Goshen County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
8 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 8 Goshen County races, led by the Wyoming House District 2 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 Clark C. Allan, Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Clark C. Allan
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Clark C. Allan Nonpartisan
Clark C. Allan has served as a circuit court judge of the Eighth Judicial District, covering Converse and Platte counties, since his appointment in January 2021, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.
Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Clark C. Allan as a judge of the Circuit Court of the Eighth 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 Converse County, Goshen County, Niobrara County, Platte County.
Full race pageRetention: Judge Jacqueline K. Brown, Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial DistrictNonpartisan race · Jacqueline K. Brown
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jacqueline K. Brown Nonpartisan
Jacqueline K. Brown has served as a circuit court judge of the Eighth Judicial District, covering Goshen and Platte counties, since her appointment in July 2025, per the Wyoming Judicial Branch.
Retention question on the November 3 ballot: voters mark FOR or AGAINST retaining Jacqueline K. Brown as a judge of the Circuit Court of the Eighth 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 Converse County, Goshen County, Niobrara County, Platte County.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Goshen County is split across 2 Wyoming House districts.
Find your districts by addressWyoming House: 2 districtsDistricts 2, 5
Wyoming House District 2JD Williams (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
JD Williams Republican Incumbent
JD Williams is the Republican incumbent for Wyoming House District 2, having taken office in January 2025, per the WyoFile 2026 Election Guide. He lives in Lusk, per the WyoFile 2026 Election Guide. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
JD Williams (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; JD Williams is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 roster. JD Williams was unopposed in the August 18 Republican primary (2,314 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 House District 5Joe Speckner (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Joe Speckner Republican
- Supports policies that retain young people in Wyoming through education and career training and a pro-growth regulatory environment
- Supports expanding telemedicine and incentives to attract health care workers to rural areas
- Opposes the wholesale sale of Wyoming's public lands and supports a multiple use approach to land management
Per the WyoFile 2026 Election Guide questionnaire.
About Joe Speckner
Joe Speckner is a third generation family farmer and attorney from Lingle who practices law in Torrington, per his answers to the WyoFile 2026 Election Guide questionnaire. He holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wyoming and served ten years on the Lingle-Fort Laramie Conservation District Board, per the WyoFile questionnaire. He is the Republican candidate for an open Wyoming House District 5 seat, per the Wyoming Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Joe Speckner (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Scott Smith (R), the sitting member per the Legislature's 2026 roster, is not on the November ballot. Joe Speckner won the August 18 Republican primary with 1,969 votes (76.3 percent) over Karen Weber (613), per the Secretary of State's official summary. 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 3Cheri E Steinmetz (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Cheri E Steinmetz Republican Incumbent
- Addressing Wyoming's structural budget deficit without raising taxes
- Setting enforceable statewide standards for data centers' impact on water, power and land
- Protecting farmers and ranchers' land and water resources and fixing failing irrigation infrastructure in eastern Wyoming
Per the campaign site.
About Cheri E Steinmetz
Steinmetz is a mother and grandmother who has served in the Wyoming Legislature for at least eight years, per the campaign site. She describes her approach as grounded in traditional family values, private property rights and fiscal responsibility, per the campaign site.
Cheri E Steinmetz (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Cheri E Steinmetz is the sitting member, per the Legislature's 2026 roster. Cheri E Steinmetz was unopposed in the August 18 Republican primary (4,437 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.
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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 Goshen County, Wyoming on November 3, 2026?
Goshen County sample ballot 2026: who is running for wyoming house and wyoming senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Wyoming?
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Wyoming statewide racesEvery Wyoming race on this county's ballot.All Wyoming ballot measures1 statewide ballot measureWyoming judges2 tracked judges on the retention ballot