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Lost Springs, Wyoming sample ballot 2026

Lost Springs voters (Converse County, Wyoming) see U.S. Senate, Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor plus 5 Converse County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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Retention: Justice Bridget Hill, Wyoming Supreme CourtNonpartisan race · Bridget Hill

Bridget Hill

Nonpartisan

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: Justice Robert C. Jarosh, Wyoming Supreme CourtNonpartisan race · Robert C. Jarosh

Robert C. Jarosh

Nonpartisan

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: Judge Ben Burningham, Wyoming Chancery CourtNonpartisan race · Ben Burningham

Ben Burningham

Nonpartisan

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.

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Retention: Judge Clark C. Allan, Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Clark C. Allan

Clark C. Allan

Nonpartisan

Clark C. Allan has served as a circuit court judge of the Eighth Judicial District, covering Converse and Platte counties, since his appointment in January 2021, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Retention: Judge Jacqueline K. Brown, Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Jacqueline K. Brown

Jacqueline K. Brown

Nonpartisan

Jacqueline K. Brown has served as a circuit court judge of the Eighth Judicial District, covering Goshen and Platte counties, since her appointment in July 2025, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Converse County page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenateHarriet Hageman (R) · James Byrd (D)
Harriet Hageman

Harriet Hageman

Republican

Harriet 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. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 15, 2026.

Key voting record
  • Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
  • Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
James Byrd

James Byrd

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Bring down gas and grocery prices
  • Protect public lands
  • Make healthcare affordable
About James Byrd

James Byrd is a Wyoming native whose family homesteaded in the state in 1862, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he has a background in business leadership and public service and has spent his career in the Wyoming legislature.

GovernorEric Barlow (R) · Kenneth R. Casner (D) · Rebecca Bextel (Constitution)
Eric Barlow

Eric Barlow

Republican

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Support rural Wyoming, agriculture, and small communities
  • Improve education and health care access
  • Bring service-focused leadership to state government
About Eric Barlow

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.

Kenneth R. Casner

Democrat

Ken Casner is a restaurant owner who has run for several Wyoming offices. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Rebecca Bextel

Constitution

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Defend God-given rights and limit government to protecting them
  • Defend Wyoming's sovereignty from federal bureaucrats
  • Unleash Wyoming energy and its jobs
About Rebecca Bextel

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.

Secretary of StateRobert Short (R) · Bryan McCarty (D) · Tamara Trujillo (Constitution)
Robert Short

Robert Short

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Focuses on business regulation oversight to prevent fraudulent corporate filings
  • Focuses on election administration integrity and support for county clerks
About Robert Short

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.

Bryan McCarty

Democrat

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 was found as of September 7, 2026.

Tamara Trujillo

Tamara Trujillo

Constitution

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Review election processes with county clerks to secure elections for United States citizens
  • Use technology to reduce wait times and increase uniformity across counties
  • Hold regular in-person and virtual town halls
About Tamara Trujillo

Tamara Trujillo is running for Wyoming Secretary of State. She served as a Wyoming State Representative from 2022 to 2024, per her campaign site.

AuditorKristi Racines (R)
Kristi Racines

Kristi Racines

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Keep the state's checkbook online through WyOpen.gov
  • Right-sized government and a smaller auditor's office budget
  • Public accountability and transparency
About Kristi Racines

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.

TreasurerCurt Meier (R)
Curt Meier

Curt Meier

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Protecting Wyoming's investments
  • Fiscal responsibility
  • Constitutional leadership
About Curt Meier

Meier is a Wyoming agricultural businessman who holds a bachelor's degree in animal science from the University of Wyoming and managed thousands of irrigated acres, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he served more than two decades in the Wyoming State Senate, including eight years on the Joint Appropriations Committee, and is now Wyoming State Treasurer.

Superintendent of Public InstructionSteve Harshman (R) · Ana Cordova (D)

Steve Harshman

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Focus on students, families and educators
  • Expand scholarship opportunities such as the Hathaway Scholarship he authored
  • Support local school boards and practical Wyoming schools
About Steve Harshman

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.

Ana Cordova

Democrat

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 was found as of September 7, 2026.

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