Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)
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| Filing deadline: May 29, 2026 |
| Primary: August 18, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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A Democratic Party primary takes place on August 18, 2026, in Wyoming to determine which candidate will earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 3, 2026.
This page focuses on Wyoming's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Wyoming's Republican gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)
- Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2026
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Candidate profiles
This section includes candidate profiles that may be created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff may compile a profile based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements after identifying the candidate as noteworthy. For more on how we select candidates to include, click here.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Wyoming
Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Wyoming's At-Large | Harriet Hageman | R+23 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris  | Donald Trump  |
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| Wyoming's At-Large | 26.0% | 72.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 89.5% of Wyomingites lived in one of the state's 21 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 6.6% lived in one of 1 Battleground Republican counties. Overall, Wyoming was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Wyoming following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Wyoming county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 21 | 89.5% | |||||
| Battleground Republican | 1 | 6.6% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 1 | 4.0% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 1 | 4.0% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 22 | 96.0% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Wyoming presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 7 Democratic wins
- 25 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Wyoming.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Wyoming
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Wyoming.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Wyoming's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Wyoming | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Wyoming's top three state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Mark Gordon |
| Secretary of State | Chuck Gray |
| Attorney General | Keith G. Kautz |
State legislature
Wyoming State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 29 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | |
Wyoming House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 56 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | |
Trifecta control
Wyoming Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
The table below details demographic data in Wyoming and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Wyoming | ||
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| Wyoming | United States | |
| Population | 576,851 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 97,088 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 86% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 0.9% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 3.1% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 7.1% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.4% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 94.1% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 29.9% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $74,815 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.7% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State profile
| Demographic data for Wyoming | ||
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| Wyoming | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 586,555 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 97,093 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 91% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 2.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.7% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 9.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 92.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 25.7% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $58,840 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 12.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Wyoming. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Wyoming
Wyoming voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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