GILLETTE, Wyo. — Primary Election Day is fast approaching, with polls open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Get to know your city, county and state candidates with our comprehensive election guide.
Wyoming residents may register and vote at their polling places on Election Day, according to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Voter’s Guide. Otherwise, residents can register to vote at their County Clerk’s office or by mail no less than 14 days before an election.
Effective July 1, 2021, Wyoming voters are required to show an acceptable form of identification when voting in person: a list of acceptable forms can be found right under “General Information” in the guide, or on the Wyoming Secretary of State website.
Here are the filings for federal, state, county and city offices at the close of the filing period May 27, according to Campbell County’s government website. Asterisks denote an incumbent.
County 17 has provided candidates with a chance to describe their platforms in their own words via our candidate questionnaires. Names of candidates who have completed the questionnaires have been linked with articles containing their answers.
(Federal) U.S. Representative (two-year term)
- Robyn M. Belinskey (R)
- Anthony Bouchard (R)
- Liz Cheney (R)*
- Harriet Hageman (R)
- Denton Knapp (R)
- Lynnette Greybull (D)
- Steve Helling (D)
- Meghan R. Jensen (D)
Wyoming Governor (four-year term)
- Brent Bien (R)
- Mark Gordon (R)*
- James Scott Quick (R)
- Rex Rammell (R)
- Theresa A. Livingston (D)
- Rex Wilde (D)
Secretary of State
- Mark Armstrong (R)
- Dan Dockstader (R)
- Chuck Gray (R)
- Tara Nethercott (R)
State Auditor
- Kristi Racines (R)
State Treasurer
- Bill Gallop (R)
- Curt Meier (R)*
Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Megan Degenfelder (R)
- Thomas Kelly (R)
- Brian Schroeder (R)*
- Robert J. White III (R)
- Jennifer Zerba (R)
- Sergio A. Maldonado, Sr. (D)
Seventh Judicial District Attorney
- Dan J. Itzen (R)*
Wyoming State Senate (four-year seats)
Senate District 1
- Roger Connett (R)
- Ogden Driskill (R)*
- Bill Fortner (R)
Senate District 23
- Eric Barlow (R)
- Patricia Junek (write-in)
Wyoming House of Representatives (two-year seats)
House District 3
- Abby Angelos (R)
- Rusty Bell (R)
House District 31
- John Bear (R)*
House District 32
House District 52
- Ronda Boller (R)
- Reuben Tarver (R)
House District 53
- Christopher R. Knapp (R)*
Campbell County
Coroner
- Paul Wallem (R)*
- Tracy Amadio (R)
Sandra Kelly (R) withdrew from the race July 28.
Attorney
- Mitch Damsky (R)*
- Nathan Henkes (R)
Sheriff
- Scott D. Matheny (R)*
- Janaia Hyland (R)
Clerk
- Kendra Anderson (R)
- Cindy Lovelace (R)
Treasurer
- Rachael Knust (R)*
Assessor
- Troy D. Clements (R)*
Clerk of District Court
- Pamela Merchen (R)
- Richard Beenken (R)
- Gayle Cooper (R)
Commissioners
- Jacob Dalby (R)
- Doug Griffis (R)
- Traci Barkey (R)
- Kelley McCreery (R)
- Robin Kuntz (R)
- Don Hamm (R)*
- Ian Scott (R)
- Jim Ford (R)
- Roy “Butch” Knutson Jr. (R)
- Robert (Bob) Maul (R)*
Gillette
Mayor
Gillette City Council
Ward I
- Greg Schreurs*
- James West
Ward I (Unexpired Term)
Ward II
- Mark Junek
- Tim Carsrud*
Ward III
Town of Wright
Mayor
- Ralph Kingan*
- Crystal O’Bryan
Council member (2 available)
- Michael Phipps*
- Justin Robb*