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2 candidates are tracked for Wyoming Senate District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lauren Schoenfeld and Ted Hanlon. Candidate information follows official Laramie County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Lauren Schoenfeld (Republican), Ted Hanlon (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Lynn Hutchings (R), the sitting member per the Legislature's 2026 roster, is not on the November ballot. Lauren Schoenfeld won the August 18 Republican primary with 1,252 votes (42.7 percent) over Ben Hornok (1,185), Meagan Herrington (373), Ronald D. McCleary (120), per the Secretary of State's official summary. Ted Hanlon was unopposed in the August 18 Democratic primary (341 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.
Republican
Lauren Schoenfeld is executive director of the Wyoming Innovation Partnership and a former Sweetwater County Commissioner and law enforcement officer, per her campaign site. She is the Republican candidate for Wyoming Senate District 5.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-07.
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Democratic
Ted Hanlon is a chemical engineer with 45 years of experience in the oil and chemical industries and founder of Hanlon Process Consulting, per his campaign site. He is the Democratic candidate for Wyoming Senate District 5.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-07.
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