Wyoming State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Wyoming Senate District 12
A district of about 4,900 people, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+51.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- John Kolb (R) · won69.5%
- Kenilynn S. Zanetti (D)29.8%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)0.7%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 31 seats
Every Wyoming State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
9 races since 1992; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | John Kolb (R) | Kenilynn S. Zanetti (D) | 39.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | John Kolb (R)Flip | Liisa Anselmi-Dalton (D) | 11.9 |
| 2016 | Liisa Anselmi-Dalton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Bernadine L. Craft (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Marty Martin (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | Clark Stith (R) | 11.1 |
| 1996 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | Becky Costantino (R) | 7.8 |
| 1992 | Frank Prevedel (D) | — | Unopposed |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 12
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 12's area in each.
- U.S. House
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Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+50.2 |
| U.S. Senate | R+52.0 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 31 seats. Small marks are other seats in Wyoming. The black marker is District 12.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Higher than 63% of seats.
Highest of 31 seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Denser than 77% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 3124% college gradsR+33.4Held RDistrict 4
40% college gradsR+28.9Not up in 2026District 7
34% college gradsR+17.8Held RDistrict 29
30% college gradsR+49.1Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET