House Candidate Dies Prior to Election
Wyoming House District 53 Representative Roy Edwards passed away earlier today, according to two high-level government officials.
Edwards was born and raised in Campbell County. He served on the Gillette City Council and Campbell County...
Unofficial Campbell County Election Results
The results are in and there are a lot of races that went exactly as was expected. There were, however, a few upsets. The complete results are below.
General Election Unofficial Results
Total Ballots Cast: 19,733
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Biden’s Oil Plan: The Good, the Bad and the Illegal
By Heather Richards, Energywire, E&E News
An overhaul of the federal oil and gas program didn't make it into President-elect Joe Biden's transition priorities listed on his website Sunday after he was declared the winner of...
Speaking Her Mind
Gillette mom's petition to recall Cheney goes viral
Shelly Horn wants Liz Cheney to know that there are a lot of people back home who aren’t so happy with her right now.
Not only do...
Edwards’ Replacement Picked
After three hours of interviews and discussion, Campbell County Commissioners unanimously selected Chris Knapp to replace former Representative Roy Edwards in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Edwards passed away on Nov. 2, one day before...
Wyoming reacts to U.S. Capitol protests
In a series of statements and interviews, Wyoming’s elected officials have condemned the actions of a group of insurrectionists that stormed and vandalized the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon.
From where he stood, the protests at...
Republicans Advance Three Candidates to Fill House Seat
Members of the Campbell County Republican Party Central Committee Thursday selected three names to advance to the Campbell County Board of Commissioners to fill the vacant House District 53 seat.
The vacancy was created by...
If Wyoming Wants Better Elections, it Should Follow Alaska
By Dave Dodson, WyoFile
Senate File 145 – Election runoffs proposes to change Wyoming’s primary elections, moving the party primaries back two months from August to May, and allowing for a runoff election in August between the...
No Upsets in Local Legislative Races, Deceased Representative Wins
Going into the Tuesday election, Campbell County’s GOP was sitting in a strong position to keep Campbell County’s legislative delegation red.
Only House District 32 incumbent Timothy Hallinan had a challenger. Hallinan’s challenger was Democrat...
Biden Stumbles, Endangering Climate Action
By Adam Aton and Scott Waldman, Climatewire, E&E News
Democrats dreamed that the 2020 election would deliver them a broad mandate to kick-start decarbonization across every sector of the economy.
They woke up this morning with smaller hopes.
Though...