The candidate filing period in Wyoming for this year’s election cycle closed on Friday, May 29. Below are the unofficial lists of county, state and federal candidates who filed, as reported by the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office and the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office. A list of municipal candidates for mayor and town council positions have not yet been made available. A complete list of those candidates will be posted when released. 

The candidate filing period for open school board positions will take place August 5-24. 

The 2026 Primary Election will take place on Tuesday, August 18. A special election section of the Star Valley Independent will be printed on August 12. SVI Media Candidate Forums will also be held before the election.

Candidates are listed in the order they appear on filing rosters. 

 

County Offices

Lincoln County Commissioner (2 seats)

Joe Heward (Thayne), Kay Lynn Nield (Afton), Kent Connelly (Kemmerer), Jake Long (Etna), Jesica Lozier (Kemmerer) and John Long (Diamondville). 

County Coroner

Dain Schwab (Afton)

County Attorney

Carmen L. Patterson (Smoot) and Spencer L. Allred (Afton)

County Sheriff

Shane Johnson (Afton) and Val K. Clement (Smoot)

County Clerk

April Brunski (Kemmerer)

County Treasurer

Joey K. Antilla (Kemmerer) and Dawn Marquardt (LaBarge)

County Assessor

Emmett Mavy (Thayne) and Jason Rosas (Diamondville)

Clerk of District Court

Jenny Clarke (Kemmerer)

 

State Offices

State Representative 22 – Republican

Andrew Byron (Jackson)

State Representative 21 – Republican

McKay L. Erickson (Afton)

State Representative 18 – Republican

Kenneth D Roberts (Kemmerer) and Scott Heiner (Green River)

Governor – Republican

Brent Bien, Curt Blake, Eric Barlow and Megan Degenfelder

Governor – Democrat

Kenneth R. Casner

Secretary of State – Republican

CJ Young, Jason Fearneyhough, Oviatt Qwenton Eagle, Rachel Williams and Robert Short

Secretary of State – Democrat

Bryan McCarty

State Auditor- Republican

Kristi Racines

State Auditor – Democrat

None

State Treasurer – Republican

Curt Meier and Scott Smith

State Treasurer – Democrat

None

Superintendent of Public Instruction – Republican

Chad Auer, Steve Harshman and Tom Kelly

Superintendent of Public Instruction – Democrat

Ana Cordova and Sergio A. Maldonado, Sr

 

Federal Offices

United States Senator – Republican

Harriet Hageman, Jill M. Edwards, Jimmy Skovgard, John Allan Holtz and Sam Mead

United States Senator – Democrat

Billy Benavidez and James Byrd

United States Representative – Republican

Bo Biteman, Chuck Gray, David Giralt, Frank Chapman, Jillian Balow, Keith B. Goodenough, Kevin Christensen, Reid Rasner, Richard Dodson and Steve Friess

United States Representative – Democrat

Elena Del Real and Lisa Kinney