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Daggett County is a county in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 935,making it the least populous county in Utah. Its county seat is Manila. The county was named for Ellsworth Daggett,the first surveyor-general of Utah. The small community of Dutch John,located near the state line with Colorado and Wyoming,became an incorporated town in January 2016.
Uinta County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 20,450. Its county seat is Evanston. Its south and west boundary lines abut the Utah state line.
Sweetwater County is a county in southwestern Wyoming,United States. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 42,272,making it the fourth-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Green River. By area,it is the largest county in Wyoming. Its southern boundary line abuts the north lines of the states of Colorado and Utah.
Evanston is a city in and the county seat of Uinta County,Wyoming,United States. The population was 11,747 at the 2020 census. It is located near the border with Utah.
The Uinta Mountains are an east-west trending chain of mountains in northeastern Utah extending a short distance into northwest Colorado and slightly into southwestern Wyoming in the United States. As a subrange of the Rocky Mountains,they are unusual for being the highest range in the contiguous United States running east to west,and lie approximately 100 miles (160 km) east of Salt Lake City. The range has peaks ranging from 11,000 to 13,528 feet,with the highest point being Kings Peak,also the highest point in Utah. The Mirror Lake Highway crosses the western half of the Uintas on its way to Wyoming. Utah State Route 44 crosses the east end of the Uintas between Vernal and Manila.
The 2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal won re-election in a landslide over Republican Ray Hunkins,becoming the first Democrat since 1910 to win every county in the state. To date this was the last time a Democrat was elected to statewide office in Wyoming,the last time a Democrat carried every county in the state,the last gubernatorial election in which a Democrat received more than 30% of the vote,the last statewide election in which a Democrat received more than 45% of the vote,and the last statewide election in which a Democrat won any county besides Teton,Albany,Laramie,or Sweetwater. As of 2023,Ray Hunkins is the last Republican gubernatorial nominee who was never elected Governor of Wyoming. This is the last time that Wyoming voted for and elected a Senate candidate and a gubernatorial candidate of different political parties.
Wasatch–Cache National Forest is a United States National Forest located primarily in northern Utah (81.23%),with smaller parts extending into southeastern Idaho (16.42%) and southwestern Wyoming (2.35%). The name is derived from the Ute word Wasatch for a low place in high mountains,and the French word Cache meaning to hide. The term cache originally referred to fur trappers,the first Europeans to visit the land. The Wasatch–Cache National Forest boundaries include 1,607,177 acres (6,504.01 km2) of land.
Wasatch National Forest was established as the Wasatch Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Utah on August 16,1906 with 86,440 acres (349.8 km2) to the east of Salt Lake City and Provo. It became a National Forest on March 4,1907. On July 1,1908 Grantsville National Forest and Salt Lake National Forest were added. In 1973 Wasatch was combined administratively with Cache National Forest,creating Wasatch-Cache National Forest. In descending order of acreage,the Wasatch National Forest portion is located in Summit,Tooele,Salt Lake,Davis,Uinta (Wyoming),Duchesne,Wasatch,Morgan,Utah,Weber,and Juab counties in Utah except Uinta,which is in southwestern Wyoming. Its total area was 908,731 acres (3,677.50 km2),comprising 56.44% of the combined Wasatch-Cache's 1,610,184 acres (6,516.18 km2) as of 2008. There are local ranger district offices in Kamas and Salt Lake City in Utah,and in Evanston and Mountain View in Wyoming. Administrative headquarters reside with the combined Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in South Jordan,Utah.
Uinta County School District #1 is a public school district based in Evanston,Wyoming,United States.
The 2002 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 5,2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a second term.
Wendy Russell Davis is an American lawyer and politician from Fort Worth,Texas. A member of the Democratic Party,Davis represented the 10th district in the Texas Senate from 2009 to 2015. She previously served on the Fort Worth City Council.
Humpy Peak is a peak located in the Uinta Mountain Range in northern Utah. It is approximately 27.56 miles (44 km) south of Evanston,Wyoming and 21.29 miles (34 km) east of Coalville,Utah. The summit has an elevation of 10,875 feet (3,315 m).
Paul Barnard is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate,representing the 15th district from 2011 until 2019. The 15th District encompasses Uinta County. Barnard was succeeded in office by Wendy Davis Schuler.
Gregory Alan Phillips is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and former Wyoming Attorney General.
The 1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3,1964,as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1932 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 8,1932,as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2018 Wyoming Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election held on August 21,2018. Voters in the 15 odd-numbered districts of the Wyoming State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections for other offices,including U.S. Senate,U.S. House,Governor,and the State House
Tom James is an American politician and surface miner who served as a member of the Wyoming Senate from the 13th district,which includes Sweetwater County.
Millburne is an unincorporated community along the Blacks Fork river in central Uinta County,Wyoming,United States.
Karl Allred is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Wyoming. He was appointed by Wyoming governor Mark Gordon in September 2022 to replace Edward Buchanan,who resigned on September 15 to become a Goshen County district court judge. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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- ↑ "Senate District 15: Senator Wendy Schuler". wyoleg.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ↑ "Wendy Davis Schuler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-04-21.