1990 Wyoming Senate election

The 1990 Wyoming Senate election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect 15 members of the Wyoming Senate. This was the last election held before Gorin v. Karpan struck down Wyoming's county-based legislative apportionment plan in favor of single-member districts in 1992.

Summary Party Candidates SeatsNum.Vote%BeforeUpWonAfter +/– Republicans 14 91,436 56.10% 19 9 10 20 1 Democrats 10 71,549 43.90% 11 6 5 10 1 Total 24 162,985 100.00% 30 15 15 30

District Seats Incumbents Elected Result NotesPartySenatorPartySenator Albany 1 of 2 Rep. Bob Burnett Rep. Terry Guice Rep hold. Incumbent did not stand for re-election. Carbon 1 of 1 Rep. Bob Grieve Rep. Bob Grieve Rep hold. Converse 1 of 1 Rep. Jim Twiford Rep. Jim Twiford Rep hold. Crook–Weston 1 of 1 Rep. Jerry Dixon Rep. Jerry Dixon Rep hold. Fremont 1 of 2 Dem. John Vinich Dem. John Vinich Dem hold. Hot Springs–Washakie 1 of 1 Rep. Mike Healy Rep. Mike Healy Rep hold. Laramie 2 of 4 Dem. Guy Cameron Dem. Guy Cameron Dem hold. Dem. Win Hickey Rep. Gary Yordy Rep gain. Incumbent did not stand for re-election. Lincoln 1 of 1 Rep. Boyd L. Eddins Rep. Boyd L. Eddins Rep hold. Natrona 2 of 4 Rep. Charles Scott Rep. Charles Scott Rep hold. Rep. Gail D. Zimmerman Rep. Gail D. Zimmerman Rep hold. Sheridan 1 of 2 Dem. Della Herbst Dem. Della Herbst Dem hold. Sublette–Teton 1 of 1 Rep. Bob LaLonde Rep. Bob LaLonde Rep hold. Sweetwater 2 of 3 Dem. Frank Prevedel Dem. Frank Prevedel Dem hold. Dem. Robert Reese Dem. Robert Reese Dem hold.

Detailed results For the sake of brevity, races in which no candidates filed are excluded. General election To ease sorting, races won by a Republican candidate have a positive margin, while races won by Democratic candidates have negative margins. Single-winner District Republicans Democrats TotalCandidateVote%CandidateVote%TotalMaj.% Albany Terry Guice 4,680 50.61 Amber Travsky 4,568 49.39 9,248 +112 +1.21 Carbon Bob Grieve 3,762 63.35 Tom McGuire 2,176 36.65 5,938 +1,586 +26.71 Converse Jim Twiford 3,241 100.00 — — — 3,241 +3,241 +100.00 Crook–Weston Jerry Dixon 4,101 100.00 — — — 4,101 +4,101 +100.00 Fremont Sky Phifer 5,091 44.25 John Vinich 6,415 55.75 11,506 -1,324 -11.51 Hot Springs–Washakie Mike Healy 4,312 100.00 — — — 4,312 +4,312 +100.00 Lincoln Boyd Eddins 3,872 100.00 — — — 3,872 +3,872 +100.00 Sheridan George A. Meredith 3,717 39.30 Della Herbst 5,740 60.70 9,457 -2,023 -21.39 Sublette–Teton Bob LaLonde 3,983 50.97 H.L. Jensen 3,832 49.03 7,815 +151 +1.93 Multi-winner District Republicans Democrats TotalCandidateVote%CandidateVote% Laramie Gary Yordy 12,958 29.20 Guy Cameron 15,175 34.20 44,370 Derrell Norman 7,635 17.21 Pamela Taylor 8,602 19.39 Natrona Charles Scott 15,510 40.72 Barbara Reese 9,254 24.30 38,090 Gail D. Zimmerman 13,326 34.99 — — — Sweetwater Bill Taliaferro 5,248 24.95 Frank Prevedel 8,611 40.94 21,035 — — — Robert Reese 7,176 34.11

Republican primary elections Single-winner District WinnersCandidateVote Albany Terry Guice 2,636 Carbon Bob Grieve 1,811 Converse Jim Twiford 2,429 Fremont Sky Phifer 372 Lincoln Boyd L. Eddins 2,711 Sheridan George Meredith 3,397 Hot Springs–Washakie Mike Healy 3,235 Sublette–Teton Bob LaLonde 3,669 Crook–Weston Jerry Dixon 3,148 Multi-winner District Winners TotalCandidateVote%CandidateVote% Laramie Gary Yordy 6,897 58.85 Derrell Norman 4,823 41.15 11,720 Natrona Gail Zimmerman 7,839 51.35 Charles Scott 7,428 48.65 15,267

Democratic primary elections Single-winner District Winners Runners-up TotalCandidateVote%CandidateVote%TotalMaj.% Albany Amber Travsky 1,737 58.86 Marguerite Nelson 1,214 41.14 2,951 +523 +17.72 Carbon Tom McGuire 1,888 100.00 — — — 1,888 +1,888 +100.00 Fremont John Vinich 3,982 100.00 — — — 3,982 +3,982 +100.00 Sheridan Della Herbst 1,853 100.00 — — — 1,853 +1,853 +100.00 Sublette–Teton H. L. Jensen 1,048 100.00 — — — 1,048 +1,048 +100.00 Multi-winner District Winners Runners-up TotalCandidateVote%CandidateVote%CandidateVote% Laramie Guy Cameron 6,407 51.34 Pamela Taylor 3,408 27.31 E. Eugene Morris 2,665 21.35 12,480 Natrona Barbara Reese 4,690 100.00 — — — — — — 4,690 Sweetwater Frank Prevedel 6,201 53.94 Robert J. Reese 5,296 46.06 — — — 11,497

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