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Wyoming › Wyoming State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Wyoming State Senate District 17
Mike Gierau has no major-party opponent.
Mike Gierau has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Mike Gierau
Incumbent Senator (2015-present)
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+36: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 19,139
- People per km²
- 2
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 59%
- White, no degree
- 28%of adults
- White 77%
- Hispanic 15%
- Black 1%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
10,395 two-party votes · D+37.2 · D+38.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)68.6%
Donald Trump (R)31.4%
2022
8,188 votes · D+32.6✓ Michael F Gierau (D)62.8%
Steve Duerr (R)31.9%
Amanda Padilla (L)5.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
24,066 two-party votes · D+37.7 · D+33.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)68.9%
Donald Trump (R)31.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
9,648 votes · D+24.7✓ Mike Gierau (D)62.3%
Kate Mead (R)37.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
18,596 two-party votes · D+29.6 · D+27.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)64.8%
Donald Trump (R)35.2%
2014 Earlier district lines
4,926 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Leland Christensen (R)100.0%