A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on November 6, 2018. All of Wyoming's executive offices were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat and Wyoming's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 21, 2018.
Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Matt Mead was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Republican State Treasurer Mark Gordon defeated attorney Harriet Hageman, businessmen Bill Dahlin, Foster Friess, Sam Galeotos, and physician Taylor Haynes.
Former Democratic Minority Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives Mary Throne 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 Matt Mead appointed former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Edward Buchanan to fill the remainder of Murray's term.
Republican primary Candidates Edward Buchanan, incumbent Secretary of State of Wyoming and former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Withdrew Leland Christensen, state senator and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016 (running for State Treasurer)
Democratic primary Candidates James W. Byrd, state representative
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverning magazineJune 4, 2018
Results
State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Mark Gordon declined to run for a third full term and instead ran successfully for governor of Wyoming.
Republican primary Candidates Leland Christensen, state senator and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016 Curt Meier, 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 write-in votes.
Results
State Auditor
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Cynthia Cloud declined to run for a third term.
Republican primary Candidates Kristi Racines, certified public accountant Nathan Winters, state representative
Democratic primary Candidates Jeff Dockter, Wyoming Department of Enterprise Technology Services supervisor
Results
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Republican Superintendent Jillian Balow ran for a second term.
Republican primary Candidates Jillian Balow, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction
Results
United States Senate
Incumbent Republican Senator John Barrasso ran for a third term.
Businessman and nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 and 2008 Gary Trauner 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, who had represented the state in the United States House of Representatives 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, 15 were up for election in 2018.
District Representative Party Results Candidates 1 Ogden Driskill Republican Incumbent re-elected Ogden Driskill (R) 3 Curt Meier Republican Incumbent retired to run for State TreasurerNew member electedRepublican hold Marci Shaver (D)Cheri Steinmetz (R) 5 Fred Emerich Republican Incumbent lost renominationNew member electedRepublican hold Lynn Hutchings (R) 7 Stephan Pappas Republican Incumbent re-elected Stephan Pappas (R) 9 Chris Rothfuss Democratic Incumbent re-elected Chris Rothfuss (D) 11 Larry S. Hicks Republican Incumbent re-elected Larry S. Hicks (R)Lee Ann Stephenson (D) 13 John Hastert Democratic Incumbent lost re-electionNew member electedRepublican gain John Hastert (D)Tom James (R)Ted Barney (I) 15 Paul Barnard Republican Incumbent lost renominationNew member electedRepublican hold Wendy Davis Schuler (R) 17 Leland Christensen Republican Incumbent retired to run for State TreasurerNew member electedDemocratic gain Mike Gierau (D)Kate Mead (R) 19 R. Ray Peterson Republican Incumbent lost renominationNew member electedRepublican hold R.J. Kost (R) 21 Bruce Burns Republican Incumbent retiredNew member electedRepublican hold Bo Biteman (R)Hollis Hackman (D) 23 Jeff Wasserburger Republican Incumbent re-elected Jeff Wasserburger (R) 25 Cale Case Republican Incumbent re-elected Cale Case (R)Sergio Maldonado (D) 27 Bill Landen Republican Incumbent re-elected Bill Landen (R) 29 Drew Perkins Republican Incumbent re-elected Drew Perkins (R)
Wyoming House of Representatives
All 60 seats in the Wyoming House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
