A general election was held in the

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Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

on November 6, 2018. All of Wyoming's executive offices were up for election, as well as a

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seat and Wyoming's at-large seat in the

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s were held on August 21, 2018.

Governor

Incumbent

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Matt Mead Matthew Hansen Mead (born March 11, 1962) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the ...

was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Republican State Treasurer

Mark Gordon Mark Gordon (born March 14, 1957) is an American politician who has served as the 33rd governor of Wyoming since January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as state treasurer; then-governor Matt Mead appointed him t ...

defeated attorney

Harriet Hageman Harriet Maxine Hageman (born October 18, 1962) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district since 2023. She is a member of the Republican Par ...

, businessmen Bill Dahlin,

Foster Friess Foster Stephen Friess (April 2, 1940 – May 27, 2021) was an American investment manager and prominent donor to the Republican Party and to Christian right causes. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor of Wyoming in ...

, Sam Galeotos, and physician Taylor Haynes. Former Democratic Minority Leader of the

Wyoming House of Representatives The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of ...

Mary Throne Mary Ann Throne (born c. 1960) is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 11th district from 2007 until 2017. In August 2017, Throne announced her candidacy for Govern ...

ran for the Democratic nomination with minimal opposition.

Results

Secretary of State

Ed Murray, who had first been elected in 2014, intended to run for governor, but resigned February 9, 2018 following claims of sexual assault. Governor

appointed former

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Edward Buchanan Edward Allen Buchanan (born October 19, 1967) is an American politician, attorney, and military veteran, who served as the Wyoming Secretary of State from 2018 to 2022. Prior to being Secretary of State, Buchanan was a member and past Speaker of ...

to fill the remainder of Murray's term.

Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent

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and former

Withdrew

Leland Christensen Leland G. Christensen (April 30, 1959 – February 4, 2022) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 17th district from 2011 until 2019. Life and career Christensen was born in Alta, Wyoming ...

, State Senator and candidate for the

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(running for State Treasurer)

Democratic primary

Candidates

* James W. Byrd, state representative

General election

Predictions

Results

State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer

declined to run for a third full term and instead ran successfully for

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Republican primary

Candidates

, State Senator and candidate for the

Curt Meier Curt Meier (born January 1, 1953) is an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he is the Wyoming State Treasurer. He was a member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 3rd district from 1995 through 2019. Meier was appoint ...

, state senator *Ron Redo, candidate for State Treasurer in 2014

Democratic primary

Candidates

No candidate filed to run; however, Chris Lowry qualified for the general election by receiving enough sufficient write-in votes.

Results

State Auditor

Incumbent Republican State Auditor

Cynthia Cloud Cynthia I. Cloud (born February 22, 1969) is the former Republican state auditor of Wyoming, United States, the twentieth person to hold the position. She was elected in 2010, when the incumbent Rita Meyer instead ran unsuccessfully for governo ...

declined to run for a third term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Kristi Racines Kristi Racines (born c. 1983) is an American politician from the state of Wyoming. She is the Wyoming State Auditor. Early life and career Racines was born in Casper, Wyoming, and raised in Riverton. She graduated from the University of Wyoming ...

, certified public accountant *

Nathan Winters Nathan Winters (born in Thermopolis, Wyoming ) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 28 from January 8, 2013, until his successor, John Winter, was seated January 8, 2019. ...

, state representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

*Jeff Dockter, Wyoming Department of Enterprise Technology Services supervisor

Results

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican Superintendent

Jillian Balow Jillian Balow is an American politician who was appointed as the Virginia superintendent of public instruction in January 2022. She resigned from the position in March 2023. From 2014 to January 2022, she was the Wyoming superintendent of public ...

ran for a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction

Results

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican Senator

John Barrasso John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...

ran for a third term. Businessman and nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in

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and

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Gary Trauner Gary S. Trauner (born December 15, 1958) is an American businessman and politician from Wyoming. He was nominated by the Democratic Party in the state's United States House of Representatives elections in 2006 and 2008, as well as in its 2018 U. ...

ran for the Democratic nomination. Businessman Dave Dodson initially ran as an independent, but later ran in the Republican primary and was defeated.

United States House of Representatives

Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative

Liz Cheney Elizabeth Lynne Cheney (; born July 28, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 2017, with her term expiring in January 2023. She chaired the House Republican Conference, the third-highest p ...

, who had represented the state in the

since 2017, successfully ran for reelection. She defeated Rod Miller, a former federal land planning coordinator, and Blake Stanley for the Republican nomination. Oil geologist Greg Hunter defeated attorney Travis Helm for the Democratic nomination.

State Legislature

Wyoming Senate

Of the 30 seats in the

Wyoming Senate The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal number of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyomi ...

, 15 were up for election in 2018.

Wyoming House of Representatives

All 60 seats in the

were up for election in 2018.

References

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;Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Ed Buchanan (R) for Secretary of StateJames W. Byrd (D) for Secretary of StateKit Carson (L) for Secretary of State
;Official Treasurer campaign websites
Chris Lowry (D) for TreasurerCurt Meier (R) for Treasurer
;Official Auditor campaign websites
Jeff Dockter (D) for AuditorKristi Racines (R) for Auditor
;Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites
Jillian Balow (R) for Superintendent
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