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Upsets mark several local primary races

The primary election saw several local races called for challengers, according to the unofficial results.

In nonpartisan municipal races, two candidates will move forward to the general election for each seat, including any potential write-in candidates.

For all other races, the winning candidate for each party moves ahead to the general.

In one of the biggest upsets, Bob Latham beat incumbent Jeanne Whalen for the nomination to county commissioner. Incumbent Ogden Driskill, however, appears to have won a tight race against Roger Connett and Bill Fortner for the state senator nomination.

Below are the initial, unofficial local results from the primary. Only local results appear for state offices.

MUNICIPAL

Moorcroft Mayor

Ben Glenn 190

Moorcroft Council - 4 Year

John Aloisio 92

Dale Petersen 139

Paul Smoot 125

Moorcroft Council - 4 Year

Dustin Petz 86

Austin Smith 153

Robert Stewart 101

Pine Haven Mayor

Karla Brandenburg 113

Fred Nelson 113

Pine Haven Council - 2 YEar

Suzette Edwards 158

Pine Haven Council - 4 Year

Rob Norton 158

Kristy Speed 153

LOCAL

State Senator (R)

Ogden Driskill 1266

Bill Fortner 517

Roger Connett 1129

State Representative (R)

Chip Neiman 2457

County Commissioner (R)

Jeanne Whalen 1309

Fred Devish 1593

Bob Latham 1358

County Clerk (R)

Melissa Jones 2516

Clerk of District Court (R)

Julie Altaffer 2379

County Assessor (R)

Dan Thomas 2285

County Treasurer (R)

Tammy Jundt 2482

County Sheriff (R)

Jeff Hodge 2524

County Attorney (D)

Joe Baron 37

County Coroner (R)

Michael R. Frolander 1926

Everett Zimmerschied 746

FEDERAL

U.S. Representative (R)

Anthony Bouchard 98

Denton Knapp 55

Harriet Hageman 2370

Liz Cheney 403

Robyn Belinskey 31

U.S. Representative (D)

Lynette GreyBull 23

Meghan Jensen 13

Steve Helling 7

STATE

Governor (R)

Mark Gordon 1306

Brent Bien 1369

James Scott Quick 84

Rex Rammell 142

Governor (D)

Rex Wilde 7

Theresa Livingston 35

Secretary of State (R)

Chuck Gray 1661

R. Mark Armstrong 233

Tara Nethercott 837

State Auditor (R)

Kristi Racines 2356

State Treasurer (R)

Bill Gallop 662

Curt Meier 1789

Superintendent of Public Instruction (R)

Brian Schroeder 1216

Jennifer Zerba 195

Megan Degenfelder 747

Robert White III 82

Thomas Kelly (withdrawn) 239

Superintendent of Public Instruction (D)

Sergio Maldonado, Sr 35