Wyoming State Senate District 16

Wyoming State Senate District 16

Incumbent

Dan Dockstader

About the District

Census Topic	Value
Population	20,292
Gender	50.9% Male 49.1% Female
Race	91.3% White 0.2% Black 0.6% Asian 0.4% Native American 0.1% Pacific Islander
Ethnicity	5.1% Hispanic
Median household income	$81,169
High school graduation rate	94.3%
College graduation rate	30.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.

Wyoming State Senate District 16 is represented by Dan Dockstader (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Wyoming state senators represented an average of 18,608 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 18,181 residents.

About the office[edit]

Members of the Wyoming State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Wyoming legislators assume office the first Monday in January in odd-numbered years.^[1]

Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Section 2 of Article 3 of the Wyoming Constitution states, "Senators shall be elected for the term of four (4) years and representatives for the term of two (2) years. The senators elected at the first election shall be divided by lot into two classes as nearly equal as may be. The seats of senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first two years, and of the second class at the expiration of four years. No person shall be a senator who has not attained the age of twenty-five years, or a representative who has not attained the age of twenty-one years, and who is not a citizen of the United States and of this state and who has not, for at least twelve months next preceding his election resided within the county or district in which he was elected."

Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Wyoming State Legislature, the board of county commissioners representing the vacant district must select a replacement. The meeting to pick the candidates should take place no later than 15 days after the state central committee is notified of the vacancy. The state central committee of the political party that last held the seat must submit a list of three candidates to the board of county commissioners. Within five days of receiving the list of three candidates, the board of county commissioners shall appoint one of the candidates to fill the vacancy.^[2]

See sources: Wyoming Const. Art. 3, Sec. 51 and Wyoming Stat., §22-18-111(a)(iii)

District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Redistricting[edit]

2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Wyoming after the 2020 census

On March 25, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) allowed the state’s legislative maps to become law without signing the redistricting bill approved by the legislature. The legislature approved Wyoming HB100 on March 11. The bill adds one Senate seat and two House of Representatives seats to the state legislature. The Senate passed legislative redistricting plans, voting 20-10 to approve an amended version of the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee's proposal.^[3] The House rejected maps approved by the Senate in a 46-11 vote on March 8. Legislative leaders formed a committee of three representatives and three senators to resolve disputes over the proposals.^[4] On March 11, the House passed the maps in a 44-12 vote, and the Senate passed the maps in a 17-12 vote.^[5]

How does redistricting in Wyoming work? Wyoming is home to one at-large congressional district, making congressional redistricting unnecessary. State legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. State legislative district plans are subject to veto by the governor.^[6]

In 2011, a joint legislative committee adopted the following guidelines for state legislative redistricting:^[6]

1. Districts should be contiguous and compact.
2. Districts should "reflect a community of interest."
3. Districts should "consider significant geographic features."
4. "A majority of the population of each county" should reside within a single district.
5. "Consideration should be given to nesting two House districts in each state Senate district."

Elections[edit]

2020[edit]

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2020

General election for Wyoming State Senate District 16

Incumbent Dan Dockstader won election in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Dockstader (R)	97.2	9,231
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	267

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 9,498
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Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 16

Incumbent Dan Dockstader advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 16 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Dockstader	98.5	3,405
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	51

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,456
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2016[edit]

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Wyoming State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2016.

Incumbent Dan Dockstader defeated Richard Kusaba in the Wyoming State Senate District 16 general election.^[7]

Wyoming State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Dockstader Incumbent	78.37%	7,208
	Democratic	Richard Kusaba	21.63%	1,989
Total Votes				9,197
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

Richard Kusaba ran unopposed in the Wyoming State Senate District 16 Democratic primary.^[8][9]

Wyoming State Senate, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Richard Kusaba  (unopposed)

Incumbent Dan Dockstader ran unopposed in the Wyoming State Senate District 16 Republican primary.^[8][9]

Wyoming State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Dan Dockstader Incumbent (unopposed)

2012[edit]

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Wyoming State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 21, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Dan Dockstader (R) was unchallenged in the general election. Dockstader was unopposed in the Republican primary election.^[10][11][12]

Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2016, candidates for Wyoming State Senate District 16 raised a total of $63,117. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $6,312 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

See also[edit]

Suggest a link

• Wyoming State Legislature
• Wyoming State Senate
• Wyoming House of Representatives

External links[edit]

• Wyoming State Legislature

Footnotes[edit]

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