2026 Wyoming gubernatorial election
The 2026 Wyoming gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Wyoming. The primary elections will take place on August 18, 2026. Incumbent Republican Governor Mark Gordon is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term in 2026.
Democrats have not won a statewide election in Wyoming since Dave Freudenthal was re-elected Governor in 2006.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Eric Barlow, state senator from the 23rd district
- Brent Bien, retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel and candidate for governor in 2022
- Megan Degenfelder, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction
Publicly expressed interest
- Bo Biteman, President of the Wyoming Senate from the 21st district
- Chip Neiman, Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 1st district
Withdrawn
- Ozzie Knezovich, former Spokane County, Washington Sheriff
Potential
- Ogden Driskill, former President of the Wyoming Senate from the 1st district
- Mark Gordon, incumbent governor
- Tara Nethercott, Majority Leader of the Wyoming Senate from the 4th district and candidate for secretary of state in 2022
- Cheri Steinmetz, state senator from the 3rd district
- Paul Ulrich, University of Wyoming trustee
Declined
- Chuck Gray, Wyoming Secretary of State '
- Harriet Hageman, U.S. representative for and candidate for governor in 2018 '
- Curt Meier, Wyoming State Treasurer '
- Kristi Racines, Wyoming State Auditor '
- Reid Rasner, financial executive and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Gabriel Green
Independents and third parties
Candidates
Declared
- Joseph Kibler, web designer ''''