Wyoming's 3rd State Senate district explained

State:Wyoming
District:3
Chamber:Senate
Image Caption:Wyoming's 3rd State Senate district as of 2022
Representative:Cheri Steinmetz
Party:Republican
Residence:Lingle
Percent White:84
Percent Hispanic:8
Percent Native American:2
Percent Pacific Islander:1
Percent Multiracial:4
Population:19,551[1]
Population Year:2022
Voting Age:18

Wyoming's 3rd State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses Goshen and Niobrara counties, as well as part of Weston County.[2] It is represented by Republican Senator Cheri Steinmetz.[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

RepresentativePartyTermNote

Jim Geringer		Republican1993 – 1995Elected in 1992.[5]

Curt Meier		RepublicanJanuary 1995 – January 8, 2019Elected in 1994.[6]
Re-elected in 1998.[7]
Re-elected in 2002.[8]
Re-elected in 2006.[9]
Re-elected in 2010.[10]
Re-elected in 2014.[11]
Cheri SteinmetzRepublicanJanuary 7, 2019 – PresentElected in 2018.[12]
Re-elected in 2022.[13]

Recent election results

Federal and statewide results

OfficeYearDistrictStatewide
President2016Trump 80.19% – Clinton 13.76%Donald
Trump
2012Romney 75.62% – Obama 21.96%Mitt
Romney
Senate2012Barrasso 82.52% – Chesnut 14.59%John
Barrasso
Representative2012Lummis 76.29% – Henrichsen 16.70%Cynthia
Lummis

2018

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

Historical district boundaries

MapDescriptionApportionment PlanNotes
1992 Apportionment Plan [14]
2002 Apportionment Plan [15] [16]
2012 Apportionment Plan [17] [18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 3, WY. Wyoming Legislature . November 7, 2024.
  2. Web site: Current Senate Districts. Wyoming Legislature . November 8, 2024.
  3. Web site: Cheri Steinmetz . 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. Web site: Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2006. 1. November 8, 2024.
  10. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2010. 2. November 8, 2024.
  11. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2014. 2. November 8, 2024.
  12. Web site: Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2018. 1. November 8, 2024.
  13. Web site: Statewide Senate Official Summary. Wyoming Secretary of State. 2022. 2. November 8, 2024.
  14. Web site: Map Archive. The American Redistricting Project . November 19, 2024.
  15. 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.
  16. Web site: WYOMING REDISTRICTING 2011-2012. Wyoming Legislature. November 10, 2024.
  17. Web site: District: SD03. November 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202122706/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2012/LegislativeMaps/Senate/SD03.pdf. February 2, 2021.
  18. Web site: Districts and Precincts by Legislative Districts. May 17, 2012. November 8, 2024.

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