Senate District 8: Olsen Will Return To Legislature With Win

State Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyene, beat Democratic challenger Marguerite Herman by a sizablee margin Tuesday night.

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Leo Wolfson

November 06, 20241 min read

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Jared Olsen (Matt Idler for Cowboy State Daily)

State Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyene, beat Democratic challenger Marguerite Herman by a sizablee margin Tuesday night.

Olsen, the current representative for House District 11 since 2017, will now represent a much larger swath of voters in central and southwest Cheyenne. 

The race was a rematch of the 2022 House race between Olsen and Herman, which Olsen won by 132 votes. 

Olsen and Rep. Barry Crago, R-Buffalo, won their bids to switch over to the House, while House Speaker Albert Sommers, R-Pinedale, lost his in the Republican primary.

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Leo Wolfson

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