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Wyoming › Wyoming State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Wyoming State Senate District 9
Chris Rothfuss has no major-party opponent.
Chris Rothfuss has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Chris Rothfuss
Incumbent Senator (2011-present)
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+20: 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
- 9,826
- People per km²
- 646
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 55%
- White, no degree
- 29%of adults
- White 76%
- Hispanic 16%
- Black 1%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
7,678 two-party votes · D+16.3 · D+17.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)58.1%
Donald Trump (R)41.9%
2022
5,132 votes · D+25.8✓ Chris Rothfuss (D)62.8%
Diana Seabeck (R)37.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
7,961 two-party votes · D+21.8 · D+17.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)60.9%
Donald Trump (R)39.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
4,834 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Chris Rothfuss (D)96.6%
Writein (—)3.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
6,593 two-party votes · D+14.5 · D+12.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)57.2%
Donald Trump (R)42.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
3,182 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Chris Rothfuss (D)100.0%