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Lee Ann Reiter will become Cody's next mayor after winning 73% of the vote, finishing roughly 2,300 votes ahead of Chuck Struemke.

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As for the race for the Powell school board, voters picked Ben Borcher (3,269 votes) and incumbents Tracy Morris (2,320) and Kim Dillivan (2,081) to fill three available seats. Zac Opps closely trailed with 2,031 votes, followed by Andy Rose (1,673).

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Meanwhile, voters overwhelmingly (68%) voted to again renew the countywide 2% lodging tax. (It's assessed on top of the statewide 5% lodging tax.)

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Amendment A also won the support of Park County voters, with 53.1% voting "for." Its fate is being decided by voters across all 23 counties.

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Park County voters also voted overwhelmingly to retain all of the judges who appeared on the ballot. District Court Judge Bill Simpson received the support of 83.6% of voters, while Circuit Court Judge Joey Darrah received 78.4%.

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We're wrapping up our coverage from the courthouse - everyone is calling it a night - but we'll have more on powelltribune.com and a lot more in Thursday's edition. Thanks to everyone who followed along!