WEDNESDAY, November 4, 2026|
Photo – I Voted sticker – by Matt Copeland Bigfoot99
The results are in. Harriet Hageman will be Wyoming’s next United States Senator, Chuck Gray has been elected as the state’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Eric Barlow will serve as the Cowboy State’s next governor.
Robert Short has been chosen to serve as Secretary of State, while Steve Harshman will be our next Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Proposition One, the 50 percent residential property tax relief initiative, was defeated, with just over 55 percent of Wyoming voters casting ballots against the measure.
Here in Carbon County, 66.56 percent of registered voters turned out for yesterday’s election. A total of 3,060 Carbon County voters cast their ballots for Harriet Hageman, while Democratic challenger James Byrd received 1,188 votes. Chuck Gray will serve as Wyoming’s next congressman after receiving 2,565 votes in Carbon County. Democrat Lisa Kinney finished with 1,110 votes, while Libertarian Shawn Johnson and Constitution Party candidate Jeffrey Haggit received 311 and 198 votes, respectively. Carbon County voters also strongly favored Eric Barlow for governor, who received 3,101 votes. Kenneth Casner finished with 611 votes, followed by Rebecca Bextel with 535.
Bob Davis won reelection in House District 11, while Pam Thayer retained her seat in District 15. Eamon O’Toole, who ran unopposed, was elected to represent House District 47.
John Johnson and Travis Moore will remain on the Board of Carbon County Commissioners after both candidates ran unopposed. Deputy County Coroner Shayna Casada was elected as the county’s next coroner, while County Attorney Sarah Chavez-Harkins, Clerk Lisa Smith, Treasurer Lindsey West, Assessor Renee Snider, Clerk of District Court Mara Sanger, and Sheriff Alex Bakken will continue serving in their respective offices.
In Baggs, Scott Allison defeated incumbent Matthew Lee Howell by a vote of 92 to 31 in the mayoral race. Donny Kisner and incumbent Town Council member Shan Ferguson, both of whom advanced from the primary as write-in candidates, were elected to the Baggs Town Council. Becka Evans will serve the remainder of an unexpired two-year term on the governing body.
Matt Feldmann was elected mayor of Dixon with 27 votes after running unopposed. Raymond Hauger also secured a seat on the town council. However, with two council seats on the ballot this year and six write-in votes cast yesterday, the final outcome of the second seat remains uncertain pending a review of those ballots.
Morgan Irene, who ran unopposed, won another term as mayor of Elk Mountain with 72 votes. In one of the closer contests, Megan Davies-Jones edged out the competition to join incumbent Linda Crane on the town council.
In Encampment, Jim McKinney defeated Greg Salisbury by a vote of 153 to 45 to win the mayoral race. Scott Ward and Gary Stull were elected to the town council.
Hanna Mayor Charlie George secured another term in office, defeating Anthony Poulos by a final vote of 145 to 74. Marcia Beals was elected to the Hanna Town Council and will serve alongside incumbent David Felix.
Medicine Bow Mayor Justin George won reelection with a vote of 58 to 26 over challenger Aaron Kovar. Trevor Strauch and Crystal Mayfield will both serve another four years on the governing body.
In another close race, Megan Cragun will represent Ward One on the Rawlins City Council, beating incumbent Bruce Seilaff by a vote of 196 to 153. Cristy Magagna, who ran unopposed, was chosen to serve as Ward Two’s representative on the City Council. Incumbent Councilman Steve Sanger won reelection in Ward Three, defeating Cody Bluth by a vote of 377 to 247. Rawlins voters also elected Eddie Archuleta as the City Council’s at-large member, giving him a 910-to-729 victory over Christine Cruz-Ford.
In Riverside, Mayor Leroy Stephenson was reelected to another term in office. Stephenson’s name did not appear on the primary election ballot. However, eight voters wrote in his name during the primary, securing him a place on the general election ballot. Billie Helwick was elected to the Riverside Town Council and will serve alongside incumbent Lisa Lorenz.
Chuck Davis secured another term as mayor of Saratoga after running unopposed in Tuesday’s election. Incumbent Town Council members Bub Barkhurst and Jerry Fluty were also reelected, defeating challenger Tiffany Moore for seats on the governing body.
In the closest race of the election, Eugene Goetz Jr. narrowly defeated incumbent Cullen Meeks for the Sinclair mayor’s seat by 54 to 51, winning by just three votes. Stephanie Haldorson and incumbent Town Council member Nancy Sanders were elected to the Sinclair Town Council. Former Mayor Leif Johansson fell just six votes short of winning a seat on the governing body.
As mentioned, Proposition One was defeated. Carbon County voters rejected the measure, 2,570 to 1,609. Voters also renewed the 1 percent sales and use tax, commonly known as the Fifth Penny, for the 11th time since its introduction in 1980. In addition, the county’s 2 percent lodging tax was renewed by a wide margin, 3,457 to 761.
The Carbon County Clerk’s Office will post the official 2026 election results on the county’s website in the coming days.
