TORRINGTON – Based on the results of last week’s vote canvass, a successful write-in campaign during the August Primary means Sandy Pittman will throw her hat in the ring for the Torrington City Council.
Pittman received 13 write-in votes for one of the open council seats, according to a press release from Goshen County Clerk Cynthia Kenyon. A minimum of three write-in votes are required for nomination in a municipal race, Kenyon said.
As required, Pittman has paid the necessary filing fees and has submitted the proper forms to be included on the ballot for the November General Election, Kenyon reported.
Meanwhile, in Cheyenne, the State Canvassing Board met Wednesday to make official results from the Aug. 21 Primary Election across Wyoming.
The State Canvassing Board examined the results of state-level races across Wyoming and certified 117 winning candidates to be placed on the 2018 General Election Ballot. The State Canvassing Board is comprised of Governor Matt Mead, Secretary of State Edward Buchanan, who chairs the committee, State Auditor Cynthia Cloud and State Treasurer Mark Gordon.
“The 2018 Election is only half-way over,” Buchanan, a Lingle native, said. “I look forward to seeing the people of Wyoming choose from among these candidates on Nov. 6. Our top five elected officials, 60 state representatives, 15 state senators, a U.S. House Representative and a U.S. Senator are all on the ballot.”
The candidates certified by the State Canvassing Board included write-in candidates for several state offices. These candidates must either accept or reject their party’s nomination to be included on the general election ballot. These write-in candidates are Democratic candidates for State Treasurer (Chris Lowry), State Superintendent of Public Instruction (Mike Massie), House District 54 (Mark Calhoun), and a Republican candidate for House District 23 (Alexander Muromcew).
“I am pleased that I, and the other members of the Canvassing Board, are able to certify the primary election results for Wyoming,” Mead said. “I thank the Secretary of State and his office for their work and I thank everyone who voted. I encourage you to vote again during the general election.”
