John Eklund Jr. (Wyoming)

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John Eklund Jr.
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Republican Party

Wyoming House of Representatives District 10
Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$150/day

Per diem

$109/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wyoming, 1974

Personal
Profession
Rancher
Contact

Official website 

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John Eklund Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Eklund (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Eklund earned a B.S. at the University of Wyoming. Before assuming office, he worked as a rancher.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:[email protected].

2023-2024

Eklund was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Eklund was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Eklund 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
• Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs, Chair
• Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Eklund, Jr. served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Eklund served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Eklund served on the following committees:

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 10

Incumbent John Eklund Jr. defeated Timothy Forbis in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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John Eklund Jr. (R)
 
81.4
 
3,956
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Timothy Forbis (Independent)
 
17.8
 
865
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
39

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 4,860
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent John Eklund Jr. defeated Jennifer James in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Eklund Jr.
 
72.1
 
1,517
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Jennifer James
 
26.0
 
546
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
40

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

Total votes: 2,103
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent John Eklund Jr. won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Eklund Jr.
John Eklund Jr. (R)
 
97.4
 
3,197
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.6
 
84

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

Total votes: 3,281
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent John Eklund Jr. defeated Lars Lone in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Eklund Jr.
 
73.8
 
2,134
Image of Lars Lone
Lars Lone
 
25.7
 
743
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
13

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

Total votes: 2,890
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2020

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent John Eklund Jr. won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Eklund Jr. (R)
 
97.6
 
5,565
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
134

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

Total votes: 5,699
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent John Eklund Jr. defeated Jennifer Burns, Lars Lone, and Donn Edmunds in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Eklund Jr.
 
54.2
 
1,330
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Jennifer Burns
 
21.5
 
527
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Lars Lone
 
14.1
 
345
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Donn Edmunds
 
9.8
 
241
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
9

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

Total votes: 2,452
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2018

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent John Eklund Jr. defeated Jenefer Pasqua in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Eklund Jr. (R)
 
79.9
 
3,332
Image of Jenefer Pasqua
Jenefer Pasqua (D) Candidate Connection
 
19.8
 
825
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
14

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

Total votes: 4,171
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10

Jenefer Pasqua advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jenefer Pasqua Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
232

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

Total votes: 232
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent John Eklund Jr. defeated Donn Edmunds in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Eklund Jr.
 
76.4
 
1,808
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Donn Edmunds
 
23.6
 
559

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

Total votes: 2,367
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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 John Eklund, Jr. defeated Matthew Porras in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 general election.[1]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Eklund, Jr. Incumbent 83.19% 4,187
     Democratic Matthew Porras 16.81% 846
Total Votes 5,033
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State


Matthew Porras ran unopposed in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Porras  (unopposed)


Incumbent John Eklund, Jr. defeated Donn Edmunds in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 10 Republican primary.[2][3]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Eklund, Jr. Incumbent 77.68% 1,375
     Republican Donn Edmunds 22.32% 395
Total Votes 1,770

2014

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. Gaylan Wright, Sr. ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent John Eklund defeated Anthony Bouchard and Donn Edmunds in the Republican primary. Eklund defeated Wright in the general election.[4][5]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Eklund, Jr. Incumbent 74.7% 2,282
     Democratic Gaylan Wright, Sr. 25.3% 774
Total Votes 3,056
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State
Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Eklund Incumbent 59.4% 1,186
Anthony Bouchard 28.4% 567
Donn L. Edmunds 12.1% 242
Total Votes 1,995

2012

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012

Eklund won re-election in the 2012 election for the Wyoming House of Representatives District 10. He defeated Donn Edmunds in the Republican primary on August 21 and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Eklund Incumbent 99% 3,844
     Write-Ins Various 1% 38
Total Votes 3,882
Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Eklund, Jr. Incumbent 78.3% 1,326
Donn Edmunds 21.7% 367
Total Votes 1,693

2010

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2010

Eklund defeated Democrat Gary Roadifer for the open seat in the general election on November 2, 2010. He defeated Republican Donn Edmunds in the primary.[7]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10, General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Eklund, Jr. (R) 3,119
Gary Roadifer (D) 1,313
Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Eklund Jr. (R) 1,484
Donn L. Edmunds (R) 649

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

John Eklund Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

John Eklund Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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John Eklund Jr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wyoming House of Representatives District 10Won general$13,450 $0
2022Wyoming House of Representatives District 10Won general$5,700 $3,368
2020Wyoming House of Representatives District 10Won general$5,000 N/A**
2016Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10Won $4,500 N/A**
2014Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10Won $13,950 N/A**
2012Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10Won $2,950 N/A**
2010Wyoming House of Representatives, District 10Won $7,795 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2011

Wyoming Liberty Index

The Wyoming Liberty Index, a study created in 2003, issues a Scorecard that rates all final bills in the Wyoming State Legislature on whether the bills supported or hindered liberty. Legislators are also given a "liberty score" based on their voting patterns. The Wyoming Liberty Index 2012 report was issued on the 61st Legislature during the 2012 budget session. Scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates a higher level of "aye" votes on bills considered pro-liberty and "nay" votes on what the organization considers anti-liberty bills.[8] Eklund received a score of 56% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 10th out of 61 members of the Wyoming House of Representatives. Although there are 60 members of the House, a 61st "hypothetical legislator" voting nay on every bill was also included.

Personal

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Eklund and his wife, Suzy, have three children.[9]

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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. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate Roster," June 11, 2012
    7. ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed July 25, 2010
    8. ↑ Wyoming Liberty Index, "2012 Wyoming Liberty Index," accessed April 30, 2014
    9. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Representative John Eklund, Jr.'s Biography," accessed August 18, 2012

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