1998 Wyoming Senate election

1998 Wyoming Senate election
November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate
Odd-numbered seats up
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Bob Grieve
(retiring) 		Guy Cameron
(retiring)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 11th district 7th district
Seats before 21 9
Seats after 20 10
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 61,035 17,096
Percentage 78.12% 21.88%
Senate President before election

Bob Grieve
Republican

Elected Senate President

Jim Twiford
Republican

The 1998 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect members to the Wyoming Senate for its 55th session as part of the 1998 United States elections. Partisan primaries were held on August 18.[1] All odd-numbered seats were up for election. Republicans flipped one Democratic seat and Democrats flipped two Republican seats, leading to one net seat gained for the Democrats.

The election was held concurrently with elections for the state house, U.S. Representative, governor along with every other statewide executive offices.

Results

Summary

Party Candidates[2] Seats
Num. Vote % Before Up Won After +/–
Republicans 15 61,035 78.12 21 11 10 20 1
Democrats 6 17,096 21.88 9 4 5 10 1
District Incumbent[3] Elected[4] Result Notes
Party Senator Party Senator
SD 1 Rep. Bill Barton Rep. Bill Barton Rep hold.
SD 3 Rep. Curt Meier Rep. Curt Meier Rep hold.
SD 5 Rep. Donald Lawler Rep. John Hanes Rep hold.
SD 7 Dem. Guy Cameron Dem. Kathryn Sessions Dem hold.
SD 9 Rep. Vincent Picard Dem. Mike Massie Dem gain. Incumbent defeated in general election.
SD 11 Rep. Bob Grieve Dem. Bill Vasey Dem gain. Incumbent retired to run for auditor.
SD 13 Dem. Raymond Sarcletti Dem. Tex Boggs Dem hold.
SD 15 Dem. Gregory Phillips Dem. Ken Decaria Dem hold.
SD 17 Rep. Grant Larson Rep. Grant Larson Rep hold.
SD 19 Rep. Carroll Miller Rep. Carroll Miller Rep hold.
SD 21 Rep. Tom Kinnison Rep. Tom Kinnison Rep hold.
SD 23 Rep. Larry Gilbertz Rep. Steven Youngbauer Rep hold.
SD 25 Dem. John Vinich Rep. Cale Case Rep gain. Incumbent retired to run for governor.
SD 27 Rep. Gail Zimmerman Rep. Bruce Hinchey Rep hold.
SD 29 Rep. Bill Hawks Rep. Bill Hawks Rep hold.

Detailed results

General election

In most districts, the general election was not very competitive, as only six out of fifteen were contested, and only two were decided by a margin of fewer than fifteen points.[2]

District Republicans Democrats Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 1 Bill Barton 4,112 63.93 Dana Mann-Tavegla 2,320 36.07 6,432 +1,792 +27.86
SD 3 Curt Meier 5,760 100.00 — — — 5,760 +5,760 +100.00
SD 5 John Hanes 4,496 100.00 — — — 4,496 +4,496 +100.00
SD 7 Ed Prosser 2,203 45.16 Kathryn Sessions 2,675 54.84 4,878 -472 -9.68
SD 9 Vincent Picard 1,771 38.33 Mike Massie 2,850 61.67 4,621 -1,079 -23.34
SD 11 Gary Graalman 2,482 43.87 Bill Vasey 3,176 56.13 5,658 -694 -12.26
SD 13 Linda Taliaferro 1,846 37.80 Tex Boggs 3,038 62.20 4,884 -1,192 -24.41
SD 15 Gordon Park 2,037 40.15 Ken Decaria 3,037 59.85 5,074 -1,000 -19.71
SD 17 Grant Larson 7,604 100.00 — — — 7,604 +7,604 +100.00
SD 19 Carroll Miller 5,093 100.00 — — — 5,093 +5,093 +100.00
SD 21 Tom Kinnison 4,983 100.00 — — — 4,983 +4,983 +100.00
SD 23 Steve Youngbauer 3,881 100.00 — — — 3,881 +3,881 +100.00
SD 25 Cale Case 5,472 100.00 — — — 5,472 +5,472 +100.00
SD 27 Bruce Hinchey 4,614 100.00 — — — 4,614 +4,614 +100.00
SD 29 Bill Hawks 4,681 100.00 — — — 4,681 +4,681 +100.00

Republican primaries

Races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.[5]

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 1 Bill Barton 3,857 99.13 Write-ins 34 0.87 — — — 3,891 3,823 98.25
SD 3 Curt Meier 2,304 61.37 Chuck Brown 1,450 38.63 — — — 3,754 854 22.75
SD 5 John Hanes 1,620 68.59 Russ Brown 742 31.41 — — — 2,362 +878 +37.17
SD 7 Ed Prosser 1,408 100.00 — — — — — — 1,408 1,408 100.00
SD 9 Vincent Picard 792 100.00 — — — — — — 792 792 100.00
SD 11 Gary Graalman 1,576 100.00 — — — — — — 1,576 1,576 100.00
SD 13 Linda Taliaferro 918 100.00 — — — — — — 918 918 100.00
SD 15 Gordon Park 1,972 97.43 Write-ins 52 2.57 — — — 2,024 1,920 94.86
SD 17 Grant Larson 1,311 99.92 Write-ins 1 0.08 — — — 1,312 1,310 99.85
SD 19 Carroll Miller 2,047 52.66 Kent Bailey 1,181 30.38 Lynn Garrett 659 16.95 3,887 866 22.28
SD 21 Tom Kinnison 1,659 52.72 Jerry Saunders 1,488 47.28 — — — 3,147 171 5.43
SD 23 Steve Youngbauer 1,923 64.75 Daly 1,047 35.25 — — — 2,970 876 29.49
SD 25 Cale Case 2,689 99.48 Write-ins 14 0.52 — — — 2,703 2,675 98.96
SD 27 Bruce Hinchey 2,282 99.52 Write-ins 11 0.48 — — — 2,293 2,271 99.04
SD 29 Bill Hawks 2,433 99.55 Write-ins 11 0.45 — — — 2,444 2,422 99.10

Democratic primaries

Races in which no candidates filed will not be shown.[5]

District Winners Runners-up Total
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Total Maj. %
SD 1 Dana Mann-Tavegla 678 100.00 — — — — — — 678 678 100.00
SD 7 Kathryn Sessions 1,157 100.00 — — — — — — 1,157 1,157 100.00
SD 9 Mike Massie 1,080 100.00 — — — — — — 1,080 1,080 100.00
SD 11 Bill Vasey 1,526 100.00 — — — — — — 1,526 1,526 100.00
SD 13 Tex Boggs 1,065 43.10 Marv Tyler 945 38.24 John Hastert 461 18.66 2,471 120 4.86
SD 15 Ken Decaria 1,192 99.58 Write-ins 5 0.42 — — — 1,197 1,187 99.16

References

  1. ^ "Key 1998 Election Dates" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "State Senate Districts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved December 14, 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 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "State House and Senate Primary Election Results". Casper Star-Tribune. August 20, 1998. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
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