Wyoming State Senate elections, 2004

Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 17, 2008, and a general election on November 2, 2008. A total of 16 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline to run in these elections was May 28, 2004 for party candidates and August 23, 2004 for independent candidates.

Qualifications

Section 2 of Article 3 of the Wyoming Constitution states, "Senators shall be elected for the term of four (4) years and representatives for the term of two (2) years. The senators elected at the first election shall be divided by lot into two classes as nearly equal as may be. The seats of senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first two years, and of the second class at the expiration of four years. No person shall be a senator who has not attained the age of twenty-five years, or a representative who has not attained the age of twenty-one years, and who is not a citizen of the United States and of this state and who has not, for at least twelve months next preceding his election resided within the county or district in which he was elected."

List of candidates

District 1

August 17 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 17 Republican primary:

• Charles L. Townsend a

November 2 General election candidates:

Charles L. Townsend

District 2

August 17 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 17 Republican primary:

• Jim Anderson a

November 2 General election candidates:

Jim Anderson

District 4

August 17 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 17 Republican primary:

• James Haller: 1,243
• Tony Ross: 1,780 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tony Ross

District 6

August 17 Democratic primary:

• Jana Howard Ginter a

August 17 Republican primary:

• Wayne Johnson: 1,389 a
• Jon Kirkbride: 1,168
• Cynthia A. Meister: 275

November 2 General election candidates:

Jana Howard Ginter: 3,638

Wayne Johnson: 5,108

District 8

August 17 Democratic primary:

• Jayne Mockler a

August 17 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jayne Mockler

District 10

August 17 Democratic primary:

• Tim Chesnut a

August 17 Republican primary:

• Phil Nicholas a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tim Chestnut: 3,710

Phil Nicholas: 4,693

District 12

August 17 Democratic primary:

• Rae Lynn Job a

August 17 Republican primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 2 General election candidates:

Rae Lynn Job

District 14

August 17 Democratic primary:

• Larry Caller a

August 17 Republican primary:

• Stan Cooper a

November 2 General election candidates:

Larry Caller: 2,494

Stan Cooper: 4,986

District 16

August 17 Democratic primary:

• Jerry Bosch a

August 17 Republican primary:

• Pat Aullman: 1,069 a
• Ceci Elise Clover: 502
• Steve Duerr: 869
• Mike Vinson: 1,019
• Vince Zimmer: 712

November 2 General election candidates:

Jerry Bosch: 3,081

Pat Aullman: 6,699

District 18

August 17 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 17 Republican primary:

• Hank Coe a

November 2 General election candidates:

Hank Coe

District 20

August 17 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 17 Republican primary:

• Gerald Geis: 2,625 a
• Maek E. Hillman: 1,544

November 2 General election candidates:

Gerald Geis

District 22

August 17 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 17 Republican primary:

• John Schiffer a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Schiffer

District 24

August 17 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 17 Republican primary:

• Dick Erb: 1,072
• Michael Von Flatern: 1,670 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert O'Neil: 1,148

Michael Von Flatern: 5,817

District 26

August 17 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 17 Republican primary:

• Robert Peck a

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Peck

District 28

August 17 Democratic primary:

• Keith Goodenough a

August 17 Republican primary:

• Kit Jennings a

November 2 General election candidates:

Keith Goodenough: 3,696

Kit Jennings: 3,808

District 30

August 17 Democratic primary:

• Ron Akin a

August 17 Republican primary:

• Charles Scott: 1,387 a
• Tom Walters: 853

November 2 General election candidates:

Ron Akin: 2,383

Charles Scott: 4,774

External links

• Wyoming Secretary of State, 2004 general election results
• Wyoming Secretary of State, 2004 primary election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Wyoming State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Bo Biteman

Majority Leader:Tara Nethercott

Minority Leader:Mike Gierau

Senators

District 1

Ogden Driskill (R)

District 2

Brian Boner (R)

District 3

Cheri Steinmetz (R)

District 4

Tara Nethercott (R)

District 5

Lynn Hutchings (R)

District 6

Taft Love (R)

District 7

Stephan Pappas (R)

District 8

Jared Olsen (R)

District 9

Chris Rothfuss (D)

District 10

Gary Crum (R)

District 11

Larry Hicks (R)

District 12

John Kolb (R)

District 13

Stacy Jones (R)

District 14

Laura Taliaferro Pearson (R)

District 15

Wendy Davis Schuler (R)

District 16

Dan Dockstader (R)

District 17

Mike Gierau (D)

District 18

Tim French (R)

District 19

Dan Laursen (R)

District 20

Ed Cooper (R)

District 21

Bo Biteman (R)

District 22

Barry Crago (R)

District 23

Eric Barlow (R)

District 24

Troy McKeown (R)

District 25

Cale Case (R)

District 26

Tim Salazar (R)

District 27

Bill Landen (R)

District 28

James Anderson (R)

District 29

Robert Ide (R)

District 30

Charles Scott (R)

District 31

Evie Brennan (R)

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Democratic Party (2)

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