Wyoming State Senate elections, 2026
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Elections for theWyoming State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is onNovember 3, 2026. The primary isAugust 18, 2026. The filing deadline isMay 29, 2026.
TheWyoming State Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| As of February 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 2 | |
| Republican | 29 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | |
Candidates
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia definesofficial 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
Primary
Wyoming State Senate primary 2026 | |||
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| Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other |
| District 1 | |||
| District 3 | |||
| District 5 | |||
| District 7 | |||
| District 9 | |||
| District 11 | |||
| District 13 | |||
| District 15 | |||
| District 17 | |||
| District 19 | |||
| District 21 | |||
| District 23 | |||
| District 25 | |||
| District 27 | |||
| District 29 | |||
| District 31 | |||
General election
Wyoming State Senate general election 2026 | |||
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| Office | Democratic | Republican | Other |
| District 1 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 3 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 5 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 7 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 9 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 11 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 13 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 15 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 17 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 19 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 21 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 23 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 25 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 27 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 29 | Primary results pending | ||
| District 31 | Primary results pending | ||
Voting information
- See also:Voting in Wyoming
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Competitiveness
This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Wyoming. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, pleaseclick here.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Wyoming Senate from 2010 to 2026.[1] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Wyoming State Senate elections: 2010 - 2026 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2026 | 16 | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 (33 percent) | 10 (67 percent) |
| 2022 | 16 | 2 (13 percent) | 14 (87 percent) |
| 2020 | 15 | 4 (27 percent) | 11 (73 percent) |
| 2018 | 15 | 2 (13 percent) | 13 (87 percent) |
| 2016 | 15 | 6 (40 percent) | 9 (60 percent) |
| 2014 | 15 | 2 (13 percent) | 13 (87 percent) |
| 2012 | 15 | 1 (7 percent) | 14 (93 percent) |
| 2010 | 15 | 4 (27 percent) | 11 (73 percent) |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes:Title 22-5 of the Wyoming Election Code
Major party candidates
A candidate seeking the nomination of a major party for state or federal office must be registered with the party whose nomination he or she seeks. The candidate must submit an application for nomination form to theWyoming Secretary of State. If running for state legislative office, the candidate must be a resident of the district in which he or she seeks election for at least 12 months preceding the election. If running forgovernor, the candidate must be a resident of the state for at least five years prior to the election. If running for another statewide office, the candidate must be a registered elector in the state.[2][3][4][5]
The application must be accompanied by a filing fee. No application will be considered valid without a filing fee. The candidate must file the application and filing fee no later than 81 days before the primary election.[6]
| Filing fees by office[7] | |
|---|---|
| Office | Filing fee |
| Governor United States Senator Secretary of state State auditor State treasurer | $300 |
| Wyoming House of Representatives Wyoming State Senate | $100 |
Minor and provisional party candidates
A candidate seeking the nomination of a minor or provisional party is nominated by party convention. To be certified as the nominee of a minor or provisional party at a party's state convention, the candidate must submit an application for nomination to theWyoming Secretary of State, along with the required filing fee (the filing fees are the same as those required of major party candidates). The candidate must file the requisite paperwork no later than 81 days prior the primary election.[8]
Independent candidates
An independent candidate for partisan office must be nominated by filing a signed petition. The petition must be approved by theWyoming Secretary of State prior to circulation. The petition must be accompanied by the same fee required of party candidates. Petitions must be filed with theWyoming Secretary of State no later than 70 days before a general election.[9][10][11]
For a statewide office, the petition must be signed by registered electors, which are defined as residents of the state eligible to vote for the petitioner, numbering at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast forUnited States Representative in the last general election for the entire state.[12]
For a state legislative office, the petition must be signed by registered electors equaling at least 2 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office in that particular district in the last general election.[12]
Write-in candidates
Each person who requests to have all votes cast for him or her as a write-in candidate counted must file an application for candidacy together with the appropriate filing fee withWyoming Secretary of State no later than two days after the election in which the person desires to have the write-in votes counted.[13]
Qualifications
Section 2 of Article 3 of theWyoming Constitution states, "Senators shall be elected for the term of four (4) years and representatives for the term of two (2) years. The senators elected at the first election shall be divided by lot into two classes as nearly equal as may be. The seats of senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first two years, and of the second class at the expiration of four years. No person shall be a senator who has not attained the age of twenty-five years, or a representative who has not attained the age of twenty-one years, and who is not a citizen of the United States and of this state and who has not, for at least twelve months next preceding his election resided within the county or district in which he was elected."
Salaries and per diem
| State legislative salaries, 2025[14] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $150/day | Members can receive $68/day for meals and $110/night for lodging |
When sworn in
Wyoming legislators assume office the first Monday in January in odd-numbered years.[15]
Wyoming political history
Trifectas
Astate government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Wyoming Party Control: 1992-2026
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Presidential politics in Wyoming
2024
- See also:Presidential election, 2024
Presidential election in Wyoming, 2024
Candidate/Running mate | % | Popular votes | Electoral votes | ||
| ✔ |   | Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R) | 71.6 | 192,633 | 3 |
  | Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) | 25.8 | 69,527 | 0 | |
  | Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L) | 1.6 | 4,193 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes | 1.0 | 2,695 | 0 | ||
 | There were no incumbents in this race The results have been certified. | Total votes: 269,048 |
2020
- See also:Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Wyoming, 2020
Candidate/Running mate | % | Popular votes | Electoral votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) | 69.5 | 193,559 | 3 |
 | Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) | 26.4 | 73,491 | 0 | |
  | Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) | 2.1 | 5,768 | 0 | |
  | Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent) | 0.8 | 2,208 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes | 1.2 | 3,477 | 0 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined The results have been certified. | Total votes: 278,503 |
2016
- See also:Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Wyoming, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 21.9% | 55,973 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 68.2% | 174,419 | 3 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 5.2% | 13,287 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1% | 2,515 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.8% | 2,042 | 0 | |
| Independent | Roque De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0.3% | 709 | 0 | |
| - | Write-in votes | 2.7% | 6,904 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 255,849 | 3 | |||
| Election results via:Wyoming Secretary of State | |||||
Wyoming presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 7Democratic wins
- 25Republican 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 |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On March 25, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) allowed the state’s legislative maps to become law without signing the redistricting bill approved by the legislature. The legislature approved Wyoming HB100 on March 11.The bill added one Senate seat and two House of Representatives seats to the state legislature. The Senate passed legislative redistricting plans, voting 20-10 to approve an amended version of the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee's proposal.[16] The House rejected maps approved by the Senate in a 46-11 vote on March 8. Legislative leaders formed a committee of three representatives and three senators to resolve disputes over the proposals.[17] On March 11, the House passed the maps in a 44-12 vote, and the Senate passed the maps in a 17-12 vote.[18]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-204," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-102(a)," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Secretary of State, "Federal Offices," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Secretary of State, "State Offices," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-209," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Secretary of State, "Election Division Fees," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-304," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-301," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-306," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-307," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑12.012.1Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-304," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑Wyoming Election Code, "Title 22-5-501," accessed March 13, 2025
- ↑National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑Justia, "2020 Wyoming Statutes Title 22 - Elections Chapter 2 - General Provisions Section 22-2-107 - When Elected State and County Officers Assume Offices.," accessed November 4, 2021
- ↑Wyoming Tribune Eagle, "Senate sends 60-30 redistricting plan back to House," March 3, 2022
- ↑Casper Star-Tribune, "Wyoming House votes down redistricting map, triggers joint committee," March 8, 2022
- ↑Wyoming Legislature, "HB0100 - Redistricting of the legislature.," accessed March 29, 2022
