LIVE: Track Park County's election results here

Posted 11/8/16

Like voters across the country and state, Park County voters weighed in on a slew of races and issues  — ranging from the Presidential race to picking legislators, city leaders and board members. Local voters will also determine the fate of two …

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LIVE: Track Park County's election results here

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Park County's election results are coming in. Track the results with us here.

Like voters across the country and state, Park County voters weighed in on a slew of races and issues  — ranging from the Presidential race to picking legislators, city leaders and board members. Local voters will also determine the fate of two tax proposals, deciding whether they want to renew the 4 percent tax on lodging and whether they want to add another 1 cent of sales tax to raise $13.68 million for infrastructure projects around the county.

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The polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

In selecting their representatives in the Wyoming Legislature, Park County residents had more choices on the general election ballot than they’ve had in decades.

Senate District 18, which ranges from Ralston to Yellowstone, featured a particularly contentious race between longtime Sen. Hank Coe, R-Cody, and independent challenger Cindy Baldwin of Cody.

Meanwhile, two other local races feature Republican incumbents facing Democratic challengers; Rep. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, faces Shane Tillotson in House District 25, while Rep. David Northrup, R-Powell, is competing with Clark Democrat Mike Specht to represent House District 50. Over in the Cody area, Republican Scott Court, Democrat Paul Fees and independent Sandy Newsome are all vying to replace embattled state Rep. Sam Krone, R-Cody, in House District 24.

City of Powell voters will chose whether they want Don Hillman to continue serving as mayor or to replace him with James Andrews; Ward 3 residents will also choose between incumbent Lesli Spencer and challenger Doug Kirkham as their council representative. In Cody, voters are choosing between Matt Hall and Charles Cloud to replace outgoing Mayor Nancy Tia Brown.

Other contested races include two open seats on the Park County Commission — Republicans Jake Fulkerson and incumbent Lee Livingston face Democrat L.D. Yonts — while incumbent Mark Wurzel and challenger Scott Feyhl are competing for a Powell area seat on the Northwest College Board of Trustees.

Four people — incumbents Bonita Katz, Deb Kleinfeldt, Larry Parker and challenger Bob Murphy — are seeking three seats on the Powell Hospital District Board, while no one is running for an open half-term seat on the board. Across the county, there's also a fierce battle between nine candidates for four seats on the Cody school board.

Other items on the ballot include picking Wyoming’s next Congressional Representative (Republican Liz Cheney faces Democrat Ryan Greene, Libertarian Lawrence Struempf and Constitutionalist Daniel Cummings); deciding whether the state constitution should be amended to let lawmakers invest more state money in stocks; choosing whether to retain Wyoming Supreme Court justices Catherine Fox, William Hill and Keith Kautz and, locally, whether to retain Fifth Judicial District Court Robert Skar of Worland.

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