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The second time proved to be a charm for Cody attorney David Hill, as Republican voters picked him as their nominee for an open seat in House District 50.
According to unofficial results, Hill …
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The second time proved to be a charm for Cody attorney David Hill, as Republican voters picked him as their nominee for an open seat in House District 50.
According to unofficial results, Hill won Tuesday’s Republican primary with 1,557 votes (55%), topping the 1,263 votes (44.6%) received by Cody audiologist Levi Asay.
“I think the feeling I want to express the most is gratitude for people who supported me and for Levi [Asay] for running,” Hill said in a Wednesday interview.
Hill will face Libertarian candidate Carrie Satterwhite of Ralston in the general election. The winner will replace outgoing state Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, R-Cody, who Hill had unsuccessfully challenged in the 2024 Republican primary.
Hill said there was a “night and day difference” in this contest with Asay.
“I think that there was a level of respect between us, and there was good dialog and good discourse,” he said, adding, “it makes a world of difference having an opponent who is respectful and runs the race the right way.”
In a comment on Facebook page, Asay similarly congratulated Hill on “a well run race.”
County results show Asay bested Hill in three precincts — the Heart Mountain/Ralston area, the Willwood area and Sunlight/Crandall — while Hill carried the other six that cover the eastern part of the City of Cody, rural areas north and east of the city and Clark. Asay had received the support of the Park County Republican Party.
Hill said Wednesday that there’s still a lot of work to do — including November’s matchup with Satterwhite.
“I gotta campaign still, I gotta keep working, I gotta make sure that I earn people’s trust and votes,” he said, though, “I sure hope that we can have fewer mailers and texts and just all of that stuff this time around.”
As for current Rep. Williams, she ran for secretary of state this year and — despite carrying Park County by 10 percentage points — was bested in the statewide Republican primary by Converse County Commissioner Robert Short.
In a Wednesday statement, Williams said she was proud of what her campaign accomplished and grateful for everyone who was a part of it.
“An election does not decide whether I serve Wyoming,” Williams added. “It only decides where.”
The general election is Nov. 3.
