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Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats)

4 candidates are tracked for Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Keaton West, Island Richards, Sherry Bushman and Wayne Severson. Candidate information follows official Sweetwater County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

August 18 primary result: Republicans Keaton West (4,403 votes), Island Richards (4,271) and Sherry Bushman (3,349) won the party's three nominations for county commissioner over fellow Republican Walter Majko (2,290); Democrat Wayne Severson (925 votes) was unopposed for his party's nomination, per Wyo4News, SweetwaterNOW and the Rocket Miner, all citing the Sweetwater County Clerk's Office. West, Richards, Bushman and Severson meet on the November 3 ballot for three seats.

What this office does

County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.

This race. Sitting officeholders on the ballot: Keaton West, Island Richards.

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Keaton West

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • A business-minded, fiscally conservative approach to county government
  • Continuing experienced leadership on the commission

Per the campaign site.

Biography

West is chairman of the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners, first elected in 2022, and previously served on the Rock Springs City Council, per SweetwaterNOW and the Rocket Miner. He won one of the three Republican nominations for commissioner in the August 18 primary and faces Democrat Wayne Severson and fellow Republicans Island Richards and Sherry Bushman in November.

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Island Richards

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Spending taxpayer dollars responsibly and maintaining the county's long-term financial stability
  • Protecting private property rights

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Richards is president and CEO of Kayar Distributing, Inc., a family-owned convenience-store business, and a fifth-generation Sweetwater County resident who has served as a commissioner since 2023, per his campaign site. He won one of the three Republican nominations for commissioner in the August 18 primary and faces Democrat Wayne Severson and fellow Republicans Keaton West and Sherry Bushman in November.

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Sherry Bushman

Republican

Biography

Bushman is a Green River City Council member since 2021 and works as director of credit and collections for the staffing agency Partners Personnel, per Wyo4News. She won one of the three Republican nominations for county commissioner in the August 18 primary and faces Democrat Wayne Severson and fellow Republicans Keaton West and Island Richards in November. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Sherry Bushman.

Wayne Severson

Democratic

Biography

Wayne Severson appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Wayne Severson.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats) in 2026?

4 candidates are tracked for Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Keaton West, Island Richards, Sherry Bushman and Wayne Severson. Candidate information follows official Sweetwater County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats) election in Wyoming?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Wyoming are on the Wyoming election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
Keaton West, full profileIsland Richards, full profileSherry Bushman, full profileWayne Severson, full profileOfficial Wyoming election office