9:47 p.m.: Final unofficial results are in for Teton County. A total of 10,356 ballots were cast; 4,944 on election day, 1,678 mail-in absentees and 3,734 early voting absentees. Liz Storer took House District 23.
9:12 p.m.: Results for every polling place except Alta are available. Another 183 votes are expected. House District 23, the race between Liz Storer and Paul Vogelheim, is tight with a difference of 183 votes. Wes Gardner, Mark Newcomb and Luther Propst won seats on the Teton County Board of County Commissioners. Vice Mayor Arne Olaus Jorgensen and Jonathan Schechter both won their seats back on the Town Council. Mike Yin and Mike Gierau won their seats back as Senate House District 16 and Senate District 17, respectively.
8:50 p.m.: Results from the Weed and Pest polling place are now available. A total of 608 votes were cast on Election Day at that polling place. The County Commissioner race remains close, with incumbent Commissioners Mark Newcomb and Luther Propst leading the pack. Vice Mayor Arne Jorgensen is leading the Town Council race followed by Jonathan Schechter and Devon Viehman.
8:05 p.m: Early voting absentee results are now in. A total of 3,734 ballots were cast. The data below reflects the early absentee ballots, cast at the Teton County Administration Building. Next up is mail-in ballots, the ones that were either dropped off at the ballot box outside of the Administration Building or mailed to the County Clerk’s Office. Unofficial SPET results are available here.
7 p.m.: Polls have closed and ballots are being counted. When results begin to roll in, check this page for live updates.
Local:
Candidates highlighted in orange are the unofficial winners. The data below is based on unofficial results issued by the Teton County Clerk’s Office.
County Commissioner:
Election Day
Mail-in Absentee
Early voting- Absentee
Total
WES GARDNER (D)
2,482
714
1,750
4,946
MARK NEWCOMB (D)
2,510
884
2,046
5,440
LUTHER PROPST (D)
2,291
875
1,933
5,099
PETER LONG (R)
1,932
671
1,413
4,016
KASEY MATEOSKY (R)
1,412
506
1,075
2,993
TOM SEGERSTROM (R)
1,532
691
1,333
3,556
BRENDEN F. CRONIN (I)
577
122
339
1,038
Town Council: (Non-partisan)
Election Day
Mail in-Absentee
Early voting-Absentee
Total
ARNE OLAUS JORGENSEN
1,188
277
783
2,254
KATHERINE “KAT” RUECKERT
534
110
356
1,003
JONATHAN SCHECHTER
910
234
686
1,831
DEVON VIEHMAN
900
173
561
1,638
Teton County Hospital District Trustee:
Election Day
Mail-in Absentee
Early voting-Absentee
Total
SHANNON A. BRENNAN
958
295
641
1,894
KATHARINE CONOVER-KELLER
1,971
749
1,687
4,407
PAM CUTLER
1,665
606
1,210
3,481
LOU HOCHHEISER
1,518
645
1,349
3,512
EVAN JONES
1,106
441
854
2,401
TIM REISER
677
215
500
1,392
MICHAEL L. TENNICAN
1,178
524
1,006
2,708
BRENT “DOC” BLUE
1,711
561
1,346
3,618
Conservation District Supervisor (Rural)
Election Day
Mail-in Absentee
Early voting-Absentee
Total
BOB LUCAS
1,974
701
1,540
4,215
STEVE MCDONALD
1,070
521
895
2,486
CATE WATSABAUGH
2,467
754
1,865
5,086
DAVID C. ADAMS
1,544
655
1,137
3,336
Teton County School District #1 Trustee
Election Day
Mail-in Absentee
Early voting-Absentee
Total
JON BAKER
864
320
643
1,827
READE DORNAN
1,843
673
1,465
3,981
KEITH GINGERY
2,021
728
1,616
4,365
EMILY REYCROFT
1,416
402
954
2,772
THOMAS A. SMITS
898
329
701
1,928
TYREL WRAY
454
134
287
875
STEPHAN ABRAMS
1,945
478
1,185
3,608
Local uncontested races included County Clerk (Maureen “Mo” Murphy), County Coroner (Brent “Doc” Blue), County Attorney (Erin Weisman), County Sheriff (Matt Carr), County Treasurer (Katie Smits), County Assessor (Melissa “Mel” Shinkle) and Clerk of District Court (Anne Comeaux Sutton).
State Senator District 17:
Election Day
Mail-in Absentee
Early voting Absentee
Total
MICHAEL F. “MIKE” GIERAU (D)
2,356
816
1,970
5,142
STEVE DUERR (R)
1,207
486
922
2,615
AMANDA PADILLA (L0
234
44
143
421
State Representative House District 23:
Election Day
Mail-in Absentee
Early voting Absentee
Total
LIZ STORER (D)
1,046
495
948
2,489
PAUL VOGELHEIM (R)
967
466
893
2,326
State Representative House District 16:
Election Day
Mail-in Absentee
Early voting-Absentee
Total
MIKE YIN (D)
1,294
282
901
2,477
JIM MCCOLLUM (R)
869
98
268
869
State Representative House District 22:
House District 22 represents portions of Teton Couty and Lincoln County. While Bob Strobel won by 65 votes in Teton County, Byron picked up 1,362 votes in Lincoln county compared to Strobel’s 743, securing the seat. Teton County’s total votes are in parentheses. Election day, mail-in absentee and early voting absentee votes are only reflective of Teton County votes.
Election day
Mail-in Absentee
Early voting-Absentee
Total
ANDREW BYRON (R)
463
126
284
2,235 (873)
BOB STROBEL (I)
477
148
313
1,681 (938)
Federal:
Vote counts are based on statewide results and the clear winners are highlighted with orange text. Numbers in parenthesis denote the number of early voting absentee votes cast by Teton County voters.
U.S. State Representative:
LYNETTE GREYBULL (D)
47,241 (6,447)
HARRIET HAGEMAN (R)
132,172 (2,957)
RICHARD BRUBAKER (L)
5,420 (335)
MARISSA JOY SELVIG (C)
4,503 (67)
Statewide:
Numbers in parentheses denote the number of votes cast in Teton County. Vote counts are current as of Nov. 9 at 12:28 a.m.
Governor:
THERESA A. LIVINGSTON (D)
30,676 (4,926)
MARK GORDON (R)
143,664 (4,943)
JARED J. BALDES (L)
8,154 (226)
WRITE-IN
11,460 (51)
Superintendent of Public Instruction:
SERGIO A. MALDONADO, SR. (D)
43,251 (5,851)
MEGAN DEGENFELDER
142,511 (3,831)
Secretary of State:
Chuck Gray
147,368 (4,826)
WRITE-IN
13, 574 (1,207)
A number of statewide races were decided in the primaries because there were no democratic contestants including Secretary of State Chuck Gray, State Auditor Kristi Racines and State Treasurer Curt Meier. Grey got 122,649 votes, there were 11,440 write-ins.
Lindsay Vallen is a Community News Reporter covering a little bit of everything; with an interest in politics, wildlife, and amplifying community voices. Originally from the east coast, Lindsay has called Wilson, Wyoming home since 2017. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding, hiking, cooking, and completing the Jackson Hole Daily crosswords.