Bob Nicholas
Wyoming State Representative, District 7 since 2010. Ran in 10 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 9. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Wyoming State Representative, District 7Born 1957Lawyer
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 1
- 4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.0%
- Chamber median 1.8%
- With party
- 14%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +25.8
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Capital Financing and Investments Select
- Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs
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 Nicholas sits in the Wyoming House of Representatives
Nicholas is closer to the center than 61% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mike Yin, Trey Sherwood, Ivan Posey
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Nicholas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans14%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Nicholas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Nicholas | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | HB 178: Public unions-transparency and dues withdrawal limitations. | No | Yes | No | Passed 36–21 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SF 1: General government appropriations. | No | Yes | No | Passed 34–26 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments. | No | Yes | No | Passed 44–15 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | SF 132: Protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones. | No | Yes | No | Passed 47–13 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | SF 127: Administrative rules-legislative review. | No | Yes | No | Passed 48–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Nicholas 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | R+25.8 | R+18.4 | +7.4 |
| 2024 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | R+31.0 | R+18.4 | +12.6 |
| 2022 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 7 | Won | R+22.7 | R+17.2 | +5.5 |
| 2020 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 | Won | R+6.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 | Won | R+15.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 | Won | R+13.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 | Won | R+7.6 | — | — |
| 2010 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 | Won | R+8.8 | — | — |
| 2008 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 | Lost | D+3.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Nicholas has held
- Wyoming House of Representatives, District 7 · since 2022
- Wyoming House of Representatives, District 8 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Nicholas has run against
- Gavin Lobmeyer (D) · 2026 election, won
- Jordan Evans (D) · 2024 election, won
- Marcie Kindred (D) · 2020 election, won
- Mitch Guthrie (D) · 2018 election, won
- Linda Burt (D) · 2016 election, won
- Kathleen Petersen (D) · 2012 election, won
- Ken McCauley (D) · 2010 election, won
- Lori A. Millin (D) · 2008 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Nicholas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6ff4eff9-e68c-42a1-9aa5-b964daa37a89
- Wikidata Q4933514
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET