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1996 Wyoming Senate election

1996 Wyoming Senate election
← 1994 November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05) 1998 →
15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
Even-numbered seats up
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Boyd L. Eddins (retiring) James L. Applegate
(retiring)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 16th district 8th district
Seats before 20 10
Seats after 21 9
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 58,499 31,519
Percentage 64.29% 34.64%
Senate President before election

Boyd L. Eddins
Republican

Elected Senate President

Bob Grieve
Republican

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The 1996 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 5, 1996, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 54th session as part of the 1996 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 20. All even-numbered seats were up for election. Republicans flipped one Democratic seat.

The election was held concurrently with elections for the state house, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senate, and U.S. President.

Summary

Party Candidates[1] Seats
Num. Vote % Before Up Won After +/–
Republicans 12 58,499 64.29% 20 9 10 21 Increase 1
Democrats 9 31,519 34.64% 10 6 5 9 Decrease 1
Libertarians 1 968 1.06% 0 0 0 0 Steady


District Incumbent[2] Elected[3] Result Notes
Party Senator Party Senator
SD 2 Rep. Jim Twiford Rep. Jim Twiford Rep hold.
SD 4 Rep. April Brimmer-Kunz Rep. April Brimmer-Kunz Rep hold.
SD 6 Dem. Rich Cathcart Dem. Rich Cathcart Dem hold.
SD 8 Dem. James L. Applegate Dem. E. Jayne Mockler Dem hold. Incumbent retired.
SD 10 Dem. Pete Maxfield Rep. Irene Devin Rep gain. Incumbent retired to run for U.S. House.
SD 12 Dem. Frank Prevedel Dem. Rae Lynn Job Dem hold. Incumbent retired.
SD 14 Dem. Mark O. Harris Dem. Mark O. Harris Dem hold.
SD 16 Rep. Boyd L. Eddins Rep. Delaine Roberts Rep hold. Incumbent retired.
SD 18 Rep. Hank Coe Rep. Hank Coe Rep hold.
SD 20 Rep. Gerald Geis Rep. Gerald Geis Rep hold.
SD 22 Rep. John Schiffer Rep. John Schiffer Rep hold.
SD 24 Rep. Michael Enzi Rep. Dick Erb Rep hold. Incumbent elected to U.S. Senate.
SD 26 Rep. Bob Peck Rep. Bob Peck Rep hold.
SD 28 Dem. Keith Goodenough Dem. Keith Goodenough Dem hold.
SD 30 Rep. Charles K. Scott Rep. Charles K. Scott Rep hold.

Detailed results

Of the fifteen seats up for election, only six saw competition between Republican and Democratic candidates, and one between a Republican and Libertarian, with eight races completely unopposed. Only four races were decided by a margin of fewer than fifteen percentage points.[1]

General election

District Republicans Democrats Libertarians Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 2 Jim Twiford 6,032 100.00 — — — — — — 6,032 +6,032 +100.00
SD 4 April Brimmer-Kunz 4,264 51.25 Jim Narva 4,056 48.75 — — — 8,320 +208 +2.50
SD 6 — — — Rich Cathcart 5,158 100.00 — — — 5,158 -5,158 -100.00
SD 8 — — — E. Jayne Mockler 4,069 100.00 — — — 4,069 -4,069 -100.00
SD 10 Irene Devin 4,179 58.67 Doug Bryant 2,944 41.33 — — — 7,123 +1,235 +17.34
SD 12 Becky Costantino 2,616 46.09 Rae Lynn Job 3,060 53.91 — — — 5,676 -444 -7.82
SD 14 — — — Mark O. Harris 4,278 100.00 — — — 4,278 -4,278 -100.00
SD 16 Delaine Roberts 6,907 100.00 — — — — — — 6,907 +6,907 +100.00
SD 18 Hank Coe 6,814 100.00 — — — — — — 6,814 +6,814 +100.00
SD 20 Gerald Geis 5,638 100.00 — — — — — — 5,638 +5,638 +100.00
SD 22 John Schiffer 6,226 100.00 — — — — — — 6,226 +6,226 +100.00
SD 24 Dick Erb 3,278 55.62 James Hladky 2,616 44.38 — — — 5,894 +662 +11.23
SD 26 Bob Peck 5,195 84.29 — — — James Blomquist 968 15.71 6,163 +4,227 +68.59
SD 28 Rick Bonander 2,994 44.30 Keith Goodenough 3,764 55.70 — — — 6,758 -770 -11.39
SD 30 Charles K. Scott 4,356 73.46 Crash Cook 1,574 26.54 — — — 5,930 +2,782 +46.91

Republican primaries

Only two Republican primary races saw more than one candidate stand. Races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.[4]

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 2 Jim Twiford 2,964 100.00 — — — 2,964 2,964 100.00
SD 4 April Brimmer-Kunz 2,670 100.00 — — — 2,670 2,670 100.00
SD 10 Irene Devin 1,824 100.00 — — — 1,824 1,824 100.00
SD 12 Becky Costantino 1,030 100.00 — — — 1,030 1,030 100.00
SD 16 Delaine Roberts 3,054 100.00 — — — 3,054 3,054 100.00
SD 18 Hank Coe 3,636 100.00 — — — 3,636 3,636 100.00
SD 20 Gerald Geis 1,891 67.32 John Nevsimal 918 32.68 2,809 973 34.64
SD 22 John Schiffer 3,625 100.00 — — — 3,625 3,625 100.00
SD 24 Dick Erb 2,407 100.00 — — — 2,407 2,407 100.00
SD 26 Bob Peck 2,730 100.00 — — — 2,730 2,730 100.00
SD 28 Rick Bonander 1,584 60.57 Max Morton 1,031 39.43 2,615 553 21.15
SD 30 Charles K. Scott 2,064 100.00 — — — 2,064 2,064 100.00

Democratic primaries

No Democratic primary race saw more than one candidate stand. Races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.[4]

District Winners
Candidate Vote %
SD 4 Jim Narva 1,637 100.00
SD 6 Rich Cathcart 1,265 100.00
SD 8 E. Jayne Mockler 1,336 100.00
SD 10 Doug Bryant 1,127 100.00
SD 12 Rae Lynn Job 1,994 100.00
SD 14 Mark O. Harris 1,342 100.00
SD 24 James Hladky 400 100.00
SD 28 Keith Goodenough 1,460 100.00
SD 30 Crash Cook 1,074 100.00

References

  1. ^ a b "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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