Robert J. Sanford
Nonpartisan
Biography
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.
Carbon County, Wyoming
Retention: Judge Robert J. Sanford, Circuit Court, Second Judicial District
Carbon County, Wyoming
Retention: Judge Robert J. Sanford, Circuit Court, Second Judicial District
One candidate is tracked for Retention: Judge Robert J. Sanford, Circuit Court, Second Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Robert J. Sanford. Candidate information follows official Carbon County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
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.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. One name is on the ballot for this seat.