by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile CHEYENNE—Only a fraction of the wide-ranging, election-related bills filed in Wyoming’s 2025 legislative session have made it to the governor’s desk, effectively lowering the possibility that the state’s elections will look dramatically different for voters casting ballots in 2026. Altogether, lawmakers filed 45 election bills this year — accounting for about 8% of all […]
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Lawmakers file whopping 45 bills to remake Wyoming elections
The most sweeping measure would move the 2026 governor’s race up several months and implement a runoff system.
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Wyoming State Canvassing Board certifies statewide general election
Nearly 60% of Wyoming’s voting-age population submitted a ballot during this year’s general election.
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Holding an election in remote Wyoming requires extraordinary measures. Just look at Bairoil.
by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile BAIROIL—Audra Thornton knew every person who visited town hall on Tuesday to cast their vote in the election. But she still turned some folks away, instructing them to return with their IDs. After all, rules are rules — even in Bairoil, a tiny and shrinking Sweetwater County community that only about 60 […]
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Freedom Caucus wins control of Wyoming House
by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile When the Wyoming Legislature convenes in January, a new group of Republicans will be in charge. The hard-line Wyoming Freedom Caucus racked up enough wins in Tuesday’s general election to secure a simple majority in the House, wresting control from the traditionalist Republican Wyoming Caucus. In the Senate, conservative allies of the […]
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Barrasso leads GOP in voter support as multiple Wyoming counties report 100%-plus turnout
CASPER, Wyo. — In an election where Wyoming counties saw more than 100% voter turnout, Republican Sen. John Barrasso was lent greater support than the man who endorsed his reelection, former President Donald Trump. That’s according to the unofficial election results available from the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office on Wednesday. Results will remain unofficial […]
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AP: Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election
“It is now clear that we have achieved the most incredible political thi-… Look what happened! Is this crazy?” Trump said early Wednesday from Mar-a-Lago.
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Wyoming voters approve Constitutional amendment creating separate residential tax group
CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution which allows residential property to be taxed at a rate separate from commercial and corporate properties. Preliminary results from the Secretary of State’s Office show 92,675 votes for the proposition and 64,510 votes against. Lawmakers have passed a series of measures in […]
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General election results 2024: Doyle, Stepp lead in votes for new Natrona County Senior District trustee board
CASPER, Wyo. — Retired Casper College social sciences instructor Ruth Doyle and Donells Candies owner Mike Stepp led the pack in votes for the newly formed Natrona County Senior District Board of Trustees, according to unofficial general election results posted by the Natrona County Clerk’s Office. Candidates Linda Blackstone, Bob Hopkins and Rhonda Laird also […]
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General election results 2024: Natrona County voters support retention of Supreme Court, district court judges
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, Natrona County citizens voted to retain a pair of Wyoming Supreme Court justices and a handful of district court judges. Justices John G. Fenn and Kate M. Fox both earned retention, with local voters casting 21,347 and 21,304 votes for them, respectively. Voters also overwhelmingly supported the retention of district […]
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General election results 2024: Machado maintains Evansville mayorship; trio win council seats
EVANSVILLE, Wyo. — Evansville Mayor Candace Machado will maintain her role in the coming years after defeating challenger Steve Krohn at the ballot box. Evansville voters also backed incumbent Evansville Town Council members Dacia Edwards and Alona Vigneault, along with newcomer Ernie Blackford. Machado, who took over the role of mayor earlier this year following […]
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Sixth-cent results: Casper approves Metro shelter, fire station, two other proposals
CASPER, Wyo. — Casper voters approved an optional sixth-cent sales tax to fund four capital projects including a new Metro Animal Shelter and improvements to the Washington Park bandshell. The voters rejected four other proposals for funding from the same tax, including a new ski lift at Hogadon and a second sheet of ice at […]
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General election results: Gamroth, Larson win Casper City Council Ward II seats
CASPER, Wyo. — Incumbent Casper City Councilor Kyle Gamroth kept his seat and political newcomer Matthew Larson defeated incumbent Lisa Engebretsen for the two Ward II seats on the City Council, according to unofficial results posted by the Natrona County Clerk’s office on Tuesday. Ward II is in west Casper, generally west of Poplar Street. […]
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General election results 2024: Natrona voters back Trump in presidential race
CASPER, Wyo. — While votes across the country are still being tallied, the voters in Natrona County made their preference for the next U.S. president known at the ballot box. It was former President Donald Trump who handily won the support of a majority of local voters. According to preliminary results from the Natrona County […]
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General election results 2024: Hageman retains Congress seat
CASPER, Wyo. — U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman will retain her seat in Congress after defeating Democratic Party challenger Kyle Cameron, as the Associated Press recently called her race with just over a fifth of the state’s ballots tallied. According to preliminary election results from the Associated Press, Hageman has received 48,593 votes, or roughly 74%, […]
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General election results 2024: AP calls Wyoming for Trump; live election coverage
Update, 11:36 p.m. — With roughly 80% of Wyoming’s ballots counted, Trump is reported as having 169,760 votes from the Cowboy State at the time of the update. Harris currently sits at 56,312 Wyoming votes. New Jersey was recently declared as a Harris victory, giving her 214 electors. Trump maintains a comfortable lead as the final […]
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General election results 2024: AP calls Senate race in favor of Barrasso
CASPER, Wyo. — Without any votes reported, the Associated Press has called the U.S. Senate race between Sen. John Barrasso and Democratic Party challenger Scott Morrow on Tuesday. During his time in the Senate, Barrasso has earned the role of chair of the Senate Republican Conference, the third-ranking GOP position in the chamber. He is […]
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Bells! Whistles! Cheers! All hail first-time voters!
CASPER, Wyo. — As India “Rowan” Olson slipped her ballot into the voting machine on Tuesday, a poll worker at her precinct yelled, “first-time voter!” Cheers erupted. Bells rang. New Year’s Eve–style party noisemakers spun around. Whistles blew. Olson felt awkward. “It was kind of embarrassing, but it was kind of cool,” Olson said before […]
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Wyomingites believe vote counts will be reliable
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile Almost 90% of Wyoming adults believe their county’s tally of ballots for president in the upcoming election will be very or somewhat reliable. A randomized survey of 739 residents 18 years or older indicates that 89% of the population has that level of confidence in their own county’s presidential election […]
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2024 general election guide and voting information
CASPER, Wyo. — The general election is today, Nov. 5. Below is a list of the candidates and races that will appear on ballots in Natrona County. People can get a look at how their ballots will appear, as well as their polling location, by entering their address on the clerk’s government website. Registered voters […]
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Natrona County to comply with Secretary of State’s ballot audit policy
The policy requires all counties to audit a “statistically significant sample” of ballots using the statistical model provided by the University of Wyoming Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
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Candidate Q&A: George E Tillman Jr. for Natrona County Fire District Director
CASPER, Wyo. — The general election is Nov. 5 and early voting began Oct. 8. Find more information about voter registration, early voting, candidates and races here. There are three seats available on the Natrona County Fire Protection District of directors. The following Q&A with candidate George E Tillman Jr. was conducted via email. 1. Could […]
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Candidate Q&A: Debbie McCullar for Natrona County school board trustee
CASPER, Wyo. — The general election is Nov. 5 and early voting began Oct. 8. Find more information about voter registration, early voting, candidates and races here. There are 12 candidates for five seats opening up on the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees. Eleven participated in a forum at the Natrona County Library […]