
I will work with our federal and county delegation to bring better management for public lands and to fight against the 30 x 30 land grab that will affect each of us here in Wyoming. “I will work on behalf of our communities to ensure they continue to receive state support and are not pushed aside by the urban areas of Wyoming. My love of our district and our state has guided me to serve, and it will continue to guide me as I work on your behalf. Our Wyoming values lie at the heart of everything we do, and I am committed to preserving them. “I am honored to have been elected to serve you as the representative of House District 26,” Banks said in a statement issued Wednesday morning. There was no filed Democratic candidate for District 26, making Banks the presumptive favorite in the November 8 general election.

Welch was solid in Lovell, receiving 203 votes, and Mills was likewise strong in his hometown of Greybull, garnering 120 votes. Beck topped Banks 232-196 in Greybull and 77-64 in Shell. Gary Welch of Lovell received 510 votes – 458 in Big Horn County and 52 in Park, while Tim Mills of Greybull finished the night with 308 votes – 268 in Big Horn County and 40 in Park.īanks won five of the eight precincts making up District 26 in Big Horn County, beating Beck 42-16 in Frannie, 31-24 in Deaver, 79-52 in Byron, 239-77 in Cowley and 448-321 in Lovell. As expected, it was a competitive four-way race for the Republican nomination for the District 26 seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives, and in the end, Dalton Banks of Cowley carried the day, beating top challenger Tim Beck of Lovell by 296 votes in the race to succeed the retiring Jamie Flitner of Shell in the House.īanks received 1,178 votes, unofficially, on Tuesday – 1,100 in Big Horn County and 78 in Park County, while Beck garnered 800 votes in Big Horn County and 82 in Park.
