CASPER, Wyo. — One incumbent and a former legislator won the top spots for election to Ward I of the nonpartisan Casper City Council, according to unofficial results from the Natrona County Clerk’s elections office.
Patrick “Pat” Sweeney’s and Amber Pollock’s victories were followed by political newcomers Ken Dockweiler and Julie Collins-Thiel.
The four candidates will advance to the general election to vie for the two contested Ward I seats, currently held by Amber Pollock and Jai-Ayla Sutherland. Sutherland did not renew her candidacy.
The Natrona County and state canvassing boards will approve the results in the next week.
These are the unofficial results:
- Patrick “Pat” Sweeney – 1,483 votes, or 29.04% of the total
- Amber Pollock – 1,321 votes, or 25.87% of the total
- Ken Dockweiler – 831 votes, or 16.28% of the total
- Julie Collins-Thiel – 733 votes, or 14.36% of the total
Candidates Kianna Smith and Dawn Madrid received 374 and 344 votes, or 7.32% and 6.74%, respectively.
The elections office also recorded 24 overvotes, or people who voted for more than four candidates, which resulted in their ballots being invalidated; as well as 1,198 undervotes, or voters who selected fewer than four candidates. (Their ballots were still valid.)
More information about these candidates can be found in the the primary election guide and from this coverage of a forum at Washington Park this summer.