Wyoming State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Wyoming Senate District 8
A district of about 21,000 people, 22% Hispanic, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+14.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Jared Olsen (R) · won57.9%
- Marguerite Herman (D)41.4%
- 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 | Jared Olsen (R) | Marguerite Herman (D) | 16.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Affie Ellis (R) | James W. Byrd (D) | 23.3 |
| 2016 | Affie Ellis (R)Flip | Floyd A. Esquibel (D) | 21.5 |
| 2012 | Floyd A. Esquibel (D) | Curtis Bryan Albrecht (R) | 4.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Floyd A. Esquibel (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | E. Jayne Mockler (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | E. Jayne Mockler (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | E. Jayne Mockler (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | James L. Applegate (D) | Sheldon Campbell (R) | 39.5 |
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 8
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 8'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.
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+7.1 |
| U.S. Senate | R+8.1 |
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 8.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Highest of 31 seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Denser than 87% 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 734% college gradsR+17.8Held RDistrict 5
29% college gradsR+40.9Held RDistrict 31
24% college gradsR+33.4Held RDistrict 4
40% college gradsR+28.9Not up in 2026
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