District Representative Party Results Candidates 1 Tyler Lindholm Rep Incumbent re-elected Tyler Lindholm (R) 2 Hans Hunt Rep Incumbent re-elected Hans Hunt (R) 3 Eric Barlow Rep Incumbent re-elected Eric Barlow (R) 4 Dan Kirkbride Rep Incumbent re-elected Dan Kirkbride (R) 5 Cheri Steinmetz Rep Incumbent retired to run for State SenateNew member electedRepublican hold Joan Brinkley (D)Shelly Duncan (R) 6 Aaron Clausen Rep Incumbent re-elected Aaron Clausen (R) 7 Sue Wilson Rep Incumbent re-elected Sue Wilson (R) 8 Bob Nicholas Rep Incumbent re-elected Mitch Guthrie (D)Bob Nicholas (R) 9 Landon Brown Rep Incumbent re-elected Landon Brown (R) 10 John Eklund, Jr. Rep Incumbent re-elected John Eklund, Jr. (R)Jenefer Pasqua (D) 11 Jared Olsen Rep Incumbent re-elected Jared Olsen (R)Calob Taylor (D) 12 Clarence Styvar Rep Incumbent re-elected Ryan Lindsey (D)Clarence Styvar (R) 13 Cathy Connolly Dem Incumbent re-elected Cathy Connolly (D) 14 Dan Furphy Rep Incumbent re-elected Dan Furphy (R)Lorraine Saulino-Klein (D) 15 Donald Burkhart Rep Incumbent re-elected Donald Burkhart (R) 16 Mike Gierau Dem Incumbent retired to run for State SenateNew member electedDemocratic hold Barbara Allen (R)Mike Yin (D) 17 JoAnn Dayton-Selman Dem Incumbent re-elected Traci Ciepiela (R)JoAnn Dayton-Selman (D) 18 Thomas Crank Rep Incumbent re-elected Thomas Crank (R) 19 Danny Eyre Rep Incumbent re-elected Danny Eyre (R) 20 Albert Sommers Rep Incumbent re-elected Albert Sommers (R) 21 Evan Simpson Rep Incumbent re-elected Evan Simpson (R) 22 Marti Halverson Rep Incumbent lost re-electionNew member electedIndependent gain Marti Halverson (R)Jim Roscoe (I) 23 Andy Schwartz Dem Incumbent re-elected Alex Muromcew (R)Andy Schwartz (D) 24 Scott Court Rep Incumbent retiredNew member electedRepublican hold Paul Fees (D)Sandy Newsome (R) 25 Dan Laursen Rep Incumbent re-elected Dan Laursen (R) 26 Jamie Flitner Rep Incumbent re-elected Jamie Flitner (R) 27 Mike Greear Rep Incumbent re=elected Mike Greear (R) 28 Nathan Winters Rep Incumbent retired to run for State AuditorNew member electedRepublican hold Howie Samelson (D)John Winter (R) 29 Mark Kinner Rep Incumbent re-elected Mark Kinner (R) 30 Mark Jennings Rep Incumbent re-elected Mark Jennings (R) 31 Scott Clem Rep Incumbent re-elected Scott Clem (R)Dave Hardesty (I) 32 Timothy Hallinan Rep Incumbent re-elected Timothy Hallinan (R)Chad Trebby (I) 33 Jim Allen Rep Incumbent lost re-electionNew member electedDemocratic gain Jim Allen (R)Andi Clifford (D) 34 Tim Salazar Rep Incumbent re-elected Tim Salazar (R) 35 Joe MacGuire Rep Incumbent re-elected Joe MacGuire (R) 36 Debbie Bovee Dem Incumbent lost re-electionNew member electedRepublican gain Debbie Bovee (D)Art Washut (R) 37 Steve Harshman Rep Incumbent re-elected Steve Harshman (R) 38 Tom Walters Rep Incumbent re-elected Tom Walters (R) 39 Stan Blake Dem Incumbent re-elected Stan Blake (D) 40 Mike Madden Rep Incumbent retiredNew member electedRepublican hold Chris Schock (I)Richard Tass (R) 41 Bill Henderson Rep Incumbent re-elected Sean Castaneda (D)Bill Henderson (R) 42 Jim Blackburn Rep Incumbent re-elected Jim Blackburn (R)Juliet Daniels (D) 43 Dan Zwonitzer Rep Incumbent re-elected Dan Zwonitzer (R) 44 James W. Byrd Dem Incumbent retired to run for Secretary of StateNew member electedDemocratic hold Sara Burlingame (D)John Romero-Martinez (R) 45 Charles Pelkey Dem Incumbent re-elected Roxie Jackson Hensley (R)Charles Pelkey (D) 46 Bill Haley Rep Incumbent re-elected Jackie Grimes (D)Bill Haley (R) 47 Jerry Paxton Rep Incumbent re-elected Jerry Paxton (R) 48 Clark StithRep Incumbent re-elected Clark Stith (R) 49 Garry Piiparinen Rep Incumbent re-elected Garry Piiparinen (R) 50 David Northrup Rep Incumbent re-elected David Northrup (R)Mike Specht (D) 51 Bo Biteman Rep Incumbent retired to run for State SenateNew member electedRepublican hold Cyrus Western (R) 52 William Pownall Rep Incumbent re-elected William Pownall (R) 53 Roy Edwards Rep Incumbent re-elected Roy Edwards (R) 54 Lloyd Larsen Rep Incumbent re-elected Mark Calhoun (D)Lloyd Larsen (R) 55 David Miller Rep Incumbent re-elected Bethany Baldes (L)David Miller (R) 56 Jerry Obermueller Rep Incumbent re-elected Jerry Obermueller (R) 57 Chuck Gray Rep Incumbent re-elected Chuck Gray (R)Jane Ifland (D) 58 Pat Sweeney Rep Incumbent re-elected Pat Sweeney (R) 59 Bunky Loucks Rep Incumbent re-elected Laurie Longtine (D)Bunky Loucks (R) 60 John Freeman Dem Incumbent re-elected John Freeman (D)
References
External links Candidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
Official Secretary of State campaign websites Ed Buchanan (R) for Secretary of State James W. Byrd (D) for Secretary of State Kit Carson (L) for Secretary of State
Official Treasurer campaign websites Chris Lowry (D) for Treasurer Curt Meier (R) for Treasurer
Official Auditor campaign websites Jeff Dockter (D) for Auditor Kristi Racines (R) for Auditor
Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites Jillian Balow (R) for Superintendent