Laramie County, Wyoming Voters Go To Polls Tuesday

Voters in Laramie County and across Wyoming will go to the polls Tuesday for the state's 2016 primary election.

The statewide race is for Wyoming's lone U.S.house seat, which is open this year after incumbent Republican Cynthia Lummis decided not to run for re-election.

Several Republicans are vying for the GOP nomination in a state that has not sent a Democrat to the house since Teno Roncalio retired in 1978.

Democratic candidates Charlie Hardy and Ryan Greene are vying for their party's congressional nomination.

All 60 Wyoming state House seats and 15 of 30 Wyoming Senate seats are also on the ballot.

In Laramie County two county commission seats are open. On the Republican side former commissioner and Tea Party activist M. Lee Hasenauer, who was defeated in his 2014 re-election bid, is attempting a political comeback against incumbents Amber Ash and Keith "Buck" Holmes.

Cheyenne Firefighter Kevin Tighe is also hoping to finish in the top two in the GOP primary for the Laramie County Commission.

In Cheyenne, Mayor Rick Kaysen is not running for re-election, but 10 candidates are vying on Tuesday to finish in the top two and move on to the November general election ballot.

The Cheyenne mayoral election is non-partisan, so the finalists in November will be the top two vote-getters in the primary election. City Councilman Richard Johnson is running a write-in campaign for mayor, and says he will be a candidate in the general election regardless of Tuesday's primary results.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, with voters able to register at the polls. In Laramie County, voters are no longer required to vote at their local polling place but can vote at any polling place in the county.

Details on polling locations are available at the Laramie County Clerk's elections website.