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By Kelsey Dayton, Jackson Hole, Wyo.
November 4, 2008
8:36 p.m.
The election center is closing down. Full results by precincts will be available in the Nov. 5 Jackson Hole News&Guide. Please remember all results are preliminary and unofficial. They must be certified by a county canvassing board which is expected to happen later this week.
8:33 p.m.
Final percentages for the school board were:
Mead 27
Dennis 14
Hawley 13
Farrow 13
Meagher 11
Hazen 11
Dufault 10
Figures are rounded.
8:31 p.m.
Final percentages for the hospital were:
Knobloch 25
Hayse22
Moyer 17
Rhea 15
Cardis 9
Hazen 7
Best 5
8:30 p.m.
Final percentages for the town races were
Barron 55
Lance 44
Miles 28
Obringer 27
Lasley 22
Tabatabai 21
8:28 p.m.
Final percentages for the county commissioner race were:
Christensen 31
Schwartz 27
Fuller 25
Triano 16
8:23 p.m.
Obama took 66 percent of the Teton County vote.
Trauner got 65 percent of the county vote.
In the commissioner race Fuller trailed Schwartz by 1.5 percent.
All Teton County judges were retained in the ninth judicial district, however votes need to be counted from two other counties to confirm their retention.
Teton County voters gave Enzi and Barrasso majority votes to retain their U.S. Senate seats.
8:22 p.m.
For the hospital board Knobloch, Hayse and Moyer won.
For school board Mead, Dennis, Hawely and Farrow won.
8:21 p.m.
With the final precinct in winners include:
Christensen and Schwartz for the county.
Barron for Mayor with 55 percent.
Miles and Obringer on the town council.
8:13 p.m.
Far east Jackson is a huge town precinct.
503 votes sperate Barron from Lance.
8:10 p.m.
17 of 18 precicnts now reporting.
No change in the school board race.
Far East Jackson is still not in.
In the commissioner race,Christensen and Schwartz, Fuller is 1 percent behind Schwartz.
Rhea has narrowed her lead in the hospital race to just more than 2 percent. Knobloch, Hayse and Moyer still lead.
Jorgensen won 66 percent of the vote.
Roscoe won Teton County with 71 percent of the vote.
8:08 p.m.
East Jackson, a precinct we are waiting on, has 754 registered voters.
8 p.m.
We are still waiting on one large town precinct in east Jackson which tends to favor challenger Mike Lance in the mayor's race and challenger Louise Lasely and Abe Tabatabai in the town race.
7:58
15 of 18 precincts in.
The hospital board race remains the same with Rhea trailing by 2.5 percent to Moyer who is in third behind Hayse and Knobloch.
7:55 p.m.
Teton County is trending like the nation, said economist Jonathan Schechter in terms of voting democrat.
7:52 p.m.
14 of 18 precincts are in.
Christensen and Schwartz stay in the lead in the commissioners race. Fuller is behind Schwartz by two percentage points.
7:40 p.m.
With 13 precincts reoprting the commissioners race is still tight, Fuller is 5 percentage points behind Christensen who is leading. Schwartz is in second place.
7:49 p.m.
With five of six reporting, in the Mayors race Barron 56 to 44 percent of Lance.
Miles leads with Obringer.
7:48 p.m.
After 13 precincts the hospital leaders remain the same, but Rhea is 2.5 percent behind the Moyer who is in third.
The last few precincts included Cottonwood, Rafter J and Wilson Firehouse on the Village Road.
7:47 p.m.
With six of seven precincts Jorgensen has 66 percent to Schloss.
7:45 p.m.
Wilson west has reported.
Trauner has 66 percent of the vote.
The commissioner race remains the same. Fuller is behind Schwartz by 1 percent.
There is no change in the hospital race.
7:39 p.m.
Roscoe's 70 percent performance in the Teton County precincts, to be elected he has to earn votes in Sublette and Lincoln counties where the majority of the district's voters reside.
7:36 p.m.
With 10 precincts reporting, hospital and school board leaders remain the same.
7:35 p.m.
In the commissioners race, the numbers remain the same with Christensen leading.
Jorengsen has 67 percent of the vote over Schloss.
North Wilson is in process of reporting and the Gill addition has reported.
Barron has 56 percent of the vote to Lance's 43.
In Town COuncil, Miles has 29 percent, Obringer 26, Lasley 23, Tabatabai 22 percent.
7:33
More than half of the precincts are reporting including far west Jackson and Moran.
7:32
Mayor race widens. Barron is up 57 to 43.
The Town Council stayed the same.
Mead, Dennis, Farrow, Hawley lead for school board.
The leaders remain the same for the hospital with eight precincts reporting.
7:32
The race is narrowing between Christensen and Schwartz for County Commissioner. Fuller also is catching up. Fuller has 26 percent. Christensen has 30 and Schwartz has 28 percent.
7:30 p.m.
The last two precincts to report were West Jackson and Teton Village.
7:30 p.m.
Seven precincts are in, but results remain the same.
7:30 p.m.
After five precincts, it is still Knobloch, Hayse and Moyer. Rhea remains four percentage points behind.
7:28 p.m.
The fifth precinct just came in. East Jackson is reporting.
Trauner is head with 65 percent.
Christensen and Schwartz still lead.
Barron leads 56 to 43 over Lance.
In the Town Council Miles has 29, Obringer has 25 and Lasley 22.
7:25 p.m.
County clerk Sherry Daigle reported problems with the external phone lines which are giving feedback, crashing results as they are being recieved.
In the meantime, the ballots and vote countings machines are being transported from the polls to the Courthouse as per usual.
With four precincts, 6,745 ballots have been cast and counted.
7:24
In the hospital race, Smokey Rhea is four percentage points behind the three leaders, Knobloch, Hayse and Moyer.
7:22 p.m.
In the school board race, Meagher is fraction of a percentage point out of the running.
7:20 p.m.
With four precincts reporting Christensen still leads followed by Schwartz and Fuller.
7:19 p.m.
With four of 18 precincts reporting, Mead, Dennis, Farrow and Hawley are leading for school board.
7:18 p.m.
Three of 18 precincts have reported.
South Jackson and south Wilson have reported.
64 to 33 for Trauner.
For House 16 64 for Jorgensen, 35 for Schloss and for House 22 Roscoe has 72 percent.
No updates for the town have come in.
7:16 p.m.
With the second precinct Knobloch, Hayse and Moyer still lead in the hospital race.
7:15 p.m.
With the second precinct reporting, in the commissioners race Christensen has 29 percent
Schwartz has 27 percent and Fuller has 25 percent.
7:12
In the Town race Mark Barron has 56 percent and Mike Lance has 43 percent.
Greg Miles has 28 percent, Mark Obringer hsa 26 percent and Louise Lasley 22 percent and Abe Tabatabai has 21 percent.
In the hospital, Knobloch is leading with Hayes and Moyer.
In the commissioners race Christensen is ahead with 29 percent followed by Schwartz with 28 percent and Fuller with 25 percent.
Triano has 17 percent.
7:08 p.m.
Absentee ballots are in.
Obama is leading 63 to 36 percent.
Trauner is ahead 65 to 33 percent.
Jorgensen is ahead 66 to 34 percent.
5:39 p.m.
It has begun.
Polls are starting to close on the East Coast.
Colored maps online are now captivating those waiting for the local polls to close.
We will have up-to-date local results, precinct by precinct, once Teton County polls close at 7 p.m.