Wyoming State Senate seat · former district
Wyoming Senate District SHERIDAN-2
6 elections since 1970: Democrats won 2, Republicans 4.
1990 election
Nov 6, 1990- Della Herbst (D) · won · incumbent60.7%
- George A. Meredith (R)39.3%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
6 races since 1970; 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 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Della Herbst (D) | George A. Meredith (R) | 21.4 |
| 1986 | Della Herbst (D)Flip | Charles L. Simon (R) | 9.9 |
| 1982 | Tom Kinnison (R) | Allen Fordyce (D) | 30.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Fenworth Downing (R) | I. L. Carroll (D) | 13.8 |
| 1974 | Peter Madsen (R) | Walter Harris (D) | 12.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Peter Madsen (R) | Mike Leon (D) | 16.2 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)