Wyoming State House District 59

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by J.R. Riggins Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Laurie LongtineDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Jr. Riggins (R) 96.8

J.R. RigginsRepublican · Incumbent

Last election: Jr. Riggins (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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J.R. RigginsIncumbentRepublican
Laurie LongtineDemocratic

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 2,831
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJr. RigginsWon	Republican	2,74096.8%	96.8%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	913.2%	3.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 1,847
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKevin OhearnWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,76795.7%	95.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	804.3%	4.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,788
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKevin C. OhearnWon	Republican	2,65870.2%	70.2%
DemocraticMike A. Gilmore	Democratic	1,10429.1%	29.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	260.7%	0.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,543
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBunky LoucksWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,70066.8%	66.8%
DemocraticLaurie L. Longtine	Democratic	84333.1%	33.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,564
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl LoucksWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,46269.1%	69.1%
DemocraticLaurie Longtine	Democratic	1,08230.4%	30.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	200.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,093
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBunky LoucksWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,32563.3%	63.3%
DemocraticLaurie Longtine	Democratic	76236.4%	36.4%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	60.3%	0.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,411
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl R. LoucksWon(incumbent)	Republican	1,88555.3%	55.3%
DemocraticMike Gilmore	Democratic	1,52644.7%	44.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,179
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCarl R. LoucksWon	Republican	1,21855.9%	55.9%
DemocraticMike Gilmore(incumbent)	Democratic	95243.7%	43.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	90.4%	0.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,110
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMike A. GilmoreWon	Democratic	1,63252.5%	52.5%
RepublicanTanise M. Lavering	Republican	1,47847.5%	47.5%

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary Meyer GilmoreWon(incumbent)	Democratic	2,130100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,246
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary Meyer GilmoreWon(incumbent)	Democratic	1,73653.5%	53.5%
RepublicanTed Lee	Republican	1,51046.5%	46.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,515
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMary Meyer GilmoreWon	Democratic	1,57562.6%	62.6%
RepublicanDonn H. Dorsett	Republican	94037.4%	37.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,123
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDick SadlerWon	Democratic	1,91261.2%	61.2%
RepublicanHanlin	Republican	1,21138.8%	38.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 2,662
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNancy BerryWon(incumbent)	Democratic	1,54358.0%	58.0%
RepublicanNimi McConigley	Republican	1,11942.0%	42.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,190
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNancy BerryWon	Democratic	1,58349.6%	49.6%
RepublicanScherer	Republican	1,32041.4%	41.4%
IndependentLebrun	Independent	2879.0%	9.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,265
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanNimi McConigleyWon	Republican	1,93159.1%	59.1%
DemocraticTom Sutherland	Democratic	1,33440.9%	40.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 3,286
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Wyoming House of Representatives District 59, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDick SadlerWon	Democratic	1,76153.6%	53.6%
RepublicanMartha Rakestraw	Republican	1,38042.0%	42.0%
LibertarianDave Dawson	Libertarian	1454.4%	4.4%

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:59

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