Wyoming State Senator District 19
State Senate District 19; Wyoming
My vote power
Above 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 18,581 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(582,397 ÷ 18,581) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.92, 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: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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
Republican · declared
Paul Hoeft is the current Republican Wyoming State Representative for District 25 and a candidate for the open Senate District 19 seat. He is a retired General Motors service technician and service manager and currently manages a sporting-goods department.
Republican · declared
Reynolds J. (R. J.) Kost is vice-chair of the Wyoming State Board of Education and a former Wyoming State Senator for District 19.
Sources: sos.wyo.gov2