Nearly 11,000 votes were cast in the 2024 General Election according to the unofficial results released by the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office on Tuesday night. A total of 10,940 were cast with 8,779 being cast on Tuesday November 5 and 2,161 being cast by absentee ballot.

FULL RESULTS VIA THE LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE –

At the national level, the country was voting for a new President with Joseph Biden opting not to continue his pursuit for a second term with Vice President Kamala Harris taking over the Democratic nomination. Former President Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination with Chase Oliver running as a Libertarian. Mr. Trump carried Lincoln County with 8,957 votes or 82.63% of the vote.

John Barrasso (R) faced off against Scott D. Morrow (D) for a position in the U.S. Senate. 

John Barrasso was seeking re-election in the U.S. Senate for Wyoming as the incumbent. He carried Lincoln County with over 85% of the vote for a total of 9,077. Barrasso was sworn into the position in 2007 to finish the term of the late Craig Thomas. Barrasso has been re-elected in 2012 and 2018. 

All 435 positions in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for grabs including Wyoming’s lone position which has been held down by Harriet Hageman (R) since defeating Liz Cheney in 2022. Challenging Hageman was Kyle G. Cameron (D), Richard Brubaker (L) and Jeffrey Haggit (C). Hageman carried Lincoln County with 8,712 votes or just over 82%.

Four positions on the Lincoln County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees were up for election. Incumbent Homer Bennett ran for another term against Jake Long in the At Large slot. Mr. Long carried the day with 4,852 votes for over 65% of the total compared to Bennett’s 2,534. Lenn Johnson was seeking election after being appointed to the board earlier this year and was running against Kade W. Wilkes for Area 1. Mr. Wilkes won that spot with 4,092 votes for 58.47% of the total. Jed Johnson was seeking reelection in Area 3 and was challenged by Tom McKinney and Logan Probst. Mr. Johnson retained his spot with 3,180 votes or just over 47% of the vote. Mr. McKinney tallied 2,469 and Mr. Probst finished with 1,027 votes. 

Darnell Simpson, the board chair, was unopposed for Area 4. 

Many of the area and county positions were effectively decided during the Primary Election in August. Those included Laura Taliaferro Pearson for District 14 and Dan Dockstader for District 16 in the Wyoming Senate. 

In the Wyoming House of Representatives, McKay Erickson in District 21 and Andrew Byron in District 22 will earn those positions. 

A total of six people were running for three positions for the North Lincoln Hospital Board. Craig Coles, Victoria DeCora, Jeff England, Clint Erickson, Shawn Merritt and Chad M. Packard were all on the ballot. Mr. Erickson earned the most votes with 3,346 votes for 22.58%. Mr. England was next with 2,783 and Mr. Merritt was third with 2,746. DeCora finished with 2,445 votes.

Lou Ann Carmichael, Rebecca L. Corley, Randy S. Hunter and Julia Thomas were all on the ballot for Cokeville Hospital Trustee positions. Carmichael (302), Thomas (272) and Hunter (209) earned those positions. 

Michael F. Butler and Scott E. Griffith were running for the Afton Town Council with two open positions.

Taylor Ellis, Martin Occhi, Lars Robinson and Katie Toolson were on the ballot for the Town of Star Valley Ranch Council. Toolson (534) and Ellis (471) took those two spots. 

Andrea Burchard, Joseph Paine and Shay Scaffide appeared on the ballot for the Alpine Town Council. Scaffide (284) and Burchard (275) grabbed those two positions.

Alek R. Gilmore and Colby Martin Peck ran for the position of Mayor for Cokeville. Mr. Peck carried the votes with 169. 

Finally, Cameron Bird, Charles Dayton and Brad Shane Nate ran for the Cokeville Town Council. Mr. Nate took the most votes with 150 and Mr. Dayton was next with 137 while Bird finished with 130. 

One element appearing on the county-wide ballot was the Special Purpose or “6th Penny” tax. This tax was voted down with 6,712 votes against or just under 65%. 

A state-wide question regarding property taxes was termed Constitutional Amendment A. In Lincoln County that amendment was approved with 6,265 votes or 62.56% of the total.