Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012

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Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Term limits • Impact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

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Wyoming House of Representatives • 2012 Wyoming Senate Elections

Elections for the office of Wyoming House of Representatives were held in Wyoming on November 6, 2012. All 60 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was June 1, 2012. The primary Election Day was August 21, 2012.

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Incumbents retiring

Name	Party	Current Office
Amy Edmonds	Republican	House District 12
Bernadine Craft	Democratic	House District 17
Bob Brechtel	Republican	House District 38
Bryan Pedersen	Republican	House District 7
Dave Bonner	Republican	House District 25
Del McOmie	Republican	House District 54
Edward Buchanan	Republican	House District 4
Frank Peasley	Republican	House District 3
Jim Roscoe	Democratic	House District 22
Jon Botten	Republican	House District 30
Lorraine Quarberg	Republican	House District 28
Owen Petersen	Republican	House District 19
Peter Illoway	Republican	House District 42
William Steward	Republican	House District 47

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Wyoming House of Representatives:

Wyoming House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	8
	Republican Party	50	52
Total		60	60

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Wyoming in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	122	$699,577
2008	108	$769,992
2006	109	$585,234
2004	113	$622,660
2002	116	$573,771

In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $699,577 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were:

Donor	Amount
Republican (Party)	$17,750
Wyoming Realtors Association	$17,350
Wyoming Education Association	$16,820
Democrat (Party)	$15,451
United Transportation Union	$14,500
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association	$13,250
CONPAC Contractors PAC	$12,500
United Pacific Railroad	$10,500
Dixon, Kathleen Baker	$10,000
Trucking Industry PAC	$9,700

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Wyoming

The legislature approved new maps on March 1, 2012, and Gov. Matt Mead signed them into law on the 6th. The 30 Senate and 60 House districts were preserved, with no district deviating more than 10 percent of the ideal district size. A lawsuit was filed in April 2012, alleging that the new maps violated Article 3, Sec. 3 of the Wyoming Constitution by not adhering to county lines as much as possible. The parties in the case did not agree as to the questions to be decided so it did not reach the Wisconsin Supreme Court before the 2012 elections. The maps were upheld in a state court decision in 2015.

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 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Mark Semlek a - Incumbent Semlek first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mark Semlek: 4,455

District 2

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Hans Hunt: 1,924 a - Incumbent Hunt first assumed office in 2010.
• Robert Byrd: 449

November 6 General election candidates:

Hans Hunt: 3,966

District 3

Note:Incumbent Republican Frank Peasley did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Douglas Gerard: 712
• Eric Barlow: 802 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Eric Barlow: 3,670

District 4

Note:Incumbent Republican Edward Buchanan did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Dan Kirkbride: 940 a
• Kerry Powers: 789
• Larry Cundall: 741

November 6 General election candidates:

Dan Kirkbride: 3,626

Bill Motley: 1,099

District 5

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Matt Teeters a - Incumbent Teeters first assumed office in 2006.

November 6 General election candidates:

Matt Teeters: 3,790

District 6

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Chris Sorge: 621
• Richard Cannady: 1,163 a - Incumbent Cannady first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Richard Cannady: 3,458

District 7

Note:Incumbent Republican Bryan Pederson did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Joe Fender a

August 21 GOP primary:

• James Kretzschmar: 643
• Sue Wilson: 1,670 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Joe Fender: 2,033

Sue Wilson: 3,320

District 8

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Kathleen Petersen a

August 21 GOP primary:

• Bob Nicholas: 1,040 a - Incumbent Nicholas first assumed office in 2010.
• Keith Eldred: 781

Margaret Wall originally appeared on the candidate list, but was later removed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kathleen Petersen: 2,174

Bob Nicholas: 2,531

District 9

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• David Zwonitzer: 758 a - Incumbent Zwonitzer first assumed office in 2006.
• Mary Boud: 612

November 6 General election candidates:

