Bill Henderson (Wyoming)

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Bill Henderson
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Wyoming House of Representatives District 41
Successor: Gary Brown
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Last election

August 20, 2024

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Bill Henderson (Republican Party) was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 41. He assumed office on January 2, 2017. He left office on January 6, 2025.

Henderson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 41. He lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Henderson was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Henderson was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Henderson was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wyoming committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources
• Minerals, Business and Economic Development
• Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources
• Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Gary Brown defeated Jen Solis in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gary Brown
Gary Brown (R)
 
52.2
 
2,039
Image of Jen Solis
Jen Solis (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.4
 
1,852
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
16

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,907
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Jen Solis advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jen Solis
Jen Solis Candidate Connection
 
99.4
 
337
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
2

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 339
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Gary Brown defeated incumbent Bill Henderson in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gary Brown
Gary Brown
 
53.7
 
719
Image of Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson
 
45.6
 
610
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
9

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,338
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2022

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Incumbent Bill Henderson defeated Jen Solis and Matt Freeman in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson (R)
 
49.3
 
1,384
Image of Jen Solis
Jen Solis (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.4
 
1,163
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Matt Freeman (Constitution Party)
 
9.0
 
252
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
7

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,806
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Jen Solis advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jen Solis
Jen Solis (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
50.0
 
51
 Other/Write-in votes
 
50.0
 
51

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 102
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Incumbent Bill Henderson advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson
 
96.3
 
1,857
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.7
 
72

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,929
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2020

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Incumbent Bill Henderson defeated Rebecca Fields in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Bill Henderson (R)
 
60.3
 
2,497
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Rebecca Fields (D)
 
39.4
 
1,629
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
13

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 4,139
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Rebecca Fields advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Rebecca Fields
 
98.9
 
555
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
6

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 561
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Incumbent Bill Henderson advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson
 
97.8
 
1,157
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.2
 
26

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,183
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2018

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Incumbent Bill Henderson defeated Sean Castaneda in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson (R)
 
50.7
 
1,552
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Sean Castaneda (D)
 
49.2
 
1,507
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,063
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Sean Castaneda advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sean Castaneda
 
100.0
 
441

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 441
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41

Incumbent Bill Henderson advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson
 
100.0
 
1,235

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,235
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2016

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives 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. Incumbent Ken Esquibel (D) did not seek re-election.

Bill Henderson defeated Amy Simpson in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 general election.[1]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 41 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Henderson 50.81% 1,976
     Democratic Amy Simpson 49.19% 1,913
Total Votes 3,889
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State


Amy Simpson defeated Rich Wiederspahn in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 41 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Amy Simpson 62.06% 391
     Democratic Rich Wiederspahn 37.94% 239
Total Votes 630


Bill Henderson defeated Patrick Fitzgerald in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 41 Republican primary.[2][3]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 41 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bill Henderson 50.09% 584
     Republican Patrick Fitzgerald 49.91% 582
Total Votes 1,166

2014

Laramie County School District

See also: Laramie County School District 1 elections (2014)

The November 4, 2014, general election in the Laramie County School District 1 featured four seats up for election. All of the seats up for re-election were at-large positions. Incumbents Anne Beckle, Mark Klaassen and Sandy Shanor faced seven challengers. They were Lee Beidleman, Bill Henderson, Marguerite Herman, Jim Landen, Gabriel J. Pina, Calob Taylor and Ken Vernon. Incumbent Hank Bailey did not file for re-election.

Incumbents Shanor and Klaassen won re-election while newcomers Herman and Landen won their first terms on the board.

Results

Laramie County School District 1, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMarguerite Herman 14.4% 9,668
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSandy Shanor Incumbent 13.1% 8,805
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMark Klaassen Incumbent 12.5% 8,386
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJim Landen 11.9% 8,009
     Nonpartisan Lee Beidleman 11.9% 8,007
     Nonpartisan Anne Beckle Incumbent 10.4% 6,986
     Nonpartisan Bill Henderson 7.7% 5,181
     Nonpartisan Ken Vernon 6.5% 4,391
     Nonpartisan Calob Taylor 6.3% 4,218
     Nonpartisan Gabriel J. Pina 4.8% 3,248
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.2% 163
Total Votes 67,062
Source: Laramie County Clerk, "Official 2014 General Election," accessed December 22, 2014

State House

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives 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. Incumbent Dan Zwonitzer defeated Bill Henderson in the Republican primary. Larry Shepard (R) withdrew before the primary. Zwonitzer was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 43 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDan Zwonitzer Incumbent 57.3% 558
Bill Henderson 42.7% 416
Total Votes 974

Funding

The Laramie County Clerk does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.

Endorsements

Henderson did not receive any endorsements during the election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Bill Henderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Bill Henderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Bill Henderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Henderson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • Bill’s bid for Wyoming House has started a grassroots movement mostly because Bill’s message resonates with the people.
  • Bill is running because he wants to serve the people in the interests of House District 41 promoting fiscal common sense, helping to diversify and grow our economy, improve access to affordable healthcare and protect people, especially our young people, special needs, Seniors, Veterans and those unable to work.[6]
 ”
—Bill Henderson, [7]

Campaign finance summary

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Bill Henderson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wyoming House of Representatives District 41Lost primary$44,150 $20,169
2022Wyoming House of Representatives District 41Won general$48,625 $20,898
2020Wyoming House of Representatives District 41Won general$32,931 N/A**
2018Wyoming House of Representatives District 41Won general$34,396 N/A**
2016Wyoming House of Representatives, District 41Won $25,650 N/A**
Grand total$185,752 $41,067
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2016
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
    4. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2014
    5. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed November 12, 2014
    6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    7. ↑ Bill for Wyoming, "Issues," accessed July 27, 2016

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    2017-2025    		 Succeeded by
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