2024 Primary Election Results: City and County
Cumbie, Bowling, Vigil and Fried earned the most votes in Wards 1 and 2. Hoff clinched the Republican nomination in the race for Albany County Commission.
Albany County voters made their voices heard Tuesday during the Primary Election, casting ballots in preliminary contests that will shape the future of city and county leadership.
A slate of four progressive candidates for the Laramie City Council had a strong showing in the primaries, earning the most votes in their respective wards. In Ward 2, the incumbent candidates, Jayne Pearce and Andi Summerville, lost their seats — Summerville by two votes.
In the race for an open Albany County Commission seat, Republican Thad Hoff secured his party’s nomination amid a tight four-way contest.
The following are the Albany County Clerk’s unofficial vote tallies, with all precincts reported and all absentee ballots counted. Those who will advance to the General Election in November are printed in bold.
Albany County Commission
In a four-way race for one open Albany County Commission seat, Thad Hoff secured the Republican nomination, earning 28% of his party’s votes.
Meanwhile, Brian Harrington, the lone commission candidate on this year’s Democratic ballots, received 99% of his party’s vote, sailing into his own nomination.
Republicans
Thad Hoff: 1,146
Chris Cleven: 1,055
Troy Heien: 1,042
Julie McCallister: 826
Write-in: 62
Democrats
Brian Harrington: 1,552
Write-in: 19
Laramie City Council Ward 1
City council races are non-partisan, which means candidates do not run as Republicans or Democrats and the Primary Election does not identify partisan nominees.
Instead, the primary is used to narrow the field of candidates to twice as many as the number of available seats. In Ward 1, that means whittling the five filed candidates down to just four General Election contenders.
In order of vote tallies:
Sharon Cumbie received 977 votes (30% of votes cast in Ward 1)
William Bowling received 893 votes (28% of votes cast in Ward 1)
Paul Montoya received 587 votes (18% of votes cast in Ward 1)
Roxie Hensley received 439 votes (14% of votes cast in Ward 1)
Norbert Kriebel received 289 votes (9% of votes cast in Ward 1)
35 voters wrote-in some other name (1% of votes cast in Ward 1)
Kriebel was eliminated, but the other four candidates will see their names printed on General Election ballots in November.
Laramie City Council Ward 2
In Ward 2, the Primary Election whittled the six filed candidates down to just four General Election contenders.
In order of vote tallies:
Melanie Vigil received 489 votes (25% of votes cast in Ward 2)
Jim Fried received 450 votes (23% of votes cast in Ward 2)
Brett Glass received 336 votes (18% of votes cast in Ward 2)
Brett Kahler received 213 votes (11% of votes cast in Ward 2)
Andi Summerville received 211 votes (11% of votes cast in Ward 2)
Jayne Pearce received 202 votes (11% of votes cast in Ward 2)
19 voters wrote-in some other name (1% of votes cast in Ward 2)
Summerville and Pearce were eliminated, but the other four candidates will see their names printed on General Election ballots in November.
Cumbie, Bowling, Vigil and Fried are running as a progressive slate, appearing together on mailers paid for by the Albany County Tomorrow PAC.
Laramie City Council Ward 3
In Ward 3, the Primary Election whittled the three filed candidates down to just two General Election contenders.
In order of vote tallies:
Matt Lockhart received 701 votes (42% of votes cast in Ward 3)
Bryan Shuster received 569 votes (34% of votes cast in Ward 3)
Shelley Peterson received 302 votes (18% of votes cast in Ward 3)
96 voters wrote-in some other name (6% of votes cast in Ward 3)
Peterson was eliminated, but the other two candidates will see their names printed on General Election ballots in November.
Interesting. Jeff has posted his four favored candidates' mailer, but no other candidate's literature, door hangers or mailers. He also promotes their PAC by linking to its Web site but not that of any other PAC or campaign committee. Again, egregious bias (and, possibly, an in-kind campaign contribution that requires reporting). Jeff is no "reporter."