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Police kept the two separated until a sheriff’s deputy arrived. Amid allegations of electioneering and chest bumping, Mayor Joel Highsmith said he didn’t “knowingly touch” council member and candidate Jordan Whitener.

Sheriff’s office cites Shoshoni mayor with unlawful contact after heated confrontation with mayoral candidate, police chief says - WyoFile Police kept the two separated until a sheriff’s deputy arrived. Amid allegations of electioneering and chest bumping, Mayor Joel Highsmith said he didn’t “knowingly touch” the candidate.

The state’s high court disagreed with District Court Judge F. Scott Peasley’s ruling tossing out the state land lease because the clean energy project did not connect to the power grid.
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Wyoming Supreme Court allows major wind turbine project to advance - WyoFile State’s high court disagrees with lower court ruling that the proposed clean energy project near Glenrock must connect to the power grid.

Wyoming voters defeated a tax relief ballot initiative that opponents warned would devastate budgets for local county governments, special districts and education. Though Proposition 1 came to the ballot with more than 30,000 signatures, the results show the majority of voters did not have the appetite for drastic property tax cuts.

No new property tax cut: Wyoming voters defeat Proposition 1 - WyoFile Result comes after opponents warned citizens initiative would decimate local budgets for counties, special districts and education.

Chuck Gray continued his political rise in Wyoming, winning the state’s lone U.S. House seat after serving first as a state lawmaker and secretary of state. Gray is an outspoken Trump supporter who backed a series of changes to the state’s election system.

Voters send Chuck Gray to represent Wyoming in the US House - WyoFile Former state lawmaker from Casper who’s served as secretary of state since 2023 defeated Democrat Lisa Kinney.

Converse County Commissioner Robert Short will become Wyoming’s next secretary of state. Long-serving state lawmaker Steve Harshman will serve as superintendent of public instruction.

Republicans sweep Wyoming’s statewide elected offices - WyoFile Robert Short will become the next secretary of state. Steve Harshman will serve as superintendent of public instruction.

Follow along as WyoFile brings you the latest election results. From the governor’s office to the property tax ballot measure, we’ll keep you updated on the races that matter to you the most.

Live results from Wyoming’s 2026 general election - WyoFile The latest results for US House and Senate, the top statewide offices, Wyoming House and Senate, and Proposition 1.

The Associated Press has called Wyoming’s U.S. Senate race for Republican U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, who defeated Democrat James Byrd. The news agency made the call at 7 p.m. with 0% of the votes counted.

Hageman wins Wyoming’s Senate race - WyoFile Democrat James Byrd is counted out early in the country’s reddest state.

Eric Barlow, a mild-mannered Campbell County rancher and state senator, defeated two opponents and overcame fierce criticism from Wyoming’s far right that he wasn’t conservative enough to lead the ruby-red Equality State.

Republican Eric Barlow wins Wyoming governor’s race - WyoFile The Campbell County rancher and state senator defeated two opponents and overcame criticism he wasn’t conservative enough.

The economy weighed heavily on the minds of Wyoming voters, as did social issues and the current state of politics — at home and nationally. "I'm tired of how things are going, and it's time for a change — like drastically," one Natrona County voter said.

Wyomingites go to the polls to vote on the economy, the state's next governor and 'change' - WyoFile A proposition to cut the residential property tax by half divided voters, as did the current state of politics and the economy.

Video footage doesn’t show UW microbiology grad student Aili Wang putting anything into a coffee pot that sat on the alleged victim’s desk, her attorney noted in a preliminary hearing Tuesday. But a judge ruled there’s enough evidence for the attempted murder case to go to trial.

Defense questions poisoning evidence in UW grad student’s attempted murder case - WyoFile The case against Aili Wang, a University of Wyoming microbiology graduate student, will advance. She faces charges for attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault and battery.