Out of Teton County’s 13,814 registered voters, 7.5% had voted in the primary election as of Monday afternoon, according to Teton County Clerk Maureen “Mo” Murphy.
That’s a turnout of 256 Democrats, 768 Republicans and 11 unaffiliated voters. Lines are shorter for early voters who still want to go to the clerk’s office election room in the Teton County Administration building basement from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Absentee ballots can also be placed in the secure drop box outside the building.
Teton County Democrats will decide which three of six Teton County Commission candidates move on to face two Republicans and one independent in the general. They will also decide which two candidates for county coroner will square off in November. All four nonpartisan town council candidates will move on to the general, so long as a write-in candidate does not take one of those spots.
Wyoming’s heavily majority Republican voter base means primary voters will likely decide the closely watched races for governor, U.S. representative and senator. One candidate from both parties will also move on in the race for secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor and state superintendent of public instruction.
On election day, five polling stations around the county are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Those are at the Teton County Library in Jackson and Alta, the Rec Center, Weed and Pest building and the Old Wilson Schoolhouse. Regardless of where you live in Teton County, eligible voters may visit any of five polling stations on election day.
Those who are still in line at 7 p.m. on Aug. 18 will still be able to vote. To vote in Wyoming you must be 18 or older, a U.S. Citizen, and have been a resident of Wyoming for at least 30 days before an election. You must bring a valid form of identification to vote.
