From collection Candidates
Mamie E. Hefferon ran for Wyoming's Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1918 on the Democratic ticket. Initially, there were no candidates on the Democratic ticket for the position. However, she and her opponent, Mr. B.N. Mathews of Uinta, County, offered their candidacies. Their names had to be written in the primary ballots. Hefferon won the in the primary election. At the time of her campaign, Hefferon was also acting County Superintendent of Laramie County. Hefferon had been elected as the County Superintendent of Schools for Laramie County in 1912.
