The 2018

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election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, with the primary election held on August 21, 2018. Voters in the 15 odd-numbered districts of the Wyoming State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices, including

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, and the State House

Primary election

Overview

Results

District 1

District 3

District 5

District 7

District 9

District 11

District 13

District 15

District 17

District 19

District 21

District 23

District 25

District 27

District 29

General election

Overview

Results

District 1

Republican Incumbent

Ogden Driskill Ogden Driskill (born 1959/1960) is a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal number of constituencies across W ...

was re-elected with no challenger.

District 3

Republican

Cheri Steinmetz Cheri E. Steinmetz is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate representing District 3 since January 7, 2019. She previously served in the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 5 from 2015-2019. Elect ...

was elected with 80% of the vote compared to Democrat Marci Shaver who received 20% of the vote.

District 5

Republican Lynn Hutchings won the election with no challengers.

District 7

Republican Incumbent

Stephan Pappas Stephan Pappas (born December 14, 1950) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming State Senate, representing the 7th district since January 5, 2015. Elections 2014 Incumbent Republican State Senator Leslie Nutting retir ...

won the election with no challengers.

District 9

Democratic Incumbent

Chris Rothfuss Chris Rothfuss (born October 21, 1972) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 9th District, which is based in Albany County, since 2011. Early life and education Rothfuss was born in ...

won the election with no challengers.

District 11

Republican Incumbent

Larry S. Hicks Larry Hicks is a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 11th district since 2011. The 11th district includes Albany and Carbon Carbon () is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic an ...

was re-elected with 66% of the vote compared to Democrat Lee Ann Stephenson who received 34% of the vote.

District 13

Republican

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defeated Incumbent Democrat

John Hastert John M. Hastert (born November 20, 1958) is a former Democratic member of the Wyoming Senate, he represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2019. The 13th is located in Sweetwater County and includes Green River, Purple Sage, Clearview Acres a ...

with 47% of the vote to Hastert's 37%, Independent candidate Ted L. Barney won 16% of the vote.

District 15

Republican Wendy Davis Schuler won the election with no challengers.

District 17

Democratic candidate Mike Gierau won the election with 62% of the vote against Republican Kate Mead who won 38% of the vote.

District 19

Republican R J Kost won the election with no challengers.

District 21

Republican

Bo Biteman Dennis Dean "Bo" Biteman (born October 23, 1978) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate representing District 21 since January 7, 2019. He previously served in the Wyoming House of Representatives representing Dis ...

was elected with 64% of the vote compared to Democrat Hollis Hackman who received 35% of the vote.

District 23

Republican Incumbent

Jeff Wasserburger Jeff Wasserburger (born January 8, 1961) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming State Senate, representing the 23rd district since January 5, 2015. Wasserburger previously served in the Wyoming House of Representatives ...

won the election with no challengers.

District 25

Republican Incumbent

Cale Case Cale Case (born June 2, 1958) is an American economist, businessman, and politician from Wyoming. A Republican, Case has been a member of the Wyoming State Senate since 1999. From 1994 to 1998, he was a member of the Wyoming House of Representa ...

was elected with % of the vote compared to Democrat Sergio A. Maldonado Sr. who received % of the vote.

District 27

Republican Incumbent

Bill Landen Bill Landen (born February 21, 1956) is a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 27th district since 2007. The 27th district represents Natrona County, Wyoming. He currently serves as a member of the Senate Natural Resources a ...

won the election with no challengers.

District 29

Republican Incumbent

Drew Perkins Drew A. Perkins (born March 21, 1956) is an American politician serving in the Wyoming Senate from the 29th district as a member of the Republican Party. He served as President of the Senate from 2019 to 2021. Perkins was born in Boise, Idaho, ...

won the election with no challengers.

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