2026 Midterms State GuideWyoming
Hold on to your bison burgers and rodeos.
Polls are closed
Polls are closed in Wyoming, and results aren’t finalized yet.
Ballots are still being counted, close races can take days to call, and no result is official until it’s certified.
A prayer for Wyoming
God who removes and sets up kings, You are our confidence in election season, and Your sovereignty is our peace in a tottering world.
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Hi! It’s me, Shadrach. Apparently, I’m your civic guide today. If you’ve been complaining about how things are going (and I’ve heard you... the walls are thin), this guide will help you feel informed and able to vote in this year’s midterms. Now, hold on to your bison burgers and rodeos, and let’s get into it.
Wyoming at a glance
Wyoming votes on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, for governor, U.S. Senate, its one U.S. House seat and one statewide ballot measure.
- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
- Voter registration
- Oct. 19: Voter registration deadline. (After this, you can still register in person at your county clerk's office and cast an absentee ballot at the same time.)
- Absentee voting
- Oct. 6: Absentee voting begins. (Request an absentee ballot any time before Nov. 3.)
- Governor
- 3 candidates
- U.S. Senate
- 2 candidates
- U.S. House
- One seat
- Statewide ballot measures
- 1
What happens next
The counting continues
Election-night numbers are unofficial. Mail, provisional, and military ballots are still being counted, so close races can take days to call.
Officials double-check the count
Local election officials review the ballots and the tallies (the canvass). A very close race can go to a recount.
Wyoming certifies the results
Results become official once Wyoming certifies them, usually a few weeks after Election Day.
Winners take office
The new Congress takes office in early January. Governors and other state officials take office on dates set by state law, most of them in January too.
Important dates
- Aug. 18Primary This date has passed.
- Oct. 6Absentee voting begins. (Request an absentee ballot any time before Nov. 3.) This date has passed.
- Oct. 19Voter registration deadline. (After this, you can still register in person at your county clerk's office and cast an absentee ballot at the same time.) This date has passed.
- Nov. 2Last day of absentee voting This date has passed.
- Nov. 3Election Day. You can still register and vote at your polling place. This date has passed.
What’s at stake
Last election cycle, 70.6% of Wyoming voters felt like the nation’s economy had gotten worse over the past year, and 52.2% felt the same about the state’s economy. Voters were split on where they thought the state should go, with 46.5% wanting Wyoming's economy diversified beyond its traditional industries and 53.5% preferring to expand coal, oil/gas, agriculture, and tourism. This cycle, economic pressure is straining wallets on the ballot: a citizen-led initiative to cut property taxes qualified after organizers gathered over 30,000 verified signatures, making it the first citizen initiative to reach a Wyoming ballot in 30 years. With an open Senate and governor seat, voters will be eyeing whether candidates can address their concerns.
Who’s on your ballot
Tap a race to see the candidates.
Wyoming is choosing a governor
See whose priorities line up with yours
Here are the top priorities each candidate lists, in their own words. Pick the 3 that matter most to you. Names stay hidden until you see your results.
0 of 3 picked
- Top priorities
Ken CasnerDemocrat- Restructuring the state's tax system so wealthier residents and outside investors "pay their fair share," rather than leaving Wyoming's working class to shoulder the burden.
- Universal health care access for Wyoming residents.
- Protecting Wyoming's water rights and agricultural resources.
- Top priorities
Eric BarlowRepublican- Ensuring a limited government by building a strong team that listens, learns, and works hard.
- Support a robust economy with policies that strengthen core industries of minerals and energy, tourism and hospitality, and agriculture, as well as small businesses; encourage innovation and investment in new technologies and manufacturing; and build partnerships to grow Wyoming’s future workforce.
- Advocating for thriving communities by focusing on efforts that ensure communities retain local control and have their critical needs met, including safety, education, healthcare and infrastructure; exploring partnerships to address housing and other community opportunities; and engaging with and supporting the ideas of young people with what they need to obtain a meaningful education, raise families and start businesses in Wyoming.
- Top priorities
Rebecca BextelConstitution Party- Bring principled leadership to the work of defending the right to keep and bear arms, protecting innocent life, safeguarding freedom of speech and religious liberty, upholding private property and due process, and strengthening the authority of parents to guide the upbringing and education of their children.
- Defending Wyoming’s sovereignty by withdrawing the state from the federal refugee resettlement program and ending any policy that allows illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.
- Unleash Wyoming energy by defending energy workers and producers against radical green agendas, politically motivated regulations, and politicians who would sacrifice jobs, revenue, and independence.
- Get to know ’em
James ByrdDemocrat
All U.S. House of Representatives seats are up for election every two years. Find your district here.
- Shadrach’s big picture
Wyomingites will elect one candidate to represent them in the House. Republicans are expected to hold that seat.
- Open seats
The seat’s incumbent, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R), is running for U.S. Senate.
- Competitive districts
Wyoming’s got one “at-large” district (the third largest congressional district by land size), and it’s generally seen as not competitive and solidly Republican; a Democrat hasn’t won the seat in 50 years.
Statewide ballot measures
1 to read before you go. Tap one to open it.
This measure would cut property taxes on primary homes in half. Homeowners would only pay taxes on 50% of their home's assessed value starting retroactively in tax year 2025. Supporters say it would help workers become homeowners and give those on a fixed income a way to afford a home. Critics say the state will lose critical revenue to fund education.
Voting yessupports taxing primary homes on only 50% of their assessed value, cutting homeowners’ property taxes on those homes in half, retroactive to tax year 2025Voting noopposes this measure, keeping property taxes on primary homes as they are now
Also on the ballot
Other races Wyoming voters will decide.
- Secretary of State
- Auditor
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Treasurer
- State Senate
- State House
- Special state legislative
- State Supreme Court
- Municipal government
- Local ballot measures
Whose job is it?
Ten things government does. Tap the office that does each one.
Whose job is it to…
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Declare a state of emergency after a hurricane or flood?
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A prayer for Wyoming
God who removes and sets up kings, You are our confidence in election season, and Your sovereignty is our peace in a tottering world.
While we wait for Your soon-coming kingdom, appoint for the Equality State leaders who will seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly. Stabilize Wyomingites in the midst of uncertainty; raise up qualified, upright candidates; protect them and the voting process from violence and fraud. May voters receive accurate, helpful information, and may their government earn their trust and work for their good.
King of Every Nation, though these candidates seek positions of power, their strength pales against Yours. Though officials seek to make things better, You are making all things new. Wyoming’s leaders may fumble and fight and fade, but You, my King, are immovable, unconquerable, and everlasting. So strengthen Wyomingites with forbearance to submit to imperfect leadership until all the world comes together under Your perfect rule.
Amen.