Wyoming's 1st State Senate district explained

Wyoming's 1st State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate.The district encompasses Crook County, as well as parts of Campbell and Weston counties.^[2] It has been represented by Republican Senator Ogden Driskill since 2011.^[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

Representative	Party	Term	Note
Jerry B. Dixon		Republican	1993 – 1995	Elected in 1992.[5]
Billie L. Barton		Republican	1995 – 2003	Elected in 1994.[6] Re-elected in 1998.[7] Re-elected in 2002.[8] Resigned in 2003.[9]
Charles Townsend		Republican	2003 – 2011	Appointed in 2003.[10] Elected in 2004.[11] Re-elected in 2006.[12]
Ogden Driskill		Republican	2011 – Present	Elected in 2010.[13] Re-elected in 2014.[14] Re-elected in 2018.[15] Re-elected in 2022.[16]

Recent election results

Federal and statewide results

Office	Year	District	Statewide
President	2016	Trump 89.3% – Clinton 6.7%		Donald Trump
	2012	Romney 86.2% – Obama 10.9%		Mitt Romney
Senate	2012	Barrasso 87.3% – Chesnut 9.1%		John Barrasso
Representative	2012	Lummis 82.8% – Henrichsen 9.9%		Cynthia Lummis

2018

Republican Incumbent Ogden Driskill was re-elected with no challenger.

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Crook County Niobrara County Weston County Converse County (part) Goshen County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[17]
	Crook County Niobrara County Weston County Converse County (part) Goshen County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[18] [19]
	Crook County Campbell County (part) Weston County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[20] [21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Senate District 1, WY. Wyoming Legislature . November 7, 2024.
2. Web site: Current Senate Districts. Wyoming Legislature . November 8, 2024.
3. Web site: Ogden Driskill . Wyoming Legislature .
4. Web site: Wyoming Legislator Database. Wyoming Legislature . November 8, 2024.
5. News: November 5, 1992. Election Results: State Senate. 13. Casper Star-Tribune. . November 8, 2024.
6. News: November 10, 1994. Election Results: State Legislature. 13. Casper Star-Tribune. . November 8, 2024.
7. Web site: State Senate Districts. Wyoming Secretary of State. 1998. 1. November 8, 2024.
8. Web site: Statewide Legislative Abstract -- Official General Election Results -- November 5, 2002. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2002. 1. November 8, 2024.
9. News: October 25, 2003. Sen. Barton resigns due to health. 13. Casper Star-Tribune. . November 8, 2024.
10. News: December 18, 2003. New senator takes his oath. 4. News Letter Journal. . November 8, 2024.
11. Web site: Legislative Candidates' Abstract -- Official Wyoming General Election Results -- November 2, 2004. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2004. 1. November 8, 2024.
12. Web site: Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. 1. November 8, 2024.
13. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. 1. November 8, 2024.
14. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. 1. November 8, 2024.
15. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. 1. November 8, 2024.
16. Web site: Statewide Senate Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. 1. November 8, 2024.
17. Web site: Map Archive. The American Redistricting Project . November 19, 2024.
18. Web site: HOUSE BILL NO. 0075. November 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20021013053558/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2002/enroll/HEA1_A.pdf. March 1, 2002. October 13, 2002.
19. Web site: WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012. Wyoming Legislature. November 10, 2024.
20. Web site: District: SD01. November 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129225538/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2012/LegislativeMaps/Senate/SD01.pdf. January 29, 2021.
21. Web site: Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts. May 17, 2012. November 8, 2024.