Wiegand Wins

Cheyenne County voters chose the next Clerk of the District Court. With all 10 precincts reporting, 696 voters cast votes in favor of Mindy Wiegand, and 662 votes were cast for Debra Hume.

"I am humbled and amazed to have been elected your next Clerk of the District Court. I am honored to have earned your support and your confidence. Words cannot express my gratitude to all of you who have supported me," Wiegand said. "I will continue to serve the citizens of Cheyenne County to the best of my ability, and continue to do what is best for the County and the Office at all times. Thank you to all who took the time to vote in this Primary Election."

The District Court Clerk was the only local contested race on the Primary ballot.

Cheyenne County had a 26 percent voter turnout, about average for county primaries, according to Cheyenne County Clerk Beth Fiegenschuh.

Voters will see races in the General Election in November that were not on the Primary. Races with the same number of candidates as open seats automatically advance the General Election.

In the governor's race, Jim Pillen lead the Republican candidates with 601 votes. Charles W. Herbster came in second with 531, followed by Brett Lindstrom with 126 for the top three candidates.

On the Democratic side, Carol Blood garnered 99 votes to Roy A. Harris' 33. Libertarian Scott Zimmerman earned 10 votes locally.

Adrian Smith led the Republican Party for the District 3 Representative seat at 1,054 votes, followed by Mike Calhoun with 307. Democrat David J. Else earned 61 votes to Daniel M. Wik's 58 votes. Mark Elworth Jr., collected one vote for the LMN Party.

The Secretary of State race was all Republican with Bob Evnen collecting 594 votes, followed by Rex Schroder with 355 and Robert Borer 220.

Republican Paul Anderson won the State Treasurer race with 714 votes, followed by John Murante with 380 and Libertarian Katrina Tomsen earned 10 votes.

Republican Mike Hilgers earned 693 votes for the office of Attorney General, followed by Republican Jennifer Hicks with 482 and LMN candidate Larry Bolinger receiving 1 vote.

Mike Foley got the nod for State Auditor with 728 votes, followed by Republican Larry Anderson with 383. Libertarian Gene Siadek received 10 votes and L. Leroy Lopez, LMN party, earned one vote.