Teton County conducts recount for school board trustees race
JACKSON (WNE) — A less-than-1% margin of victory between three of the school board candidates in Tuesday’s general election triggered a recount.
Three incumbents on the Teton County School District Board of Trustees and one political newcomer vied for three spots available on the board. Trustees Keith Gingery and Stephan Abrams defended their seats, but Ashley Sinclair secured a seat over incumbent Reade Dornan, according to unofficial election results.
On Wednesday morning, Teton County Clerk’s Office staff was back in the election center to run every single ballot through the election tabulating machines to confirm the results. The recount was nearing completion by press time Wednesday evening.
Gingery, 56, earned the most votes and will go on to serve a fourth term on the board, according to the unofficial election night results. He received 5,428 votes, which was roughly 27% of the total ballots cast in the race.
Newcomer Sinclair, 41, trailed closely with 4,861 votes, which was around 24%. Only 40 votes behind her was Abrams, 52, who will go on to serve a second term as a school board trustee. He received 4,821 votes, which was also around 24% of the total ballots cast.
Dornan, 86, lost with 4,773 votes, or 23.9%.
Teton County Clerk Maureen Murphy said that recounts haven’t been unusual in the last few election cycles.
“That’s why I always encourage everyone to vote, because when races are decided by 27 votes with our courthouse (Specific Purpose Excise Tax) — that’s crazy,” Murphy said.
She said it’s a testament to how “everybody’s votes count.”
“I tell them that all the time,” she said.
This story was published on Nov. 5, 2026.
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