1998 Wyoming Senate election

1998 Wyoming Senate election
15 of 30 seats in the Wyoming Senate; Odd-numbered seats up
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
Party		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]				Notes
District	Party		Senator	Party		Senator		Notes
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

^ "Key 1998 Election Dates" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "State Senate Districts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
^ 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 14 December 2024.
^ 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 14 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "State House and Senate Primary Election Results". Casper Star-Tribune. 20 August 1998. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

[1] "Key 1998 Election Dates" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

[GeneralResults-2] "State Senate Districts" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 14 December 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 14 December 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 14 December 2024.

[PrimRes-5] "State House and Senate Primary Election Results". Casper Star-Tribune. 20 August 1998. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

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