Wyoming state executive official elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 22
- Early voting: Sept. 27 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2018 |
| Primary: August 21, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Wyoming |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2018 Impact of term limits in 2018 State government trifectas and triplexes |
| Other state executive elections |
The following state executive offices were up for election in Wyoming in 2018. Click on the following links to learn more about each race:
Governor
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Candidates and election results
Governor
General election
General election for Governor of Wyoming
Mark Gordon defeated Mary Throne, Rex Rammell, and Lawrence Gerard Struempf in the general election for Governor of Wyoming on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Gordon (R) | 67.1 | 136,412 |
 | Mary Throne (D)  | 27.5 | 55,965 | |
 | Rex Rammell (Constitution Party) | 3.3 | 6,751 | |
 | Lawrence Gerard Struempf (L) | 1.5 | 3,010 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,100 | ||
| Total votes: 203,238 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming
Mary Throne defeated Michael Allen Green, Ken Casner, and Rex Wilde in the Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Throne | 72.9 | 12,948 |
 | Michael Allen Green | 13.5 | 2,391 | |
 | Ken Casner | 6.8 | 1,213 | |
 | Rex Wilde | 6.8 | 1,201 | |
| Total votes: 17,753 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Gordon | 33.4 | 38,951 |
 | Foster Friess | 25.6 | 29,842 | |
 | Harriet Hageman | 21.5 | 25,052 | |
 | Sam Galeotos | 12.5 | 14,554 | |
 | Taylor Haynes | 5.6 | 6,511 | |
 | Bill Dahlin | 1.5 | 1,763 | |
| Total votes: 116,673 | |||
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Secretary of State
General election
General election for Wyoming Secretary of State
Incumbent Edward Buchanan defeated James Byrd and Kit Carson in the general election for Wyoming Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Edward Buchanan (R) | 68.8 | 137,026 |
 | James Byrd (D) | 26.8 | 53,355 | |
 | Kit Carson (L) | 4.3 | 8,561 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 156 | ||
| Total votes: 199,098 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wyoming Secretary of State
James Byrd advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming Secretary of State on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Byrd | 100.0 | 16,754 |
| Total votes: 16,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming Secretary of State
Incumbent Edward Buchanan advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming Secretary of State on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Buchanan | 100.0 | 94,603 |
| Total votes: 94,603 | |||
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Treasurer
General election
General election for Wyoming Treasurer
Curt Meier defeated Chris Lowry in the general election for Wyoming Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Curt Meier (R) | 72.0 | 141,826 |
 | Chris Lowry (D) | 27.9 | 54,865 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 246 | ||
| Total votes: 196,937 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming Treasurer
Curt Meier defeated Leland Christensen and Ron Redo in the Republican primary for Wyoming Treasurer on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Curt Meier | 50.2 | 51,338 |
 | Leland Christensen | 45.1 | 46,070 | |
| Ron Redo | 4.7 | 4,779 | |
| Total votes: 102,187 | |||
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Auditor
General election
General election for Wyoming State Auditor
Kristi Racines defeated Jeff Dockter in the general election for Wyoming State Auditor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristi Racines (R) | 73.2 | 143,980 |
 | Jeff Dockter (D) | 26.7 | 52,461 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 222 | ||
| Total votes: 196,663 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wyoming State Auditor
Jeff Dockter advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming State Auditor on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Dockter | 100.0 | 16,330 |
| Total votes: 16,330 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming State Auditor
Kristi Racines defeated Nathan Winters in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Auditor on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristi Racines | 59.9 | 59,529 |
 | Nathan Winters | 40.1 | 39,873 | |
| Total votes: 99,402 | |||
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
General election
General election for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Jillian Balow won election in the general election for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jillian Balow (R) | 98.1 | 163,790 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 3,229 | ||
| Total votes: 167,019 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Jillian Balow advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jillian Balow | 100.0 | 92,097 |
| Total votes: 92,097 | |||
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Context of the 2018 elections
Party control in Wyoming
A state 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. Republicans in Wyoming gained a state government trifecta as a result of the 2010 elections. They defended their trifecta in the 2014 and 2016 elections. Republicans had trifectas in the state from 1995 to 2002.
Wyoming Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
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Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Wyoming utilizes an open primary process.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
In Wyoming, all polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[4]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter information here.
To vote in Wyoming, one must be a United States citizen, a resident of Wyoming, and at least 18 years of age.[5]
The registration deadline is 15 days before the election. There are three ways to register to vote in Wyoming. One may register in person at the office of the county or town clerk. One may also mail the completed form to the county clerk. Voters can also register at the polls on Election Day.[5]
Automatic registration
Wyoming does not practice automatic voter registration.[6]
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Wyoming does not permit online voter registration.[6]
Same-day registration
Wyoming allows same-day voter registration.[7]
Residency requirements
To register to vote in Wyoming, you must be a resident of a precinct in the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.[7]
Verification of citizenship
Wyoming does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.[7]
Voter ID requirements
Wyoming requires voters to present identification when voting.
The following list of accepted ID was current as of 2024. Click here for the Wyoming Secretary of State's page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.[8][9]
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Early voting
Wyoming permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Wyoming. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[11]
No specific deadline is noted for absentee ballot applications. A completed absentee ballot must be received by election officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day.[11]
Impact of term limits
Five state executive seats in Wyoming were up for election in 2018. In the 2018 elections, one official was ineligible to run because of term limits. The following state official was term-limited in 2018:
Republican (1):
- Governor: Matt Mead
Of the 283 state executives offices on the ballot in 2018, 131 of them were represented by incumbents who were subject to term limits. Of the 36 gubernatorial seats up for election in 2018, 13 governors—two Democrats and 11 Republicans—were term-limited and therefore unable to run for re-election. Of the 31 states with term limits that held state executives elections in 2018, some incumbents in 18 of the states were term-limited.
A total of 49 state executive officials were ineligible to run in the 2018 elections because of term limits. This represented 17 percent of the 283 total seats up for election in 2018.[12] Republicans had more than six times as many state executive officials term-limited in 2018 than Democrats. A total of seven Democrats were term-limited, while 40 Republicans were term-limited. The other two term-limited officials were nonpartisan.
Past elections
2016
There were no state executive elections in Wyoming in 2016.
2014
The following elections took place in 2014.
- Wyoming state executive official elections, 2014
- Wyoming down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2014
- Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2014
2012
There were no state executive elections in Wyoming in 2012.
Recent news
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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% |
| Bildung | ||
| 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 six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," January 5, 2021
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Welcome to the FAQs," accessed May 2, 2023
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "Election Frequently Asked Questions, General Voting information", accessed May 2, 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "Voting," accessed May 2, 2023
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Wyoming Secretary of State, "Welcome to the FAQs," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ Justia, "WY Stat § 22-1-102 (2022)," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ Wyoming Legislature, "HB0075 - Voter identification," accessed May 2, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting Information," accessed May 1, 2023
- ↑ Some of the 49 state executive officials in 2018 may have resigned before their term ended. These state executive officials were still counted in the total number of term-limited state executives in 2018.
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