2024 Wyoming local elections

2024 Wyoming local elections

November 5, 2024
Mayoral elections
18 mayors
Cheyenne Cody Douglas Kemmerer Newcastle Powell Sheridan Worland Bear River Chugwater Cokeville Evansville Greybull Jackson Hole Hanna Medicine Bow Mountain View Pine Bluffs Cities (red) and towns (blue) with mayoral elections

Mayoral and city council elections were held throughout Wyoming's towns and cities on November 5, 2024. As of 2022, there are 99 municipalities throughout the state, of which 19 are cities.^[1] Under Wyoming law, each town and city has one mayor and four councilors, all elected.^[2]

Mayoral elections

Casper

A council-manager government, the mayor of Casper is elected by the city council every January. Steve Cathey was unanimously elected mayor on January 2, 2024.^[3]

Cheyenne

2024 Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral election

November 5, 2024 (general) August 20, 2024 (primary)

Candidate Patrick Collins Rick Coppinger Jenny Hixenbaugh General 14,992 58.23% 10,417 40.46% Eliminated Primary 6,290 56.97% 2,788 25.25% 974 8.82%

General election Primary election Results by precinct Collins:     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Coppinger:      50–60%

Mayor before election Patrick Collins Elected mayor Patrick Collins

See also: List of mayors of Cheyenne, Wyoming

In Cheyenne, Patrick Collins was re-elected mayor by a comfortable margin. The primary election received some attention due to the candidacy of libertarian Victor Miller, who pledged to make many of the city's decisions via an AI chatbot based on ChatGPT called VIC.^[4] Initially, VIC was to be listed on the ballot, but Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray ordered Miller's name to be placed instead, calling the chatbot's candidacy "unprecedented and very disturbing."^[5]

Primary election

Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Patrick Collins (inc.)	6,290	56.97
	Nonpartisan	Rick Coppinger	2,788	25.25
	Nonpartisan	Jenny Hixenbaugh	974	8.82
	Nonpartisan	Victor Miller	327	2.96
	Nonpartisan	Buddy Tennant	292	2.65
	Nonpartisan	Justin Nadeau	288	2.61
	Write-in		82	0.74
Valid ballots			11,041	96.29
Invalid or blank votes			425	3.71
Total votes			11,466	100.00

General election

Cheyenne, Wyoming mayoral general election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Patrick Collins (inc.)	14,992	58.23
	Nonpartisan	Rick Coppinger	10,417	40.46
	Write-in		339	1.32
Valid ballots			25,748	93.99
Invalid or blank votes			1,645	6.01
Total votes			27,393	100.00

Cody

Primary election

Cody, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lee Ann Reiter	2,064	74.32
	Nonpartisan	Chuck Struemke	696	25.06
	Write-in		17	0.61
Valid ballots			2,777	95.07
Invalid or blank votes			144	4.93
Total votes			2,921	100.00

General election

Cody, Wyoming mayoral general election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lee Ann Reiter	3,540	73.22
	Nonpartisan	Chuck Struemke	1,228	25.40
	Write-in		67	1.39
Valid ballots			4,835	89.87
Invalid or blank votes			545	10.13
Total votes			5,380	100.00

Douglas

Primary election

Douglas, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Kim Pexton (inc.)	1,093	92.71
	Write-in		86	7.29
Valid ballots			1,179	85.14
Invalid or blank votes			175	14.84
Total votes			1,354	100.00

General election

Douglas, Wyoming mayoral general election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Kim Pexton (inc.)	1,304	50.56
	Nonpartisan	Tony Reynolds	1,249	48.43
	Write-in		26	1.01
Valid ballots			2,579	93.27
Invalid or blank votes			186	6.73
Total votes			2,765	100.00

Kemmerer

Primary election

Kemmerer, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Robert Bowen	507	81.64
	Write-in		114	18.36
Total votes			685	100.00

General election

Kemmerer, Wyoming mayoral general election^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Robert Bowen	781	65.03
	Nonpartisan	Rachelle Points	411	34.22
	Write-in		9	0.75
Valid ballots			1,201	96.78
Invalid or blank votes			40	3.22
Total votes			1,241	100.00

Newcastle

Primary election

Newcastle, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tyrel Owens	403	51.34
	Nonpartisan	Pam Gualtieri (inc.)	306	38.98
	Nonpartisan	Ed Kiesling	71	9.05
	Write-in		5	0.64
Valid ballots			785	98.87
Invalid or blank votes			9	1.13
Total votes			794	100.00

General election

Newcastle, Wyoming mayoral general election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tyrel Owens	743	55.91
	Nonpartisan	Pam Gualtieri (inc.)	574	43.19
	Write-in		12	0.90
Valid ballots			1,329	97.56
Invalid or blank votes			33	2.42
Total votes			1,363	100.00

Powell

Primary election

Powell, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	John Wetzel (inc.)	700	55.47
	Nonpartisan	Kate Richmond	551	43.66
	Write-in		11	0.87
Valid ballots			1,262	96.78
Invalid or blank votes			42	3.22
Total votes			1,304	100.00

General election

Powell, Wyoming mayoral general election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	John Wetzel (inc.)	1,333	52.15
	Nonpartisan	Kate Richmond	1,210	47.34
	Write-in		13	0.51
Valid ballots			2,556	92.37
Invalid or blank votes			195	7.63
Total votes			2,751	100.00

Sheridan

Primary election

Sheridan, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard Bridger (inc.)	2,701	72.28
	Nonpartisan	Matthew Hamilton	952	25.48
	Write-in		84	2.25
Total votes			3,737	100.00

General election

Sheridan, Wyoming mayoral general election^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Richard Bridger (inc.)	5,495	70.40
	Nonpartisan	Matthew Hamilton	2,117	27.12
	Write-in		194	2.49
Valid ballots			7,806	86.83
Invalid or blank votes			1,184	13.17
Total votes			8,990	100.00

Worland

Primary election

Worland, Wyoming mayoral primary election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca George	535	41.09
	Nonpartisan	Jim Gill (inc.)	402	30.88
	Nonpartisan	Bruce Nolting	362	27.80
	Write-in		3	2.25
Valid ballots			1,302	98.86
Invalid or blank votes			15	1.14
Total votes			1,317	100.00

General election

Worland, Wyoming mayoral general election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rebecca George	1,373	63.80
	Nonpartisan	Jim Gill (inc.)	764	35.50
	Write-in		15	0.70
Valid ballots			2,152	94.84
Invalid or blank votes			117	5.16
Total votes			2,269	100.00

Town mayors

Town	County	Incumbent mayor		Elected mayor
Bear River	Uinta		Vernon Condie[20]		Clyde Kofoed[21]
Chugwater	Platte		Carol Ash[22]		Joshua Hopkins[23]
Cokeville	Lincoln		Colby Peck[24]		Colby Peck[13]
Evansville	Natrona		Candace Machado[25]		Candace Machado[26]
Greybull	Big Horn		Myles Foley[27]		Myles Foley[28]
Jackson	Teton		Hailey Morton Levinson[29]		Arne Jorgensen[30]
Hanna	Carbon		Orville "Oats" Briggs[31]		Charlie George[32]
Medicine Bow	Carbon		Justin George[31]		Justin George[32]
Mountain View	Uinta		Bryan Ayres[33]		Bryan Ayres[21]
Pine Bluffs	Laramie		Justin Fornstrom[34]		Justin Fornstrom[7]

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