Wyoming State Senator District 17
State Senate District 17; Wyoming
My vote power
Below average
Election date
August 18, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 19,967 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(582,397 ÷ 19,967) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.59, measured against a statewide vote in WY (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Mike Gierau is the Democratic Wyoming State Senator for District 17 and the Senate minority floor leader. A longtime Jackson small-business owner, he previously served in the Wyoming House, on the Teton County Commission, and on the Jackson Town Council and planning commission.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Healthcare Affordability 2 for, Public Education Quality 2 for,
Sources: sos.wyo.gov2