Carbon County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
10 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 7 Carbon County races, led by the Wyoming House District 15 contest.
Judges
Retention: Justice Bridget Hill, Wyoming Supreme CourtNonpartisan race · Bridget Hill
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Bridget Hill Nonpartisan
Bridget Hill was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2025, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch. She previously served as Wyoming Attorney General from 2019 to 2025 and earlier as director of the Office of State Lands and Investments and as an assistant attorney general. She earned her law degree with honor from the University of Wyoming College of Law, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.
Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Bridget Hill as a judge of the Wyoming Supreme Court; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on every ballot in Wyoming.
Full race pageRetention: Justice Robert C. Jarosh, Wyoming Supreme CourtNonpartisan race · Robert C. Jarosh
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Robert C. Jarosh Nonpartisan
Robert C. Jarosh joined the Wyoming Supreme Court in March 2024, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch. He was previously in private practice in Cheyenne with the firm Hirst Applegate, LLP. He holds a law degree with honor from the University of Wyoming College of Law, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.
Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Robert C. Jarosh as a judge of the Wyoming Supreme Court; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on every ballot in Wyoming.
Full race pageRetention: Judge Ben Burningham, Wyoming Chancery CourtNonpartisan race · Ben Burningham
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Ben Burningham Nonpartisan
Ben Burningham has served as judge of the Wyoming Chancery Court since his appointment in January 2025, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch. The Chancery Court handles commercial, business and trust litigation statewide. His current term expires in January 2027.
Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Ben Burningham as a judge of the Wyoming Chancery Court; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on every ballot in Wyoming.
Full race pageRetention: Judge Robert J. Sanford, Circuit Court, Second Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Robert J. Sanford
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Robert J. Sanford Nonpartisan
Robert J. Sanford has served as a circuit court judge of the Second Judicial District in Albany County since his appointment in July 2020, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.
Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Robert J. Sanford as a judge of the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial District; a majority of votes cast on the question keeps the judge in office. Wyoming judges are appointed by the governor from Judicial Nominating Commission lists and then stand for retention, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. The question appears on ballots in Albany County, Carbon County.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Carbon County is split across 2 Wyoming House districts.
Find your districts by addressWyoming House: 2 districtsDistricts 15, 47
Wyoming House District 15Pamela Thayer (R) · Cheryl Hulme (Constitution)
Pamela Thayer Republican Incumbent
Pamela Thayer is a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives who has represented House District 15, covering parts of Carbon and Sweetwater counties, per the Wyoming Legislature's official roster. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Cheryl Hulme Constitution
Cheryl Hulme is the Constitution Party of Wyoming's nominee for House District 15, running against incumbent Republican Pam Thayer, per Wyoming Public Media and County 17. No occupation or other biographical details were found as of this research. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Pamela Thayer (Republican), Cheryl Hulme (Constitution) meet on the November 3 ballot; Pamela Thayer is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 roster. Pamela Thayer was unopposed in the August 18 Republican primary (1,014 votes). Cheryl Hulme (Constitution) also qualified for the November ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. Wyoming has no runoffs and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageWyoming House District 47Eamon O'Toole (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Eamon O'Toole Republican
Eamon O'Toole is the Republican candidate for Wyoming House District 47 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Eamon O'Toole (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Bob Davis (R), the sitting member per the Legislature's 2026 roster, is not on the November ballot. Eamon O'Toole was unopposed in the August 18 Republican primary (1,586 votes). Wyoming has no runoffs and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageWyoming Senate District 11Bob Davis (R) · Jim Wilson (D) · Don VanMatre (Constitution)
Bob Davis Republican
Bob Davis is a small business owner, rancher and veteran who currently represents Wyoming House District 47, per the Rocket Miner. He is the Republican candidate for the open Senate District 11 seat. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jim Wilson Democratic
- High-paying union jobs with strong collective bargaining rights
- Energy development and economic diversification
- Education investment and affordable housing
Per the campaign site.
About Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson is an electrical control operator at Pacific Power's Jim Bridger Plant, where he has worked since 1979, per his campaign site. A longtime southwest Wyoming resident, he is the Democratic candidate for Wyoming Senate District 11.
Don VanMatre Constitution
Don VanMatre is the Constitution candidate for Wyoming Senate District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Bob Davis (Republican), Jim Wilson (Democratic), Don VanMatre (Constitution) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Larry Hicks (R), the sitting member per the Legislature's 2026 roster, is not on the November ballot. Bob Davis was unopposed in the August 18 Republican primary (2,728 votes). Jim Wilson was unopposed in the August 18 Democratic primary (297 votes). Don VanMatre (Constitution) also qualified for the November ballot, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list. Wyoming has no runoffs and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Wyoming's August 18 primary set each party's nominee by plurality (no runoffs); Constitution and Libertarian nominees and petition independents joined the November 3 ballot by the late-August filing deadline, and unopposed nominees still print, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election Candidate list.
Who is on the ballot in Carbon County, Wyoming on November 3, 2026?
Carbon County sample ballot 2026: who is running for wyoming senate and wyoming house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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