Wyoming Voter Guide 2026

Eric Barlow is a Gillette-area veterinarian and rancher who serves in the Wyoming Senate and previously led the state House as speaker. He is the Republican nominee for the open governor's office, winning the August 18 primary with 58,820 votes to Megan Degenfelder's 38,739 and Brent Bien's 30,843, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. Results are unofficial until the

Priorities: Support rural Wyoming, agriculture, and small communities · Improve education and health care access · Bring service-focused leadership to state government

Ken Casner is a restaurant owner who has run for several Wyoming offices. He is the Democratic nominee for governor, unopposed in the August 18 primary with 10,706 votes, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. Results are unofficial until the canvass.

Priorities: Offer a Democratic choice for the open governor's office · Support small businesses and working Wyomingites · Bring an outsider's voice to Cheyenne

Rebecca Bextel is a Teton County conservative activist and the Constitution Party's nominee for Wyoming governor, chosen unanimously at the party's Cheyenne convention. The party retained minority-party ballot status on its 2024 vote total, so it nominates by convention rather than by petition, per Oil City News and Cap City News coverage. She appears on the November 3 ballot alongside the two major-party nominees.

Harriet Hageman is Wyoming's at-large congresswoman since 2023 and a water and natural-resources attorney. She is the Republican nominee for the open U.S. Senate seat created by Cynthia Lummis's retirement, winning the August 18 primary with 83,794 votes to Sam Mead's 35,875, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. Results are unofficial until the canvass.

Priorities: Defend Wyoming's water, land, and energy industries · Rein in federal agencies and regulatory overreach · Carry Wyoming's conservative values to the Senate

James Byrd is a former state representative from Cheyenne, a geophysicist and engineer, and was the party's 2018 nominee for secretary of state. He is the Democratic nominee for Wyoming's open U.S. Senate seat, winning the August 18 primary with 9,589 votes to Billy Benavidez's 2,497, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. Results are unofficial until the canvass.

Priorities: Bring legislative and technical experience to the Senate · Represent working Wyoming families · Offer a Democratic choice in November

Robert Short is the Republican nominee for Wyoming secretary of state, winning the August 18 primary with 53,314 votes to Rachel Rodriguez-Williams's 38,567, C.J. Young's 17,846 and Qwenton Eagle Oviatt's 7,087, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. The seat is open because Secretary of State Chuck Gray ran for the U.S. House instead of re-election. Results are unoffi

Bryan McCarty is the Democratic nominee for Wyoming secretary of state, unopposed in the August 18 primary with 11,207 votes, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. Results are unofficial until the canvass.

Kristi Racines is Wyoming's incumbent state auditor, first elected in 2018, and the Republican nominee for re-election. She was unopposed in the August 18 primary with 107,024 votes, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. No Democrat filed for the office, so no Democratic nominee appears on the November 3 ballot. Results are unofficial until the canvass.

Curt Meier is Wyoming's incumbent state treasurer, first elected in 2018 after two decades in the state Legislature, and the Republican nominee for re-election. He won the August 18 primary with 78,702 votes to Scott Smith's 36,613, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. No Democrat filed for the office, so no Democratic nominee appears on the November 3 ballot. Result

Steve Harshman is a longtime Casper teacher and football coach who served decades in the Wyoming House, including as speaker. He is the Republican nominee for superintendent of public instruction, winning the August 18 primary with 67,784 votes to Thomas Kelly's 36,624 and Chad Auer's 12,636, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. The seat is open because Superintenden

Ana Cordova is the Democratic nominee for Wyoming superintendent of public instruction, winning the August 18 primary with 7,300 votes to Sergio A. Maldonado Sr.'s 4,314, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. Results are unofficial until the canvass.

Chuck Gray is Wyoming's sitting Secretary of State, elected in 2022 after serving in the state House, and is the Republican nominee for the open at-large U.S. House seat. He won the August 18 primary with 31,222 votes to Steve Friess's 25,054 and Kevin Christensen's 21,632 in a nine-way field, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting. His campaign emphasizes energy, affor

Priorities: Energy, per his campaign site · Affordability, per his campaign site · Election integrity, per his campaign site

Lisa Kinney is the Democratic nominee for Wyoming's open at-large U.S. House seat, winning the August 18 primary with 9,343 votes to Elena Del Real's 2,657, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's unofficial summary with all 23 counties reporting.