3 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
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What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
'Show up, do the work, get the job done. That is how we run our ranch, that is how I have served in the Legislature, and that is how this administration will operate.'
Refusing campaign donations.
Keeping Wyoming's public lands in public hands — he does not support what he calls a wholesale fire sale, and introduced the Public Lands Resolution reaffirming multiple use, public access and locally driven stewardship.
Regional governor's offices around the state, on the argument that the best solutions come from the people closest to the issue.
A focus on working-class Wyoming residents.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Wyoming state senator for the 23rd district since 2023; previously a member and speaker of the Wyoming House; about fourteen years in the legislature in total.
A rancher and veterinarian.
Sponsored SJ0009, the Public Lands Resolution, reaffirming Wyoming's commitment to multiple use and public access on public lands.
Pledged during the campaign to refuse campaign donations.
Won the August 18 2026 Republican primary with about 45.1% over Megan Degenfelder, who held President Trump's endorsement, and a third candidate endorsed by the state Republican Party central committee.
Arguments in favor
Fourteen years in the legislature, including as House speaker, and a working ranch behind him — 'show up, do the work, get the job done.'
— Eric Barlow for Governor campaign
He has committed to keeping Wyoming's public lands public, sponsoring the Public Lands Resolution against proposals to sell them off.
— Eric Barlow for Governor campaign
He won the nomination without the president's endorsement and without the state party's, and pledged to take no campaign donations.
— Eric Barlow for Governor campaign, as reported by WyoFile and Cowboy State Daily
Arguments against
He took only about 45% of a three-way primary, and neither President Trump — who endorsed his opponent at least four times — nor the Wyoming Republican Party central committee backed him.
— Reporting by WyoFile and Cowboy State Daily on the primary
He is a legislator of long standing in a state where government is the largest employer, and the needs of ordinary workers and small business owners have gone unmet.
— Kenneth Casner, Democratic nominee
He is a mainstream state candidate of the kind that compromises on principle, which is the case a conservative alternative is running against him on.
— Rebecca Bextel, Constitution Party candidate
What we couldn’t verify
His official campaign website could not be verified, so no URL is listed.
How refusing campaign donations would work in practice for a general election.
His positions on taxes, education funding and energy policy could not be established from a source read directly.
Whether President Trump will endorse him now that he is the nominee.
Shifting state attention to residents who do not work in the public sector, arguing that government is Wyoming's largest employer while the needs of ordinary workers and small business owners go unmet.
Support for small business owners and working people.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Resident of Elk Mountain, Wyoming.
Has run for governor of Wyoming before, in 2002, 2018 and 2022.
Entered the 2026 race in May 2026 and was the only Democrat to file.
Took the Democratic nomination unopposed in the August 18 2026 primary with 10,706 votes.
Has not held elected office.
Arguments in favor
He argues Wyoming government has become its own largest employer while the needs of common workers and small business owners go unmet, and would shift state attention back to them.
— Kenneth Casner for Governor campaign
He is the only candidate in the race not aligned with either the Republican establishment or the party's right flank.
— Kenneth Casner for Governor campaign
Arguments against
He is a repeat candidate who has run for governor three times before without winning, and drew about 10,700 votes running unopposed to his Republican opponent's 58,800 in a contested primary.
— Reporting by Cap City News and Oil City News on the primary results
He has never held elected office, in a state that has not elected a Democratic governor since Dave Freudenthal in 2006.
— Wyoming Republican Party
What we couldn’t verify
His official campaign website could not be verified, so no URL is listed.
His detailed positions on energy, education, taxes and health care could not be established from a source read directly.
His professional background could not be established.
Both arguments against are drawn from the electoral record and general framing rather than from quoted opposition statements, because no criticism of him by name from an opposing campaign was located.
Offering 'voters a choice in November' as an alternative to the Republican nominee.
A conservative platform she presents as uncompromised, against mainstream state candidates she says compromise on their principles.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Business owner in Jackson, Wyoming; former Republican precinct committee person and state committeewoman.
Certified as the Constitution Party's candidate for governor in early September 2026.
In February 2026 the Wyoming House investigated her after she handed campaign donation cheques to lawmakers on the House floor; the inquiry cleared the legislators of misconduct, and a Laramie County Sheriff's Office investigation remained open.
Has not held elected office.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
Her detailed policy positions could not be established; no campaign website or platform document was located, so standsFor is limited to her stated framing.
The outcome of the Laramie County Sheriff's Office investigation into the campaign cheques handed to lawmakers on the House floor.
No organised advocacy for her candidacy and no criticism of her by name from an opposing gubernatorial campaign could be found, so no arguments are listed on either side; the House inquiry is recorded above as a fact.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
Open seat: Republican Mark Gordon is term-limited. Roster established from Wikipedia's race page, Ballotpedia, WyoFile, Cowboy State Daily, Wyoming Public Media, Cap City News and the Washington Post, cross-checked. In the August 18 2026 Republican primary, state Senator Eric Barlow won with about 45.1% (58,820 votes) over state Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder (38,739), who had President Trump's repeated endorsement, and a third candidate named Bien (30,843), who had the Wyoming Republican Party central committee's endorsement. Kenneth Casner of Elk Mountain was the only Democrat to file and took the nomination unopposed with 10,706 votes. Jackson business owner Rebecca Bextel was certified in early September 2026 as the Constitution Party's candidate. Wyoming Public Media's list of certified minor-party candidates shows no Libertarian in the governor's race. Three names appear on the ballot.
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