2026 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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2026 Wyoming gubernatorial election
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Incumbent Governor

Mark Gordon
Republican



The 2026 Wyoming gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Wyoming. The primary elections will take place on August 18, 2026. [1] Incumbent Republican Governor Mark Gordon is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term in 2026.

Contents

Democrats have not won a statewide election in Wyoming since Dave Freudenthal was re-elected Governor in 2006.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Withdrawn

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Megan Degenfelder
Executive branch officials
Mark Gordon (currently ineligible, not declared)
State legislators

Independents and third parties

Candidates

Declared

  • Joseph Kibler, web designer [13] (previously ran as Republican) [14]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [15] Solid RSeptember 11, 2025
Inside Elections [16] Solid RAugust 28, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] Safe RSeptember 4, 2025
Race to the WH [18] Safe RSeptember 16, 2025

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Gordon is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term in 2026. However, he has not ruled out the possibility of challenging Wyoming's term-limits law in court. The Wyoming Supreme Court previously ruled that the law was unconstitutional for elections to the Wyoming State Legislature. [5]
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    References

    1. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
    2. ↑ Zahn, Noah (August 12, 2025). "Sen. Eric Barlow announces run for Wyoming governor". Wyoming Tribune Eagle . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
    3. ↑ Wolfson, Leo (November 16, 2024). "Republican Brent Bien First To Announce Campaign For Wyoming Governor In 2026". Cowboy State Daily.
    4. ↑ Eagle, Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune (January 12, 2026). "Degenfelder announces bid for governor after Trump endorsement". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 McFarland, Clair (July 28, 2025). "Hageman's Popularity Has Many Uncertain If They'll Run For Governor". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
    6. ↑ Appel, Emmalee (January 13, 2026). "Former Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich announces candidacy for Wyoming governor". KREM . Retrieved January 15, 2026.
    7. ↑ Duggan, Alexandra. "Knezovich drops out of Wyoming governor race due to eligibility requirement". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
    8. 1 2 3 Zahn, Noah (August 2, 2025). "Chuck Gray polls his odds as Wyoming governor or U.S. representative". Wyoming Tribune Eagle . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
    9. ↑ McFarland, Claire (December 29, 2025). "Chuck Gray Announces Run For Wyoming's U.S. House Seat". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
    10. 1 2 McFarland, Clair (December 23, 2025). "Degenfelder 'Strongly Considering' Run For Governor, Others Ponder Higher Office". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
    11. ↑ McFarland, Clair (January 2, 2026). "Rasner Won't Run For Governor, Says To 'Stay Tuned For News Next Week'". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
    12. ↑ Bianco, Ali (January 12, 2026). "Playbook PM". POLITICO. Retrieved January 13, 2026. Megan Degenfelder announced she's entering the Republican race for governor of Wyoming with Trump's support.
    13. ↑ McFarland, Clair (December 19, 2025). "Lummis Announces She's Not Running For Re-Election". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved December 19, 2025. State Sen. Eric Barlow, R-Gillette, has declared a run for governor. So too has 2022 candidate Brent Bien, and now-independent candidate Joseph Kibler.
    14. ↑ Wolfson, Leo (April 16, 2025). "Republican Candidate For Wyoming Governor Admits He's 'A Nobody'". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
    15. ↑ "2026 CPR Governor Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
    16. ↑ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
    17. ↑ "2026 Governor". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
    18. ↑ "Governor Forecast - 2026-2026". Race to the WH. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
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