Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday night, unofficial election results were released from the Hot Springs County Clerk's office.
The results will put a few new faces in local offices come January, while we will see some familiar ones stay on board.
Wyoming will have a new Governor in January as Republican Mark Gordon won the race in something of a landslide.
A majority of the other state races came out pretty much as predicted. John Barrasso will continue in the US Senate, Liz Cheney was elected US Representative and Edward Buchanan will serve as Secretary of State.
Locally, we will be represented in House District 28 by John R. Winter who will begin as the junior legislator at the first of the year.
Jack Baird will join Tom Ryan and Phil Scheel as the newest Hot Springs County Commissioner.
Jill Logan will be serving as the new Hot Springs County Attorney.
Jerimie Kraushaar won the sheriff's position in spite of 696 write in votes.
Mike Chimenti is our new Mayor for Thermopolis.
Two incumbents retained their seats on the Thermopolis Town Council, John Dorman, Sr. and Tony Larson.
There will be two new faces on the Board of Trustees for Hot Springs County School District No.1, Rick Engelbrecht and Ronda Freel. They will be joined by incumbent Jennifer Axtell.
Following are the unofficial General Election results for Hot Springs County as of Wednesday morning:
US Senate
John Barrasso - 1,742
Gary Trauner - 454
Joseph Porambo - 58
US Representative
Liz Cheney - 1,584
Greg Hunter - 450
Richard Brubaker - 92
Daniel Clyde Cummings - 95
Governor
Mark Gordon - 1,682
Mary A. Throne - 442
Lawrence Struemph - 41
Rex “T-Rex” Rammell - 79
Secretary of State
Edward Buchanan - 1,729
James W. Byrd - 385
Kit Carson III - 99
State Auditor
Kristi Racines - 1,853
Jeff Dockter - 342
State Treasurer
Curt Meier - 1,798
Chris Lowry - 392
Supt. of Public Instruction
Jillian Balow - 1,925
HD 28
John R. Winter - 1,471
Howie Samelson - 742
County Commissioner
Jack T. Baird - 1,254
Thomas J. Ryan - 1,569
Sonja L. Becker - 858
Coroner
Mark Mortimore - 1,946
County Attorney
Jill Logan - 1,399
Jerry D. Williams - 821
Sheriff
Jerimie Kraushaar - 1,457
Clerk
Rosemary Deseyn - 2,122
Treasurer
Julie Mortimore - 2,101
Assessor
Daniel Webber - 2,023
Clerk of Dist. Court
Terri Cornella - 2,017
Retain Judge Bill Simpson
Yes - 1,597
No - 345
Retain Judge Bruce B. Waters
Yes - 1,594
No - 319
Mayor – Thermopolis
Mike Chimenti - 754
Mike Mortimore - 467
Council – Thermopolis
Tony Larson - 663
John Fish - 342
Krista L. Raymond - 503
John Dorman, Sr - 729
Mayor – E. Thermopolis
Merle W. “Bill” Moore - 52
Jack Kuiper - 38
Council – E. Thermopolis
Dolores Bush - 58
Sybil Hannah - 42
Debra K. Lackey - 47
Mayor – Kirby
Sam Mead - 16
Council – Kirby
Cory Walk - 16
Kimberly Graham - 16
Council – Kirby
Alberta Hurley - 18
Hot Springs County School Dist. #1 Trustee
Ronda Freel - 1,142
Jennifer Axtell - 1,111
Rick Engelbrecht - 1,089
Kendi Heinze - 989
Sherman Skelton - 909
Daniel Pebbles - 651
Kelli Odell-Bloedell - 158
Hot Springs Conservation District
Kevin Dickey - 1,629
Jim Wilson - 1,397
Hot Springs Conservation District At-Large
Lee A. Campbell - 1,749
Hot Springs Cemetery District
John A. Huckman - 1,460
Basil Sorensen - 1,639
Mary Jane Starnes - 1,470
Hot Springs Rural Fire Protection Dist.
Stefanie Gilbert - 1,689
Hospital District
Daniel L. Herdt - 1,446
Melissa McCumber Johnson - 1,659
Heath Overfield - 1,485
Proposition No. 1
For - 977
Against - 1,175
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