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We're wrapping up our coverage from the courthouse - everyone is calling it a night - but we'll have more on powelltribune.com and a lot more in Thursday's edition.
Thanks to everyone who followed along!
Park County voters also voted overwhelmingly to retain all of the judges who appeared on the ballot. District Court Judge Bill Simpson received the support of 83.6% of voters, while Circuit Court Judge Joey Darrah received 78.4%.
The Powell fire board is getting a new member, with Matt McCaslin(2,796 votes, 62%) besting incumbent Roger Easum (1,695, 37.6%).
Amendment A also won the support of Park County voters, with 53.1% voting "for." Its fate is being decided by voters across all 23 counties.
Meanwhile, voters overwhelmingly (68%) voted to again renew the countywide 2% lodging tax. (It's assessed on top of the statewide 5% lodging tax.)
As for the race for the Powell school board, voters picked Ben Borcher (3,269 votes) and incumbents Tracy Morris (2,320) and Kim Dillivan (2,081) to fill three available seats.
Zac Opps closely trailed with 2,031 votes, followed by Andy Rose (1,673).
In the race for the Powell City Council, challenger Troy Bray (403 votes, 53.6%) has defeated Councilwoman Lesli Spencer (347, 46.1%).
Park County's final (unofficial) results are now in: parkcounty-wy.gov/wp-content…
In Cody's Ward 1, Jeremy Laing (804 votes, 56.6%) defeats Francis Otto (605, 42.6%) to join the council.
As for Cody's Ward 3, Joanna Settineri wins the council seat with 815 votes (59.2%), beating Tillman Maxwell (548 votes, 39.8%).
Lee Ann Reiter will become Cody's next mayor after winning 73% of the vote, finishing roughly 2,300 votes ahead of Chuck Struemke.
City of Cody votes have now been added in to the county's unofficial results: parkcounty-wy.gov/wp-content…
Results from Powell are expected to arrive in about a half-hour and close out the night.