Wyoming

Wyoming Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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Wyoming's 2026 ballot includes governor (Eric Barlow (R), Kenneth R. Casner (D), Rebecca Bextel (Constitution)); U.S. Senate (Harriet Hageman (R), James Byrd (D)); 1 U.S. House district. Browse tracked Wyoming jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionAug. 18, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateWyoming

Places Listed2

Profiles7

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Wyoming's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

3 candidates

Eric Barlow (R)
Barlow is a fourth-generation Wyomingite, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, large-animal veterinarian, and rancher who has served five terms in the Wyoming House of Representatives, including as Speaker, and currently serves in the State Senate, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support rural Wyoming, agriculture, and small communities · Improve education and health care access · Bring service-focused leadership to state government
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Kenneth R. Casner (D)
Ken Casner is a restaurant owner who has run for several Wyoming offices. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
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 (Constitution)
Rebecca Bextel has lived in Wyoming for more than 20 years and operates small businesses with her husband, per her campaign site. 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.
Priorities: Defend God-given rights and limit government to protecting them, per her campaign site · Defend Wyoming's sovereignty from federal bureaucrats, per her campaign site · Unleash Wyoming energy and its jobs, per her campaign site
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U.S. Senate

2 candidates

Harriet Hageman (R)
Hageman grew up on a Wyoming ranch and worked as a litigator for 34 years, with extensive experience challenging federal agencies, per the official House biography. She holds a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the University of Wyoming and currently represents Wyoming in the U.S. House, per the official House biography.
Priorities: Defend Wyoming's water, land, and energy industries · Rein in federal agencies and regulatory overreach · Carry Wyoming's conservative values to the Senate
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James Byrd (D)
Byrd is a Wyoming native based in Cheyenne who describes his career as working on the front lines of the state's business and public life, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Bring legislative and technical experience to the Senate · Represent working Wyoming families · Offer a Democratic choice in November
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Secretary Of State

3 candidates

Robert Short (R)
Robert Short is the Republican candidate for Wyoming secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list; the office is open because Secretary of State Chuck Gray is the Republican nominee for U.S. House instead of seeking re-election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Bryan McCarty (D)
Bryan McCarty is the Democratic candidate for Wyoming secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Tamara Trujillo (Constitution)
Tamara Trujillo is the Constitution Party candidate for Wyoming secretary of state on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Auditor

1 candidate

Kristi Racines (R)Incumbent
Kristi Racines is Wyoming's incumbent state auditor, first elected in 2018, and the Republican nominee for re-election; no Democrat filed for the office, so no Democratic nominee appears on the November 3 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list.
Priorities: Keep the state's checkbook online through WyOpen.gov, per her campaign site · Right-sized government and a smaller auditor's office budget, per her campaign site · Public accountability and transparency, per her campaign site
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Treasurer

1 candidate

Curt Meier (R)Incumbent
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; no Democrat filed for the office, so no Democratic nominee appears on the November 3 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

Superintendent Of Public Instruction

2 candidates

Steve Harshman (R)
Steve Harshman is a longtime Casper teacher and football coach who served decades in the Wyoming House, including as speaker. The seat is open because Superintendent Megan Degenfelder ran for governor.
Priorities: Focus on students, families and educators, per his campaign site · Expand scholarship opportunities such as the Hathaway Scholarship he authored, per his campaign site · Support local school boards and practical Wyoming schools, per his campaign site
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Ana Cordova (D)
Ana Cordova is the Democratic candidate for Wyoming superintendent of public instruction on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - WY-AL

4 candidates

Chuck Gray (Republican)
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. His campaign emphasizes energy, affordability, and election integrity, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Energy, per his campaign site · Affordability, per his campaign site · Election integrity, per his campaign site
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Lisa Kinney (Democratic)
Lisa Kinney is a Laramie lawyer, author and former financial advisor who served ten years in the Wyoming Senate (1985 to 1995), including as minority floor leader, and later directed the Albany County Library, per her campaign site. She is the Democratic candidate for Wyoming's open at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list.
Priorities: Keep public lands in public hands, per her campaign site · Lower health care costs, per her campaign site · Bring civility back to Wyoming politics, per her campaign site
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Shawn Johnson (Libertarian)
Shawn Johnson is the Libertarian candidate for Wyoming's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jeffrey Haggit (Constitution)
Jeffrey Haggit is the Constitution Party candidate for Wyoming's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026; the web address in his filing sits behind an access check that could not be verified.

Statewide Ballot Measures

1 statewide measure is on Wyoming's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Proposed Initiative Proposition Number One: Homeowner's Primary Residence Property Tax Exemption
Enacts a property tax exemption for a qualified homeowner's primary residence equal to 50 percent of the dwelling's assessed value. To qualify, the owner must have lived in Wyoming at least one year and occupied the home at least six months of the prior tax year; one exemption per property and per owner, claimed by sworn statement to the county assessor by the fourth Monday in May and confirmed annually, with a penalty for false claims. The Secretary of State's ballot summary estimates a state revenue decrease of about $92.6 million in fiscal year 2028 and $95.9 million in fiscal year 2029, not counting impacts on local governments..
Initiated state statute
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Places We’re Tracking

Open a local guide to preview candidate profiles by county, city, or jurisdiction. A ZIP code lookup is the fastest way to narrow this to a specific ballot.

Albany County

30 candidates

30 tracked candidate profiles
17 races covered

Big Horn County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
8 races covered

Campbell County

23 candidates

23 tracked candidate profiles
20 races covered

Carbon County

10 candidates

10 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Converse County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Crook County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Fremont County

26 candidates

26 tracked candidate profiles
22 races covered

Goshen County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
8 races covered

Hot Springs County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Johnson County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Laramie County

47 candidates

47 tracked candidate profiles
31 races covered

Lincoln County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
9 races covered

Natrona County

36 candidates

36 tracked candidate profiles
25 races covered

Niobrara County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Park County

23 candidates

23 tracked candidate profiles
18 races covered

Platte County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Sheridan County

18 candidates

18 tracked candidate profiles
16 races covered

Sublette County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Sweetwater County

30 candidates

30 tracked candidate profiles
22 races covered

Teton County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
10 races covered

Uinta County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
9 races covered

Washakie County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Weston County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
9 races covered

Every county in Wyoming

All 23 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 23 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Albany County Big Horn County Campbell County Carbon County Converse County Crook County Fremont County Goshen County Hot Springs County Johnson County Laramie County Lincoln County Natrona County Niobrara County Park County Platte County Sheridan County Sublette County Sweetwater County Teton County Uinta County Washakie County Weston County

How to vote in Wyoming in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Wyoming election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
Early voting: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 through Monday, November 2, 2026
Mail ballot: return: Absentee ballots must be received in the county clerk's office no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026; no excuse needed
Election Day hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (or until the last person in line at 7:00 p.m. has voted).
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the Wyoming election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: Voters must show an acceptable form of identification: WY driver's license or ID card, tribal ID card, U.S. passport, U.S. military card, driver's license/ID from another state, University of Wyoming or Wyoming community college/public school student ID, valid Medicare or Medicaid insurance card, or a valid Wyoming concealed firearm permit.
Judges on the ballot: 2 appellate judicial questions (retention and nonpartisan seats): see every judge on the Wyoming ballot

Wyoming 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for governor of Wyoming in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Wyoming are Eric Barlow (R), Kenneth R. Casner (D), Rebecca Bextel (Constitution). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

Who is running for U.S. Senate in Wyoming in 2026?

The tracked 2026 U.S. Senate candidates in Wyoming are Harriet Hageman (R), James Byrd (D). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the Wyoming 2026 primary election?

Wyoming's 2026 state primary was held on August 18, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Wyoming for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Wyoming's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Wyoming for the November 2026 election?

Early in-person voting in Wyoming runs Tuesday, October 6, 2026 through Monday, November 2, 2026, per the state election office.

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Wyoming for November 2026?

Wyoming mail ballots: return: Absentee ballots must be received in the county clerk's office no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026; no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Wyoming in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Wyoming election office's official lookup at https://sos.wyo.gov/elections/ to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

Which judges are on the Wyoming ballot in 2026?

2 appellate judges and justices appear on Wyoming's November 3, 2026 ballot: Bridget Hill, Robert C. Jarosh. Wyoming Supreme Court justices are appointed by the governor from a judicial nominating commission's list and, after serving at least one year, must stand for a nonpartisan yes/no retention vote at the next general election; a majority yes vote retains the justice for an eight-year term, with succeeding terms decided the same way. Wyoming has no intermediate court of appeals. Source: Wyoming Constitution Article 5, Section 4, and the Wyoming Secretary of State's certified retention list, https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2026/2026_Judges_Standing_for_Retention.pdf

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Voting Resources

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Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.