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One candidate is tracked for Wyoming Senate District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: R. J. Kost. Candidate information follows official Park County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
R. J. Kost (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Dan Laursen (R), the sitting member per the Legislature's 2026 roster, is not on the November ballot. R. J. Kost won the August 18 Republican primary with 2,752 votes (53.5 percent) over Paul Hoeft (2,395), per the Secretary of State's official summary. 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
R.J. Kost is a former state senator who served from 2019 to 2022 and a lifelong Big Horn Basin resident, per his campaign site. He is the Republican candidate for Wyoming Senate District 19.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-07.
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