David Zwonitzer: 2,609

Charles Kenworthy: 385

Skip Eshelman: 554

Perry Helgeson: 194

District 10

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Donn Edmunds: 367
• John Eklund, Jr.: 1,326 a - Incumbent Eklund first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Eklund, Jr.: 3,844

District 11

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Mary Throne a - Incumbent Throne first assumed office in 2007.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Jerry Zellars a

November 6 General election candidates:

Mary Throne: 1,727

Jerry Zellars: 1,324

District 12

Note:Incumbent Republican Amy Edmonds did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Lee Filer a

August 21 GOP primary:

• David Kniseley a

November 6 General election candidates:

Lee Filer: 1,578

David Kniseley: 1,501

District 13

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Cathy Connolly: a - Incumbent Connolly first assumed office in 2009.

August 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Cathy Connolly: 2,886

District 14

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Tim Nyquist a

August 21 GOP primary:

• Kermit C. Brown a - Incumbent Brown first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tim Nyquist: 1,329

Kermit C. Brown: 2,126

District 15

August 21 Democratic primary:

• George Bagby a

August 21 GOP primary:

• Donald Burkhart a - Incumbent Burkhart first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

George Bagby: 1,544

Donald Burkhart: 1,717

District 16

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Bob Biolchini: 342
• Ruth Ann Petroff: 460 a - Incumbent Petroff first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Ruth Ann Petroff: 2,810

District 17

Note:Incumbent Democrat Bernadine Craft did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• JoAnn Dayton a

August 21 GOP primary:

• Stephen Watt a

November 6 General election candidates:

JoAnn Dayton: 1,354

Stephen Watt: 1,680

District 18

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Kathy Davison a - Incumbent Davison first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kathy Davison: 3,744

District 19

Note: Incumbent Republican Owen Petersen did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Allen Jaggi: 1,309 a - Incumbent Jaggi first assumed office in 2007.
• David Evins: 520
• Tim Hamblin: 104

November 6 General election candidates:

Allen Jaggi: 3,573

District 20

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Albert Sommers: 1,247 a
• Jim Mickelson: 647

November 6 General election candidates:

Albert Sommers: 3,467

District 21

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Robert McKim a - Incumbent McKim first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Robert McKim: 3,814

District 22

Note:Incumbent Democrat Jim Roscoe did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Marti Halverson a

November 6 General election candidates:

Marti Halverson: 2,407

Bill Winney: 1,927

District 23

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Keith Gingery a - Incumbent Gingery first assumed office in 2005

November 6 General election candidates:

Keith Gingery: 3,884

District 24

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Sam Krone a - Incumbent Krone first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sam Krone: 4,125

District 25

Note:Incumbent Republican Dave Bonner did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Billy Greaham: 430
• Dave Blevins: 765 a
• David Kellett: 141
• Steve Walker: 329

November 6 General election candidates:

Dave Blevins: 3,456

District 26

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Elaine Harvey: 1,242 a - Incumbent Harvey first assumed office in 2003.
• Rob DiLorenzo: 689

November 6 General election candidates:

Elaine Harvey: 3,446

District 27

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Mike Greear a - Incumbent Greear first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mike Greear: 3,627

District 28

Note:Incumbent Republican Lorraine Quarberg did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Carl Leyba: 99
• Connie Skates: 158 a

August 21 GOP primary:

• "Roll" Roland W. Luehne: 102
• Echo Renner: 1,010
• Nathan Winters: 1,403 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Connie Skates: 1,100

Nathan Winters: 3,288

District 29

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• John Patton a - Incumbent Patton first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Patton: 3,414

District 30

Note:Incumbent Republican Jon Botten did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Kathy Coleman a

November 6 General election candidates:

Kathy Coleman: 3,625

District 31

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Thomas E. Lubnau II a - Incumbent Lubnau first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Thomas E. Lubnau II: 3,214

District 32

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Norine Kasperik a - Incumbent Kasperik first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Norine Kasperik: 3,741

