Carbon County

Carbon County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

10 candidates are tracked across 7 Carbon County races for the 2026 election, led by the Wyoming House District 15 contest. Preview your Carbon County, Wyoming sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.

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Local Snapshot

Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateWyoming
Races Listed7
Profiles10

Carbon County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking

Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot.

Pamela Thayer (Republican), Cheryl Hulme (Constitution) meet on the November 3 ballot; Pamela Thayer is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 roster. Pamela Thayer was unopposed in the August 18 Republican primary (1,014 votes). Cheryl Hulme (Constitution) also qualified for the November ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. Wyoming has no runoffs and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Pamela Thayer · RepublicanIncumbent
    Pamela Thayer is a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives who has represented House District 15, covering parts of Carbon and Sweetwater counties, since January 2025, per BallotReady. No campaign site or further biographical details were found. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Cheryl Hulme · Constitution
    Cheryl Hulme is the Constitution Party of Wyoming's nominee for House District 15, running against incumbent Republican Pam Thayer, per Wyoming Public Media and County 17. No occupation or other biographical details were found as of this research. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Eamon O'Toole (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Bob Davis (R), the sitting member per the Legislature's 2026 roster, is not on the November ballot. Eamon O'Toole was unopposed in the August 18 Republican primary (1,586 votes). Wyoming has no runoffs and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Eamon O'Toole · Republican
    Eamon O'Toole is the Republican candidate for Wyoming House District 47 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.

Bob Davis (Republican), Jim Wilson (Democratic), Don VanMatre (Constitution) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Larry Hicks (R), the sitting member per the Legislature's 2026 roster, is not on the November ballot. Bob Davis was unopposed in the August 18 Republican primary (2,728 votes). Jim Wilson was unopposed in the August 18 Democratic primary (297 votes). Don VanMatre (Constitution) also qualified for the November ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. Wyoming has no runoffs and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

  • Bob Davis · Republican
    Bob Davis is a small business owner, rancher and veteran who currently represents Wyoming House District 47, per the Rocket Miner. He is the Republican candidate for the open Senate District 11 seat. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Jim Wilson · Democratic
    Jim Wilson is an electrical control operator at Pacific Power's Jim Bridger Plant, where he has worked since 1979, per his campaign site. A longtime southwest Wyoming resident, he is the Democratic candidate for Wyoming Senate District 11.
    Priorities: High-paying union jobs with strong collective bargaining rights · Energy development and economic diversification · Education investment and affordable housing (per the campaign site)
  • Don VanMatre · Constitution
    Don VanMatre is the Constitution candidate for Wyoming Senate District 11 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.

Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Bridget Hill as a judge of the Wyoming Supreme Court; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on every ballot in Wyoming.

  • Bridget Hill
    Bridget Hill was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2025, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch. She previously served as Wyoming Attorney General from 2019 to 2025 and earlier as director of the Office of State Lands and Investments and as an assistant attorney general. She earned her law degree with honor from the University of Wyoming College of Law, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.

Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Robert C. Jarosh as a judge of the Wyoming Supreme Court; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on every ballot in Wyoming.

  • Robert C. Jarosh
    Robert C. Jarosh joined the Wyoming Supreme Court in March 2024, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch. He was previously in private practice in Cheyenne with the firm Hirst Applegate, LLP. He holds a law degree with honor from the University of Wyoming College of Law, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.

Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Ben Burningham as a judge of the Wyoming Chancery Court; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on every ballot in Wyoming.

  • Ben Burningham
    Ben Burningham has served as judge of the Wyoming Chancery Court since his appointment in January 2025, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch. The Chancery Court handles commercial, business and trust litigation statewide. His current term expires in January 2027.

Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Robert J. Sanford as a judge of the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on ballots in Albany County, Carbon County.

  • Robert J. Sanford
    Robert J. Sanford has served as a circuit court judge of the Second Judicial District in Albany County since his appointment in July 2020, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.

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