PINEDALE — At the Sublette County Courthouse in Pinedale, sheriff’s deputies began arriving with paper ballots at 7:42 p.m. on General Election Day. First to arrive were the ballots from Pinedale, followed moments later by the ballots from Daniel and Cora, then Boulder. A sheriff’s deputy arrived with Bondurant’s ballots at 8:09 p.m., and a minute later another came through the door with Big Piney and Marbleton’s ballots.
With all eight precincts in Sublette County reporting, the unofficial results of the 2026 General Election are below. A total of 3,775 ballots were cast by Sublette County voters in the General Election, up 10.9% from 3,403 ballots in the August 2026 Primary Election, and compared with the 4,972 ballots cast in the 2024 General Election and 3,605 ballots cast in the 2022 General Election. There were 1,179 early votes cast at the courthouse and 254 absentee ballots mailed in.
Note that these results are just the outcome of the races in Sublette County, and that they will not be considered official until certified by the county and state canvassing boards in the coming days.
The Pinedale Roundup will have complete coverage in the Nov. 5 edition.
Elected officials will be sworn into office on Jan. 4, 2027.
Federal Offices
United States Senator
Harriet Hageman (R) 2,657
James Byrd (D) 989
Write-in total 26
United States Representative
Chuck Gray (R) 2,211
Lisa Kinney (D) 858
Shawn Johnson (L) 323
Jeffrey Haggit (C) 165
Write-in total 32
State Offices
State Representative 20
Albert Sommers 3,195
Write-in total 129
Governor
Eric Barlow (R) 2,779
Kenneth R. Casner (D) 305
Rebecca Bextexl (C) 609
Write-in total 21
Secretary of State
Robert Short (R) 2,749
Bryan McCarty (D) 559
Tamara Trujillo (C) 272
Write-in total 6
State Auditor
Kristi Racines (R) 3,216
Write-in total 27
State Treasurer
Curt Meier (R) 3,254
Write-in total 29
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Steve Harshman (R) 2,960
Ana Cordova (D) 623
Write-in total 9
County Offices
Sublette County Commissioners
(2 to be elected)
Robin Schamber (R) 1,831
Andrew Nelson (R) 2,088
David Smith (I) 1,620
Write-in total 758
Sublette County Sheriff
Tom Hatch (R) 3,204
Write-in total 171
Sublette County Coroner
Curt Covill (R) 3,371
Write-in total 45
Sublette County Assessor
Laila Illoway (R) 3,315
Write-in total 21
Sublette County Treasurer
Emily Paravicini (R) 3,319
Write-in total 28
Sublette County Clerk
Jessica Rice (R) 3,356
Write-in total 48
Sublette County Clerk of District Court
Janet Montgomery (R) 3,331
Write-in total 17
Sublette County Attorney
Clayton Melinkovich (R) 2,997
Write-in total 153
Nonpartisan Offices
Sublette County School District No. 1 Trustee
(Vote for four)
L. Jenny James 736
Shawn Kautzsch 659
Jessie McGinnis 784
Chris Nelson 929
Charles E. Prior 425
Micki Sluyter 1,312
Jenille Thomas 314
Jeff White 600
Ted York 504
Thaddeus Zempel 546
Tara Bolgiano 1,408
Write-in total 48
Sublette County School District No. 9 Trustee - At Large
(Vote for 2)
John Chekan 319
Jessica Josette Polk 390
Alan Vickrey 463
Write-in total 16
Sublette County School District No. 9 Trustee - At Large
(2-year unexpired term)
Brock Forrest McLain 455
Taylor Moceika 191
Write-in total 5
Big Piney Cemetery District Trustee
(Vote for 3)
Margaret Kozeal 567
Jeannie Lockwood 604
Terrie A Springman 594
Write-in total 7
Upper Green River Cemetery District Trustee
(Vote for 3)
Zachary M Noble 1,556
Sally Penton 1,530
Holly S Thayne 1,586
Carmen Hittle 1,196
Write-in total 17
Sublette County Hospital District Trustee
(Vote for 3)
Kenda Tanner 2,438
Kelly Telfer 2,000
Tom Noble 2,362
Write-in total 103
Soil Conservation District Supervisor - Urban
Jean Stetson 2,843
Write-in total 20
Soil Conservation District Supervisor - Rural
Coke Landers 2,919
Write-in total 22
Ballot propositions
Reducing Commissioners
Shall Sublette County decrease the membership of the Board of County Commissioners from five (5) to three (3) members? If the majority of qualified electors casting their ballots vote in favor of the decrease, the reduction in offices shall occur at the Primary Election in 2028, resulting in one (1) county commissioner taking office in January 2029.
1,009 for decreasing from 5 to 3
2,659 against decreasing from 5 to 3
Proposed Initiative Proposition Number One
Shall a law be enacted:
Establishing a property tax exemption for qualified homeowners’ primary residence in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the assessed value of the dwelling; and
defining “homeowner” and “primary residence”; providing the two more than one exemption shall apply to a single property or be claimed by a single owner per year; requiring a homeowner to be a resident of Wyoming for at least one year and to have occupied the primary residence for at least six month of the previous tax year to qualify; requiring an initial sworn claim to be filed with the County Assessor by the fourth Monday in May; providing for continuing the exemption in subsequent years through annually confirming eligibility; providing a penalty for false claims; clarifying that the exemption applies to the residential structure; and specifying applicability?
1,637 for
2,037 against
To view statewide election results, visit the Wyoming Secretary of State's website at https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2026/2026GeneralResults.aspx
