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3 candidates are tracked for Campbell County Commissioner (three seats) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sarah Farmer Edwards, James P. Ford and Scott Clem. Candidate information follows official Campbell County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 primary result: Republicans Sarah Farmer Edwards (4,077 votes, about 17 percent of votes cast in the multi-seat field), James P. Ford (3,646, about 16 percent) and Scott Clem (3,061, about 13 percent) won the party's three nominations for county commissioner, ahead of Ira Shober (2,960), Matthew Walker (2,767), Randy Greer (2,506), Shannon Ireland (1,921), Jacob Dalby (1,710) and Douglas G. Griffis (835); no Democrat or independent filed for the office, per County 17's results-night reporting citing the Campbell County Clerk's Office. Edwards, Ford and Clem are unopposed for the three seats on the November 3 ballot.
Edwards has spent more than 25 years working in Campbell County's coal, oil, gas and ranching industries and is a graduate of Campbell County High School, per County 17. She won one of the three Republican nominations for county commissioner in the August 18 primary and faces no opponent in November, per County 17's results coverage. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Sarah Farmer Edwards.
2026 priorities (per the Gillette News Record)
- Keeping Campbell County safe, functional and financially sound
- Making thoughtful funding decisions and planning for growth without overburdening taxpayers
Ford, who goes by Jim Ford, is a partner and general manager of the Fort Union Industrial Park, a mine-site reclamation and redevelopment project, and has spent more than 25 years in the local energy industry, per County 17. He won one of the three Republican nominations for county commissioner in the August 18 primary and faces no opponent in November. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for James P. Ford.
Clem is a former Wyoming state representative for House District 31 (2015-2021) and a former pastor at Central Baptist Church in Gillette, per County 17. He won one of the three Republican nominations for county commissioner in the August 18 primary and faces no opponent in November. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Scott Clem.
