Lynn Hutchings
Wyoming State Senator, District 5 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 4
- 4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.9%
- Chamber median 1.4%
- With party
- 91%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +41.6
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Labor, Health and Social Services
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hutchings sits in the Wyoming State Senate
Hutchings is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Cheri Steinmetz, Dan Laursen, Tim French
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Hutchings’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills2%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Wyoming State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hutchings’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hutchings | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | SF 119: Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 20–10 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3. | No | No | Yes | Failed 12–18 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SF 1: General government appropriations. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 24–5 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | HB 36: Hathaway scholarship-amendments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 23–8 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–10 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hutchings was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wyoming State Senate, District 5 | Won | R+41.6 |
| 2018 | Wyoming State Senate, District 5 | Won | — |
| 2012 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 42 | Won | R+44.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hutchings has held
- Wyoming State Senate, District 5 · since 2018
- Wyoming House of Representatives, District 42 · 2012–2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hutchings has run against
- Ted Hanlon (D) · 2022 general, won
- Gary L. Datus (D) · 2012 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hutchings
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b91459e7-2049-4cf9-8b0b-f769ce373613
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET