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The Hot Springs County Clerk’s office and the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office have released unofficial results from the 2024 Primary Election. Bob Aguiar received the most votes in the four person republican race for Hot Springs County Commissioner with 528. Phillip Scheel received 428 votes, Mike Chimenti received 337 votes and Joe Martinez received 250 votes. Aguiar will advance to the general election. No democrat candidates appeared on the ballot In the Senate District 20 race, district wide republican incumbent Ed Cooper received 2,6...
The Wyoming Election Division Campaign Guide explains the requirements of W.S. 22-25-110. Some ads fall under #4 and do not require a paid for by disclosure. Recently, some ads ran in the IR that were determined to fall under #4. IR staff contacted the Hot Springs County Clerk, who in turn contacted an election official with the Secretary of State’s office, and it was determined the ads in question fall under #4, although they are in opposition to a candidate or candidates. The ads were paid f...
Four Republican candidates will be vying for a single Hot Springs County Commissioner seat in the 2024 Primary Election. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate. We are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Bob Aguiar Bob Aguiar has been a resident of Hot Springs County for the past 11 years. Currently he is the...
Town of Thermopolis Running for two seats on the Thermopolis Town Council are incumbents Dusty Lewis and Bill Malloy and challenger Tony Larson. Although only two seats are available, all three candidates will move forward to the General Election in this nonpartisan race. We will feature bios and more information on these candidates prior to that time. Hot Springs County Kris McNeff is running unopposed for reelection as the Hot Springs County Clerk of District Court. Kirby In the town of Kirby, Zachary Crees and Tina L. Keasling are running...
Hot Springs County has five voting precincts. They are Town of Thermopolis 1-1, located from the middle of 9th Street and West toward Cody, Town of Thermopolis 1-2, located from the middle of 9th Street and East towards River, East Thermopolis 2-1 is for all voters in the municipal boundary; Kirby 3-1, all voters in the municipal boundary; and Rural 4-1, all rural voters outside the municipal boundaries. Precinct Maps can be viewed on the Hot Springs County Webpage Map Server: www.hscounty.com. Click on Map Server, Accept Terms of Use, under...
Voters in the 2024 Primary Election will have a chance to decide whether to establish a Hot Springs County Senior Citizen Service District with a maximum levy of two mills to be imposed on the district’s taxable property. If the formation of the district passes, voters will vote on district board members in the general election in November. The issue of forming the district will be decided in the primary this year....
Two Republican candidates are facing off in the primary election for the House District 28 seat representing Hot Springs, Big Horn, Fremont and Park Counties. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate from either party. Here we are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Kevin Skates Kevin Skates grew up in Wyoming. He was born in Cody. “Our district is in need of r...
Two Republican candidates are facing off in the primary election for the State Senate District 20 seat representing Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn, Fremont and Park Counties. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate from either party. Here we are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Ed Cooper Ed Cooper is running for reelection for the Senate District 20 seat....
US Senator Running for United States Senator representing Wyoming is incumbent John Barrass and challengers Reid Rasner and John Holtz on the republican ballot and Scott D. Marrow on the democrat ballot. This is for one seat, a six year term. Reid Rasner attended the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum and said: My name is Reid Rasner. I’m running for the United States Senate. I’m a fourth generation Wyomingite, born and raised in Casper. I graduated from Saint Anthony’s Catholic School and Carbon County High Schoo...
Voters residing in the various precincts in Hot Springs County will have a chance to vote for their committeemen and committeewomen. We attempted to reached out to those running by email or phone to request information from candidates listed on the official ballots. The responses we received are printed here. Republican For Precinct Committeeman 1-1, a two year term, voters are requested to vote for not more than two. Ralph Jager, Russell H. Lewis and Jerry D Williams appear on the primary ballot. Jager responded with the following: Citizens...
Last Friday and Saturday, the Wyoming GOP held its quarterly State Central Committee meeting in Jackson. The weather was quite fickle, but representatives from all twenty-three counties arrived to do Republican business. According to State Statutes, the Wyoming Republican Party meets to elect a chairman, vice chairman and secretary in odd-numbered years. On May 6, the State Central Committee re-elected Frank Eathorne, Chairman, David Holland, Vice Chairman, and Donna Rice, Secretary. Hot Springs County was represented by new Chair Cheryl...
Unofficial results have been released for the 2022 Hot Springs County General Election. In Hot Springs County, there were a total of 2,213 votes cast. A new Mayor will be the taking over for the Town of the Thermopolis. Adam Ryan Estenson received 650 votes winning over incumbent Mike Chimenti who received 552 votes. For the Thermopolis Town Council race, Rachel Hughes received 612 votes to edge out incumbent Tony Larson with 598 votes. John Dorman, Sr. received 748 votes and will retain his seat on the council. In the eight person race for...
Three candidates will face off in the 2022 General Election in the Thermopolis Town Council race, including incumbents John Dorman Sr. and Tony Larson and challenger Rachel Hughes. Bradyn Harvey’s name appears on the ballot but he has officially withdrawn from the race. Votes for him will not be considered in who wins. The three candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. John Dorman Sr. I enjoy working for the town and trying to keep things on an even keel, doing the max that we can d...
Two candidates will face off in the 2022 General Election race for Mayor of the Town of Thermopolis, including incumbent Mike Chimenti and challenger Adam Ryan Estenson. The two candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. Answers were held to a maximum of 150 words, and in the case of two part questions, 200 words. Those questions and the candidates responses are as follows: Mike Chimenti I am a Wyoming native. I was born in Fremont County but Thermopolis has been home for 48 years. I...
Two ballot propositions appear on the 2022 General Election Ballot. Constitutional Amendment A: The Wyoming Constitution allows the state to invest state funds in equities such as the stock of corporations, but does not allow the funds of counties, cities and other political subdivisions to be invested in equities. The adoption of this amendment would allow the funds of counties, cities and other political subdivisions to be invested in equities to the extent and in the manner the legislature may allow by law. Any law authorizing the...
Two candidates will face off in the 2022 General Election in the State House of Representatives for District 28 race. Incumbent John R. Winter (R) is being challenged by Kimberly M. Bartlett (D). The candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. John R. Winter Wyoming HD 28 representing Hot Springs County – portions of Big Horn County, Park County and Fremont County. Born and raised at Cody and reside on Kirby Creek near Thermopolis with my wife, Diane, of 26 years. Graduated from the Uni...
Candidates for East Thermopolis and Kirby council persons and mayor are included on the 2022 General Election ballot for those towns. In East Thermopolis, Jack Kuiper and Jeremiah Ramsey are on the ballot as the candidates for Mayor. Kuiper has withdrawn from the race so any votes for him will not count toward the winner. For council person of the town of East Thermopolis, three names are on the ballot and voters can vote for two of them. Dolores Bush, Debra K. Lackey and Julie Dodds Music are seeking to fill the two available four year terms....
Eight candidates are seeking three seats on the Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees. They include incumbents Jennifer Axtell and Sherman Skelton and challengers Cynthia Garbin, Andrea Miller, Melissa V. Mohr, Nate Miller, Bethany Rose Webber and Mandy Wilson The eight candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. Jennifer Axtell I am Jennifer Axtell and I have been on the board of trustees for 8 years. I am currently running for my third, four year term. I have...
At the end of September, the Chamber of Commerce and Hot Springs County Farm Bureau Federation hosted a meet the candidates forum. All candidates running for all offices were invited to attend. The following is a compilation, broke down by office and candidate, at what was said by each candidate during the forum. Mayor of Thermopolis Mike Chimenti First off, I’d like to thank everybody for being here. Thank you Farm Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring this. I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself first. There are some fol...
Plan to attend a Meet the Candidates Public Forum on Monday, Sept. 26 starting at 6 p.m. in the Thermopolis Middle School Commons area. There will be a two minute introduction from all candidates and time to visit afterward. All candidates registered for the General Election have been invited to attend. The forum is sponsored by Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Hot Springs County Farm Bureau Federation....
Plan to attend a Meet the Candidates Public Forum on Monday, Sept. 26 starting at 6 p.m. in the Thermopolis Middle School Commons area. There will be a two minute introduction from all candidates and time to visit afterward. All candidates registered for the General Election have been invited to attend. The forum is sponsored by Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Hot Springs County Farm Bureau Federation....
Four candidates will face off in the 2022 Thermopolis Town Council race, including incumbents John Dorman Sr. and Tony Larson along with challengers Bradyn Harvey and Rachel Hughes. Four candidates will move forward from the Primary Election in August so the race will be decided at the General Election in November. John Dorman Sr. John Dorman Sr. is running for re-election to the Thermopolis Town Council. Dorman said, "I enjoy working for the town and trying to keep things on an even keel, doing...
Four candidates will face off in the 2022 Hot Springs County Commissioners race, including incumbents Jack Baird and Tom Ryan along with challengers Paul Galovich and Joe Martinez. All four candidates are running as Republicans and only two will move on from the Primary Election next week. Jack Baird Jack Baird is running for re-election for Hot Springs County Commissioner. Baird has served for the past four years in his first term. When discussing his accomplishments, Baird mentioned his work...
Incumbent John R. Winter (R) will face off against Kimberly Bartlett (D) in the race for the Wyoming State Representative District 28 seat. Both candidates are from Hot Springs County. District 28 covers areas in Hot Springs, Park, Big Horn and Fremont Counties. John R. Winter John R. Winter, a Republican, is running for re-election as the Wyoming State Representative, District 28. Winter has already served two terms in the 65th and 66th Legislative Sessions of the House of Representatives. Born and raised in Cody, Winter now resides on Kirby...
Thermopolis Mayor Mike Chimenti is running for reelection in the 2022 Primary Election in August. He will be facing off against Adam Ryan Estenson. Two candidates will move onto the General Election in November when the race will be decided. Mike Chimenti Chimenti is nearing the end of his first term of four years. Regarding some of the town’s accomplishments in that period of time, Chimenti said, “We’ve done a lot of building projects. We’ve rebuilt our purifiers and our broken beds and the...
