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Wyoming's 12th State Senate district

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Wyoming's 12th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Wyoming's 12th State Senate district as of 2022
Senator
  John Kolb
RRock Springs
Demographics77% White
2% Black
16% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
2% Multiracial
Population (2022)17,186[1]

Wyoming's 12th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Sweetwater County.[2] It is represented by Republican Senator John Kolb of Rock Springs.[2][3]

In 1992, the state of Wyoming switched from electing state legislators by county to a district-based system.[4]

List of members representing the district

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Representative Party Term Note
Frank Prevedel Democratic 1993 – 1997 Elected in 1992.[5]
Rae Lynn Job Democratic 1997 – 2009 Elected in 1996.[6]
Re-elected in 2000.[7]
Re-elected in 2004.[8]
Marty Martin Democratic 2009 – 2013 Elected in 2008.[9]
Bernadine Craft Democratic 2013 – 2017 Elected in 2012.[10]
Liisa Anselmi-Dalton Democratic 2017 – 2021 Elected in 2016.[11]
John Kolb Republican 2021 – present Elected in 2020.[12]
Re-elected in 2024.[13]

Recent election results

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2008

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Senate district 12 general election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marty Martin 5,056 97.28%
Write-ins 141 2.71%
Total votes 5,197 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,232
Democratic hold

2012

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Senate district 12 general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernadine Craft 5,260 97.19%
Write-ins 152 2.80%
Total votes 5,412 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,260
Democratic hold

2016

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Senate district 12 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Liisa Anselmi-Dalton 4,660 95.66%
Write-ins 211 4.33%
Total votes 4,871 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 1,721
Democratic hold

2020

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Senate district 12 general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kolb 3,278 55.76%
Democratic Liisa Anselmi-Dalton (incumbent) 2,576 43.82%
Write-ins 24 0.40%
Total votes 5,878 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 179
Republican gain from Democratic

2024

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Senate district 12 general election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kolb (incumbent) 4,359 69.46%
Democratic Kenilynn S. Zanetti 1,873 29.84%
Write-ins 43 0.68%
Total votes 6,275 100.0%
Invalid or blank votes 318
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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Map Description Apportionment Plan Notes
1992 Apportionment Plan [5][14]
2002 Apportionment Plan [15][16]
2012 Apportionment Plan [17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 12, WY". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Current Senate Districts". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Senate District 12: Senator John Kolb". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Legislator Database". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Election Results: State Senate". Casper Star-Tribune. November 5, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Legislative Candidates Abstracts" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 1996. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Statewide Legislative Abstract -- General Election -- November 7, 2000" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2000. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Districts Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2008. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2012. p. 6. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2016. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2020. p. 3. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "2024 General Election Senate Candidates Summary" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. 2024. p. 7. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  14. ^ "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "District: SD12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts" (PDF). May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2024.