Voters wait in line outside a polling place during the Republican primary election in Wilson, Wyo., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
JACKSON, Wyo. — Primary election day wrapped up in Teton County at 7 p.m. on Aug. 16. Votes are being counted across the state with a few races called already. Candidates highlighted in orange clearly won their primary and will appear on the general election ballot in November.
The data below is based on unofficial results posted on the Wyoming Secretary of State website and Teton County’s website.
Local:
Local results are unofficial and current as of 9:24 p.m., Aug. 16. A total of 8,491 ballots were cast in Teton County.
County Commission (Republican):
PETER LONG
3,596
KASEY MATEOSKY
2,849
ALEX MUROMCEW
2,550
TOM SEGERSTROM
3,306
WRITE-IN
215
County Commission: (Democratic)
MARK NEWCOMB
357
LUTHER PROPST
296
WRITE-IN
75
Town Council: (Non-partisan)
KATHERINE “KAT” RUECKERT
598
JONATHAN SCHECHTER
1,185
DAVID SCHEURN
198
JOEL SMITH
116
DEVON VIEHMAN
1,021
ELLIOTT R. ALSTON
147
ARNE OLAUS JORGENSEN
1,394
State House District 23: (Democratic)
LIZ STORER
168
RYAN SEDGELEY
53
Clerk of District Court: (only two democratic candidates)
ANNE COMEAUX SUTTON (D)
279
BRIAN E. HULTMAN (D)
152
County Assessor: (only two democratic candidates)
ZAN AUKEE (D)
88
MELISSA “MEL” SHINKLE (D)
337
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).
Andrew Byron (R) is running uncontested for State Representative District 22.
State Senate District 17 and District 16—which represent Teton County, will be decided in the general election because only one candidate from each party is running. For District 17, Steve Duerr (R) will face incumbent Mike Gierau (D). For the District 16 seat, Jim McCollum (R) is running against incumbent Mike Yin (D).
Statewide:
Vote counts are based on statewide results and the clear winners are highlighted with orange text. As of 12:30 a.m., Aug. 17, all 23 Wyoming counties reported their unofficial results. Numbers in parenthesis denote the number of votes cast by Teton County voters.
U.S. State Representative: (Democratic)
LYNETTE GREYBULL
4,503 (299)
MEGHAN R. JENSEN
1,833 (61)
STEVE HELLING
897(35)
U.S. State Representative: (Republican)
ANTHONY BOUCHARD
4,505 (34)
DENTON KNAPP
2,258(13)
HARRIET HAGEMAN
113,025 (1,928)
LIZ CHENEY
49,316 (5,955)
ROBYN M. BELINSKEY
1,305 (155)
Governor: (Democratic)
REX WILDE
2,016 (58)
THERESA A. LIVINGSTON
4,989 (302)
Governor: (Republican)
BRENT BIEN
48,549 (516)
JAMES SCOTT QUICK
4,725 (153)
MARK GORDON
101,092 (5,618)
REX RAMMELL
9,373 (247)
Superintendent of Public Instruction: (Republican)
BRIAN SCHROEDER
55,746 (1,256)
JENNIFER ZERBA
13,656 (830)
MEGAN DEGENFELDER
59,301 (2,575)
ROBERT J. WHITE III
4,392 (132)
The winner of the Republican primary will go against the uncontested democratic candidate Sergio A. Maldonado, Sr.
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.