Wyoming House of Representatives seat · former district
Wyoming House District SHERIDAN
12 elections since 1968: Democrats won 0, Republicans 6.
1990 election
Nov 6, 1990- Jim Perkins (D) · won · incumbent21.3%
- Virginia L. Wright (R) · won · incumbent20.3%
- Bill Bensel (D) · won17.7%
- Nancy Drummond (D)17.0%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
12 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Jim Perkins · Virginia L. Wright · Bill Bensel (DEM) | Nancy Drummond (D) | 0.7 |
| 1988 | Lynn Dickey · Jim Perkins · Virginia L. Wright (DEM) | Roger A. McKenzie (R) | 0.3 |
| 1986 | Hardy Tate · Lynn Dickey · Jim Perkins (REP) | D. Bruce Burns (R) | 2.5 |
| 1984 | Lynn Dickey · Hardy Tate · Della Herbst (DEM) | Carleton F. Perry (R) | 1.1 |
| 1982 | Peter K. Simpson · Lynn Dickey · Della Herbst (REP) | Carleton F. Perry (R) | 0.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Tom Kinnison · Peter K. Simpson · Carleton F. Perry (R) | Della Herbst (D) | 3.1 |
| 1978 | Victor Garber · Tom Kinnison · Carleton F. Perry (R) | Shirley E. Carroll (D) | 0.3 |
| 1976 | Fenworth Downing · J. Leonard Graham · Carleton F. Perry (R) | Walter J. Pilch (D) | 1.6 |
| 1974 | Rex O. Arney · Fenworth Downing · J. Leonard Graham (R) | William B. Odell (D) | 4.8 |
| 1972 | Fenworth Downing · Rex O. Arney · J. Leonard Graham (R) | Eunice M. McEwan (D) | 3.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Lawrence A. Yonkee · David B. Kennedy · Malcolm Wallop · Allen Fordyce (REP) | Charles B. Metz (R) | 0.7 |
| 1968 | Lawrence A. Yonkee · David B. Kennedy · Malcolm Wallop · E. E. Lonabaugh (R) | Sylvia Freeman (D) | 4.8 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)