District 33

August 21 Democratic primary:

• W. Patrick Goggles a - Incumbent Goggles first assumed office in 2005.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Daniel Cardenas: 106
• Jim Allen: 546 a

November 6 General election candidates:

W. Patrick Goggles: 1,573

Jim Allen: 1,447

District 34

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Lois Herbst: 716
• Rita Campbell: 1,020 a - Incumbent Campbell first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Rita Campbell: 3,797

District 35

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Jess Ollila: 120
• Kendell Kroeker: 747 a - Incumbent Kroeker first assumed office in 2010.
• Patrick Bishop: 744

November 6 General election candidates:

Kendell Kroeker: 3,717

District 36

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Gerald Gay a - Incumbent Gay first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Gerald Gay: 2,802

District 37

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Steve Bray: 547
• Steve Harshman: 1,189 a - Incumbent Harshman first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Steve Harshman: 3,858

District 38

Note:Incumbent Republican Bob Brechtel did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• David Wolfe: 421
• Tom Walters: 958 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Tom Walters: 3,585

District 39

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Stan Blake a - Incumbent Blake first assumed office in 2007.

August 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Stan Blake: 2,727

District 40

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Mike Madden a - Incumbent Madden first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mike Madden: 3,806

District 41

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Ken Esquibel a - Incumbent Esquibel first assumed office in 2007.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Donna Roofe a

November 6 General election candidates:

Ken Esquibel: 2,164

Donna Roofe: 1,612

District 42

Note:Incumbent Republican Peter Illoway did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Gary Datus a

August 21 GOP primary:

• Bob Fecht: 352
• David Wilms: 331
• Jeff Jacoby: 111
• Lynn Hutchings: 679 a
• William Edwards: 305

November 6 General election candidates:

Gary Datus: 1,101

Lynn Hutchings: 2,833

District 43

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Dan Zwonitzer a - Incumbent Zwonitzer first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Dan Zwonitzer: 2,490

District 44

August 21 Democratic primary:

• James Byrd a - Incumbent Byrd first assumed office in 2009.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Tom Zachary a

November 6 General election candidates:

James Byrd: 1,486

Tom Zachary: 1,054

District 45

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Tony Mendoza a

August 21 GOP primary:

• Matt Greene a - Incumbent Greene first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tony Mendoza: 1,706

Matt Greene: 1,781

District 46

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Kennedy Penn-O'Toole a

August 21 GOP primary:

• Glenn Moniz a - Incumbent Moniz first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kennedy Penn-O'Toole: 1,886

Glenn Moniz: 2,743

District 47

Note:Incumbent Republican William Steward did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Jerry Paxton a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jerry Paxton: 3,019

Michael Hendricks: 747

District 48

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Joseph Barbuto a - Incumbent Barbuto first assumed office in 2008.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Mark Baker a

November 6 General election candidates:

Joseph Barbuto: 1,613

Mark Baker: 1,723

District 49

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Clarence Vranish: 516 - Incumbent Vranish first assumed office in 2010.
• Garry Piiparinen: 704 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Garry Piiparinen: 2,881

District 50

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Charles Cloud: 519
• David Northrup: 613 a
• Pat Childers: 420 - Incumbent Childers first assumed office in 1997.
• T.D. Ball: 440

November 6 General election candidates:

David Northrup: 4,053

District 51

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Rosie Berger a - Incumbent Berger first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Rosie Berger: 4,768

District 52

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• John Robertson: 366
• Merle McClure: 241
• Sue Wallis: 520 a - Incumbent Wallis first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sue Wallis: 2,939

District 53

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Gregg Blikre a - Incumbent Blikre first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Gregg Blikre: 2,703

District 54

Note:Incumbent Republican Del McOmie did not seek re-election.

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Bruce Palmer: 495 a
• Michelle Hoffman: 269

August 21 GOP primary:

• Andrew Gramlich: 320
• Eileen Oakley: 601
• Lloyd Charles Larsen: 978 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Bruce Palmer: 1,946

Lloyd Charles Larsen: 2,787

Ryan Jefferson Jones: 161

District 55

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Sherry Shelley a

August 21 GOP primary:

• David Miller a - Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sherry Shelley: 1,473

David Miller: 2,374

Bethany Baldes: 227

District 56

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Tim Stubson a - Incumbent Stubson first assumed office in 2008.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tim Stubson: 2,796

District 57

August 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

August 21 GOP primary:

• Thomas Lockhart a - Incumbent Lockhart first assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

Thomas Lockhart: 2,866

District 58

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Jennifer Zerba withdrew from the race on July 30, 2012

August 21 GOP primary:

• Tom Reeder a - Incumbent Reeder first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tom Reeder: 2,439

District 59

August 21 Democratic primary:

• Mike Gilmore a

August 21 GOP primary:

• Carl Loucks a - Incumbent Loucks first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mike Gilmore: 1,526

Carl Loucks: 1,885

District 60

August 21 Democratic primary:

• John Freeman a - Incumbent Freeman first assumed office in 2010.

August 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Freeman: 3,199

External links

• Wyoming Secretary of State - List of 2012 Primary Candidates
• Wyoming Secretary of State - Official Primary Election Results
• Wyoming Secretary of State - Official General Election Results

See also

• Wyoming House of Representatives
• Wyoming State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2012

Footnotes

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Current members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Albert Sommers

Majority Leader:Chip Neiman

Minority Leader:Mike Yin

Representatives

District 1

Chip Neiman (R)

District 2

Allen Slagle (R)

District 3

Abby Angelos (R)

District 4

Jeremy Haroldson (R)

District 5

Scott Smith (R)

District 6

Tomi Strock (R)

District 7

Bob Nicholas (R)

District 8

David Zwonitzer (R)

District 9

Landon Brown (R)

District 10

John Eklund (R)

District 11

Jared Olsen (R)

District 12

Clarence Styvar (R)

District 13

Ken Chestek (D)

District 14

Trey Sherwood (D)

District 15

Donald Burkhart (R)

District 16

Mike Yin (D)

District 17

J.T. Larson (R)

District 18

Scott Heiner (R)

District 19

Jon Conrad (R)

District 20

Albert Sommers (R)

District 21

Lane Allred (R)

District 22

Andrew Byron (R)

District 23

Liz Storer (D)

District 24

Sandy Newsome (R)

District 25

David Northrup (R)

District 26

Dalton Banks (R)

District 27

Martha Lawley (R)

District 28

John Winter (R)

District 29

Ken Pendergraft (R)

District 30

Mark Jennings (R)

District 31

John Bear (R)

District 32

Ken Clouston (R)

District 33

Sarah Penn (R)

District 34

Pepper Ottman (R)

District 35

Tony Locke (R)

District 36

Art Washut (R)

District 37

Steve Harshman (R)

District 38

Tom Walters (R)

District 39

Cody Wylie (R)

District 40

Barry Crago (R)

District 41

Bill Henderson (R)

District 42

Ben Hornok (R)

District 43

Dan Zwonitzer (R)

District 44

Tamara Trujillo (R)

District 45

Karlee Provenza (D)

District 46

Ocean Andrew (R)

District 47

Robert Davis (R)

District 48

Clark Stith (R)

District 49

Ryan Berger (R)

District 50

Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (R)

District 51

Cyrus Western (R)

District 52

Reuben Tarver (R)

District 53

Christopher Knapp (R)

District 54

Lloyd Larsen (R)

District 55

Ember Oakley (R)

District 56

Jerry Obermueller (R)

District 57

Jeanette Ward (R)

District 58

Bill Allemand (R)

District 59

Kevin O'Hearn (R)

District 60

Tony Niemiec (R)

District 61

Daniel Singh (R)

District 62

Forrest Chadwick (R)

Republican Party (57)

Democratic Party (5)