 Findlater, Christopher (Chris) $6,500 Walters, Tom $5,000 Wyoming Contractors Association $4,550 Questar $4,350 2006 See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2006 Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 22, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $368,423. The top 10 contributors were: 2006 Donors, Wyoming State Senate Donor Amount Fecht, Robert (Bob) $22,497 Meier, Curt $17,317 Clapp, Larry & Deville, Carla $14,100 Wyoming Association Of Realtors $11,250 Bishop, John C & Shirley $10,502 Clapp, Larry R $10,000 Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association $6,300 Herz, Chuck $5,700 Larson, Grant $5,500 Wyoming Education Association $5,420 2004 See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2004 Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 17, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $317,964. The top 10 contributors were: 2004 Donors, Wyoming State Senate Donor Amount Meister, Cynthia A $11,380 Wyoming Association Of Realtors $10,100 Caller, Larry $9,479 Associated General Contractors Of Wyoming $6,800 Wyoming Education Association $6,400 Vinson, Mike $5,901 Wyoming Republican Party $5,700 Haller, James $5,000 Barrasso, John $5,000 Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association $4,750 2002 See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2002 Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 20, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $126,509. The top 10 contributors were: 2002 Donors, Wyoming State Senate Donor Amount Northrup, Laness D $5,583 Wyoming Education Association $4,800 Wyoming Association Of Realtors $3,850 Wyoming Republican Party $3,800 Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association $3,600 Barrasso, John A $3,600 Barton, Bill $3,515 Associated General Contractors Of Wyoming $3,200 Hicks, Larry & Carolyn $2,976 Burns, Bruce $2,797 2000 See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2000 Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 22, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to Senate candidates was $159,645. The top 10 contributors were: 2000 Donors, Wyoming State Senate Donor Amount Wyoming Education Association $11,000 Wyoming Republican Party $7,750 Wyoming AFL-CIO $5,250 Wyoming Public Employees Association $4,000 Wyoming Association Of Realtors $3,850 Huff, Charles W $3,700 Sorensen, Kim $3,124 Associated General Contractors Of Wyoming $3,000 United Transportation Union $2,800 Petroleum Association Of Wyoming $2,800

Historical party control

Republicans won control of the Wyoming State Senate in 1976. In 2024, they won a 29-2 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Wyoming Senate following every general election from 1992 to 2024. As a result of redistricting following the 2020 census, the chamber increased from 30 to 31 members. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Wyoming State Senate election results: 1992-2024

Year	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'06	'08	'10	'12	'14	'16	'18	'20	'22	'24
Democrats	10	10	9	10	10	10	7	7	7	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
Republicans	20	20	21	20	20	20	23	23	23	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	29

Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Wyoming was under the following types of trifecta control:

• Democratic trifecta: None
• Republican trifecta: 1995-2002, 2011-2023
• Divided government: 1992-1994, 2003-2010

Wyoming Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
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