Wyoming State House District 42

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Rob Geringer Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Rob GeringerRepublican · Incumbent2 years since first win

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Rob Geringer (R) 77.7, Bob Ray (D) 20.3

Jim VanDykeDemocratic

Last election: Rob Geringer (Republican) won by 57.4 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Races: Won 1 of 1; None listed
Years since first win: 2; Not available

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Rob GeringerIncumbentRepublican
Jim VanDykeDemocratic

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 4,209
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRob GeringerWon	Republican	3,27077.7%	77.7%
DemocraticBob Ray	Democratic	85320.3%	20.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	862.0%	2.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,542
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBen HornokWon	Republican	2,41495.0%	95.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	1285.0%	5.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,134
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim BlackburnWon(incumbent)	Republican	3,91894.8%	94.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	2165.2%	5.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,317
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim BlackburnWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,18765.9%	65.9%
DemocraticJuliet Daniels	Democratic	1,13034.1%	34.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,075
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim BlackburnWon	Republican	2,77568.1%	68.1%
DemocraticJuliet M. Daniels	Democratic	1,29031.7%	31.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	100.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,721
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTheodore BlackburnWon	Republican	1,80066.2%	66.2%
DemocraticGary L. Datus	Democratic	90933.4%	33.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	120.4%	0.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,934
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLynn HutchingsWon	Republican	2,83372.0%	72.0%
DemocraticGary L. Datus	Democratic	1,10128.0%	28.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 1,926
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPete IllowayWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,86296.7%	96.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	643.3%	3.3%

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPete IllowayWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,498100.0%	100.0%

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPete IllowayWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,899100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,053
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPete IllowayWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,97964.8%	64.8%
DemocraticRandall M. Lane	Democratic	1,07435.2%	35.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,200
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPete IllowayWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,65675.3%	75.3%
IndependentRon Pinther	Independent	54424.7%	24.7%

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPete IllowayWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,428100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,265
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPete IllowayWon	Republican	1,16851.6%	51.6%
DemocraticLex	Democratic	1,09748.4%	48.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,651
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn G. HanesWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,17982.2%	82.2%
LibertarianMcCune	Libertarian	47217.8%	17.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,355
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn G. HanesWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,80076.4%	76.4%
DemocraticLyn Keller	Democratic	55523.6%	23.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,465
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 42, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn G. HanesWon	Republican	1,29452.5%	52.5%
DemocraticCarol Watson(incumbent)	Democratic	1,17147.5%	47.5%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1992 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2024.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:wy/sldl:42

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026