primary election

The Northern Arapaho Tribe released official results for the primary election for the Northern Arapaho Business Council. The top 12 candidates will advance to the general election on Nov. 21 and compete for six open seats.

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe released the official results for the primary election for the Eastern Shoshone Business Council. The top six candidates will advance to the general election on Oct. 22 and compete for three open seats.

Mathew Malcom ran as a Republican in the primary election for House District 61, which represents an eastern region of Cheyenne. He lost to Republican incumbent Daniel Singh by 153 votes. Malcolm has since filed a complaint in state district court in Cheyenne saying a Wyoming law violates the Wyoming State Constitution.

The Wyoming Freedom Caucus is getting closer to a majority in the state House of Representatives after the primary. Minority Leader Mike Yin worries this could hurt the state.

A new election law is tripping up some voters in Wyoming. Registered voters needed to declare party affiliation back in May to vote the ballot of their choice in the primary election on Aug. 20.

The Road to Cheyenne is our special series previewing the primary elections. This week, we’re taking a look at legislative races in the central part of the state and we’ll dig into recently released campaign finance reports.

All absentee ballots must be returned to the county clerk by 7 p.m. on August 20. Ballots that arrive after the deadline will not be counted.

House Bill 103 cleared the Senate Revenue Committee on a 4-1 vote after being recalled from the Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee on a failed 1-3-1 vote. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray is a supporter of the bill, who claims it would preserve the integrity of the state's elections.

This week a new University of Wyoming poll conducted by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis center between July 25th and August 6th shows that Harriet Hageman holds a nearly 30 point lead over U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney in their battle for the Republican House primary election. University of Wyoming Political Scientist Jim King has analyzed the poll and tells Wyoming Public Radio’s Bob Beck what the numbers say and how some additional questions shed light on what voters think.

Republican U.S. House candidate Harriet Hageman is a Fort Laramie native who received both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wyoming. She decided to enter politics and ran for governor in a crowded race in 2018. While she considered running against Gov. Mark Gordon, she decided to run for federal office instead. She spoke with Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck.