STATE REPRESENTATIVE 08
State House District 8; Wyoming
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General 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: High · 69 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 8,171 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(582,397 ÷ 8,171) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.72, measured against a statewide vote in WY (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
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 · declared
Brenda Lyttle is a retired Cheyenne attorney who worked for the Wyoming Department of Family Services and served 16 years as an elected community college trustee. She works on public school funding, healthcare and housing costs.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for
Republican · declared
Luke Reiner of Cheyenne is a retired Army officer who commanded the Wyoming Military Department for eight years and then led the state transportation department until 2023. He works on steadying state revenue and on rural healthcare access.
Sources: sos.wyo.gov23