These vote totals are for Lincoln County. They are only part of the statewide total.
A total of 7,515 votes were cast in Lincoln County with results still needing to be certified by the State Canvassing Board. By comparison, a total of 10,940 votes were cast in the General Election of 2024. In 2022, a total of 7,626 votes were cast. In the mid-term elections of 2018, a total of 8,185 were cast in Lincoln County.
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One of the most discussed topics in Wyoming this election cycle was Proposition 1 or Prop 1 which if accepted would allow residents to get 50% off of their property taxes. In Lincoln County, a total of 4,268 votes were cast for the proposal while 2,987 were cast against it. This went against most of the state as the proposal was largely rejected with initial numbers in Wyoming’s largest counties of Laramie, Albany, Campbell, Natrona, Sheridan, Sweetwater and Fremont voting against it.
In the race for the U.S. Senate to replace Cynthia Lummis, Harriet Hageman (R) defeated James Byrd (D) for the position while finishing with 5,835 votes to 1,526.
In the race for Wyoming’s lone position in the U.S. House of Representatives, Chuck Gray (R) won the race over Lisa Kinney, Shawn Johnson and Jeffrey Haggit. Gray finished with 4,810 votes. Kinney was next with 1,495.
A new governor of Wyoming will be in office in a matter of weeks and it will be Eric Barlow (R) taking over for Mark Gordon. He defeated Kenneth R. Casner and Rebecca Bextel. Barlow carried 5,226 votes in Lincoln County.
With Chuck Gray now moving into the U.S House position, his Secretary of State office will now be filled by Robert Short (R) who defeated Bryan McCarty and Tamara Trujillo. Short brought in 5,443 votes in Lincoln County. McCarty was next with 1,146.
Megan Degenfelder ran for the governor’s office but was defeated in the Primary Election, leaving an open spot for Superintendent of Public Instruction. That will go to longtime educator, Steve Harshman (R) who defeated Ana Cordova. Harshman finished with 5,922 votes to Cordova’s 1,254 in the county.
Kristi Racines will remain at the State Auditor and Curt Meier will remain the State Treasurer. In area Wyoming State Legislature positions, Kenneth D. Roberts will take over House District 18 and McKay Erickson (HD 21) and Andrew Byron (HD 22) will retain their positions.
In county positions, Jake Long and Jesica Lozier will take over spots in the commissioners’ office, joining Mel Shumway. Kent Connelly was defeated in the Primary Election and Teri Bowers did not file for re-election.
The remainder of Lincoln County elected officials saw their races decided in the Primary Election. Those included Dain Schwab for County Coroner, Spencer L. Allred for County Attorney, M. Shane Johnson for County Sheriff, April Brunski for County Clerk, Joey K. Antilla for County Treasurer, Jason Rosas for County Assessor and Jenny Clark for Clerk of District Court.
LCSD#2 Board of Trustees
The school board for Star Valley and Cokeville schools will look much different in the next year. In the race for the At-Large position, Lanny D. Draney received 2,785 votes compared to Eileen Merritt who compiled 2,072 votes.
In Area 1, Spencer England received 2,335 votes while Lenn Johnson received 2,217 votes. In Area 2, Lynn A. Call picked up 2,964 votes while Val Nelson finished with 1,613 votes. Paige W. Adams was running unopposed in Area 5 and finished with 4,232 votes.
Town Races
In Afton, Jeffrey Jensen will serve another term as mayor with 331 votes. Jay Conley finished with 274 votes.
In Thayne, Devin Simpson will serve another term after running unopposed.
In the Town of Star Valley Ranch, Ruzena Rok retained her position as mayor with 410 votes compared to 355 for Keith Jackson.
In Alpine, Eric Green did not seek another term so the county’s northernmost community will have a new leader. Jeremy Larsen will take that role as he finished with 265 votes compared to 171 for William J. Saks.
Finally in Cokeville, Colby Martin Peck carried the mayor’s race with 117 votes compared to 42 for Theresa Lee Lewis.