Terrell and Sarah Johnson, who served as poll workers during the General Election, hand ballots to Victoria and Kent Hemphill.
Voters fill out their ballots at the Green River Recreation Center.
By HANNAH ROMERO
Editor
Voters turned out and made their voices heard across Sweetwater County and across the country on Election Day.
Much of the attention on the election went to the presidential race, which was won by Former President Donald Trump. While votes were still coming in late Tuesday night, the election was called early Wednesday morning. The Associated Press reported that Trump's win in Wisconsin put him over the threshold of 270 electoral college votes needed to secure the presidency. As of press time, the AP reported Trump having 292 electoral votes, with his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, having 224. Trump had also secured 51% of the popular vote with over 72 million votes, with Harris having 47.5% with 67.2 million.
Wyoming's vote went decisively to Trump, with the former president winning by a majority across the state. In Sweetwater County, Trump won by 75.11%, getting over 12,500 votes. Harris had support from 22% of the county with over 3,700 votes. Across the state as a whole, Trump had 192,576 votes, while Harris had 69,508.
In other races across Wyoming and Sweetwater County, Republicans won against their competitors by clear majorities. For Congressional positions, Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Harriet Hageman will maintain their seats. In contested Wyoming Senate and House races, John Kolb, Bob Davis and Marlene Brady came out on top. Mary Thoman and Taylor Jones will also continue in their positions on the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners.
Thoman said the commissioners are "a great team," adding "we have so much work to do and they have stepped up to the plate so well, so it's going to be wonderful."
Several important non-partisan races also took place during the election, including for City Council and School Board positions. In Green River, Sherry Bushman will keep her seat on the City Council, but George Jost lost his race and will be replaced by Jessica Maser.
Bushman expressed her gratitude for being re-elected after the results came in Tuesday night.
"I feel very honored and privileged to serve again for the City of Green River," she said. "For everything that I do in volunteering and participating and supporting this town, it shows affirmation that the people can trust me to help move this city forward."
For the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board, which had four open seats, the top candidates were Mandy Drinkle, Tommy Thoman, Tate Davis and Michelle Foley.
The election also had Constitutional Amendment A on the ballot, which had to do with how properties are defined and taxed. The amendment had 56.25% of Sweetwater County's appproval, with 8,580 votes for and 6,674 against.
There was a strong turnout for the General Election, with 16,816 ballots cast in Sweetwater County, compared to 6,497 cast in the primary election in August. This was also a higher turnout than the 2022 General Election, which had 12,161 ballots cast. The turnout was higher for Wyoming as a whole as well, with 271,043 ballots cast in the state compared to 198,198 ballots cast in the 2022 election.
Voters fill out their ballots at the Green River Recreation Center.
General Election 2024 preliminary results
(Full results are available on sweetwatercountywy.gov)
Federal
US President
1. Trump/Vance (Republican): 12,539
2. Harris/Walz (Democratic): 3,730
3. Oliver/Ter Maat (Libertarian): 297
Write-ins: 129
US Senator
1. John Barrasso (Republican): 12,723
2. Scott D. Morrow (Democratic): 3,548
Write-ins: 77
US Representative
1. Harriet Hageman (Republican): 11,586
2. Kyle G. Cameron (Democratic): 3,196
3. Richard Brubaker (Libertarian): 690
4. Jeffrey Haggit (Constitution): 548
Write-ins: 53
State
State Senator District 12
1. John K. Kolb (Republican): 4,359
2. Kenilynn S. Zanetti (Democratic): 1,873
State Senator District 14
1. Laura Talliaferro Pearson (Republican): 1,351
State Representative District 15
1. Pamela Thayer (Republican): 46
State Representative District 17
1. J.T. Larson (Republican): 2,590
State Representative District 18
1. Scott Heiner (Republican): 1,342
State Representative District 39
1. Cody Wylie (Republican): 2,966
State Representative District 47
1. Bob Davis (Republican): 917
1. James A. Wilson (Democratic): 205
State Representative District 48
1. Darin M. McCann (Republican): 2,715
State Representative District 60
1. Marlene Brady (Republican): 2,482
2. Carmen Whitehead (Democratic): 951
County
County Commissioners
(Top two are elected)
1. Mary E. Thoman (Republican): 9,519
2. Taylor Jones (Republican): 9,303
Joyce Jansa Corcoran (Democratic): 3,566
Green River
City Council Ward I
1. Sherry Bushman: 1,006
2. Mark Peterson: 682
City Council Ward II
1. Jessica Maser: 643
2. George Jost: 462
City Council Ward III
1. Robert V. Berg: 1,551
Rock Springs
City Council Ward I
1. Rick Milonas: 781
2. Tim Robinson: 769
City Council Ward II
1. Robert B. Zotti: 2,862
City Council Ward III
1. Larry Hickerson: 1,331
City Council Ward IV
1. Brent Bettolo: 1,496
Sweetwater County School District No. 2
(Top four are elected)
1. Mandy Drinkle: 2,349
2. Tommy Thoman: 2,177
3. Tate Davis: 2,134
4. Michelle J. Foley: 1,735
5. Joshua N. Walker: 1,562
6. Lenore Perry: 1,249
7. Terrell Lance: 1,149
8. Jennie S. Malonek: 1,116
Sweetwater County School District No. 1
(Top three are elected)
1. Cole Seppie: 4,821
2. Dr. Chad Franks: 4,640
3. Cole Wright: 3,306
4. Clay Jarvie: 2,747
5. Stephanie Thompson: 2,101
6. Shari Moran: 1,659
7. Carol Jelaco: 1,644
8. Dana Eddy: 1,463
9. Jennifer Clerkin: 1,010
Western Wyoming Community College
School District No. 1 Four-Year Term
(Top two are elected)
1. Tiffany Marshall: 8,337
2. Ozzie Knezovich: 6,828
3. Fernando Rodriguez: 4,481
School District No. 1 Two-Year Term
1. James Jessen: 12,465
School District No. 2 Two-Year Term
1. Robbie Lee: 7,545
2. Gil German: 5,304
Two-Year Term
1. Joshua P. Sorensen: 8,348
Farson
1. Matthew Gardner: 5,293
2. Wayne Stotts: 2,725
Castle Rock Hospital District
(Top two are elected)
1. Robert L. "Bob" Gordon: 3,185
2. Reed W. Robbins: 2,857
Constitutional Amendment A
For: 8,580
Against: 6,674
Undervotes: 1,551
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