Running for office in Johnson County, Wyoming.

The short version.

A plain-language guide to how county ballot access works in every one of Wyoming's 23 counties. The regular candidate filing period for the 2026 cycle ran May 14 through May 29, 2026, and Wyoming's primary election is set for Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with county canvassing boards scheduled to certify results by August 21 and the State Canvassing Board by August 26. A window for independent candidates to petition onto the November 3, 2026 general election ballot stays open through August 24, 2026. Click the map or use the list.

Every Wyoming county elects a three-member Board of County Commissioners (up to five in the state's most populous counties) plus a slate of row officers set by Wyoming Statutes Title 18, Chapter 3: County Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, Sheriff, Attorney, and Coroner, along with a Clerk of District Court under Title 5. Commissioner seats are staggered four-year terms, so not every seat is up the same year -- confirm which seats and offices are on your county's 2026 ballot with the County Clerk, who is the filing officer for every county race.

This page covers that for Johnson County and points you at your local election office for anything specific to your county. It is not legal advice; the official rules live with your election office and the Wyoming Secretary of State.

Johnson County by the numbers.

Wyoming election calendar (2026).

Wyoming runs one statewide primary and general election calendar for every county. The dates below cover the 2026 cycle -- the regular filing window has closed, and the primary is close at hand -- plus the doors that are still open and the next regular filing window most county offices are expected to use.

• Thu May 14 - Fri May 29, 2026, 5 p.m.Candidate filing period for county offices -- already closed. Applications and the $100 filing fee are filed with the County Clerk (W.S. 22-5-204, 22-5-209).
• Mon Aug 17, 2026Certification deadline for minor and provisional party candidates, filed with the Secretary of State or County Clerk (W.S. 22-4-304(c)).
• Tue Aug 18, 2026Wyoming's 2026 primary election. County canvassing boards are scheduled to certify county abstracts by August 21, 2026, and the State Canvassing Board is scheduled to certify the state abstract by August 26, 2026 (W.S. 22-16-103, 22-16-118).
• Mon Aug 24, 2026Independent candidate petition filing deadline for the November 3, 2026 general election -- still open as of this guide. The petition needs signatures from at least 2% of the votes cast for that office in the county at the last general election, filed with the County Clerk (W.S. 22-5-304(b), 22-5-306, 22-5-307).
• Tue Nov 3, 2026Wyoming's 2026 general election -- still ahead.
• Thu Nov 5, 2026Deadline for any person to request that votes cast for a write-in candidate at the general election be officially counted -- two days after the election (W.S. 22-16-106(c)).
• Expected May 2030Best estimate for the next regular candidate filing window for county offices, which serve four-year terms set to expire after the 2026 election. County Commission seats are staggered, so some seats are up again in 2028 -- confirm which seats and years apply to your county with the County Clerk.

These filing rules are set statewide by the Wyoming Election Code, but the exact offices on your county's ballot, and which Commission seats are up in a given year, varies by county -- confirm both with your County Clerk before relying on any date here.

Offices on the ballot in Johnson County.

Every Wyoming county elects a Board of County Commissioners plus a slate of row officers under Wyoming Statutes Title 18, Chapter 3, and a Clerk of District Court under Title 5, Chapter 3. The County Clerk, listed for every county below, is the filing officer for every county race and administers the county's elections.

• County Commissioner -- governs the county; a 4-year term, staggered so not every seat is up the same year. Most counties elect three commissioners; a handful of the state's most populous counties elect up to five. Confirm which seat, if any, is up with your County Clerk.
• County Clerk -- the filing officer for every county race, administers county elections, and keeps the county's official records; 4-year term.
• County Treasurer -- collects property taxes and manages county funds; 4-year term.
• County Assessor -- values property for taxation; 4-year term; must own real property in the county.
• County Sheriff -- the county's chief law enforcement officer and jailer; 4-year term.
• County (or District) Attorney -- prosecutes on behalf of the county; must be a member of the Wyoming State Bar; 4-year term. In several of Wyoming's nine judicial districts a single district attorney's office serves more than one county.
• County Coroner -- investigates deaths within the county; 4-year term.
• Clerk of District Court -- administers the district court housed at the county courthouse; a 4-year term filed the same way as other county offices, though the clerkship itself is a judicial-branch office under Title 5.

Which offices are contested and which Commission seats are up varies by county and by year under Wyoming Statutes Title 18. The County Clerk is the filing officer for every county race and the right first call for anything this page does not answer.

How to get on the ballot.

Wyoming runs four paths onto the county ballot -- a major party's primary, a minor or provisional party's convention, an independent petition, or a write-in -- each with its own timeline. The 2026 regular filing window has closed, but the independent-candidate petition door is open through August 24, 2026, and Wyoming's write-in process needs no advance filing at all.

Major party filing -- closed for 2026.

A candidate seeking a major party's nomination for county office files an application for nomination with the County Clerk, along with a flat $100 filing fee, no later than 5 p.m. on the 81st day before the primary election (W.S. 22-5-204, 22-5-209). The 2026 window ran May 14-29, 2026.

Minor and provisional party candidates -- certification deadline August 17, 2026.

A candidate seeking a minor or provisional party's nomination is certified through that party's own process and files the same application and $100 fee as a major-party candidate, no later than the deadline set for minor and provisional party candidates (W.S. 22-4-304(c)).

Independent candidates -- petition open through August 24, 2026.

An independent candidate for county office qualifies by petition: signatures from registered electors in the county numbering at least 2% of the total votes cast for that office in the county at the last general election, filed with the County Clerk along with the same $100 fee (W.S. 22-5-304(b), 22-5-306, 22-5-307). This door is still open as of this guide.

Write-in candidates -- no advance filing required.

Wyoming does not require a write-in candidate to file anything before the primary or the general election is held. A write-in candidate who wins the primary must then accept the nomination and pay the $100 filing fee with the County Clerk within 5 days of being notified, or forfeit it (W.S. 22-16-106(a),(b)). For the general election, any person may request that votes cast for a write-in candidate be officially counted by filing a request and administrative fee with the county clerk no later than 2 days after the election (W.S. 22-16-106(c)).

Statutory references: $100 flat filing fee for every county office, paid to the County Clerk when the application for nomination is filed (per the Secretary of State's 2026 county-office application for nomination). · W.S. 22-5-204, 22-5-209 (application for nomination filed with the County Clerk not less than 81 nor more than 96 days before the primary election; the 2026 window ran May 14-29) · W.S. 22-4-304(c) (minor and provisional party candidate certification deadline, August 17, 2026) · W.S. 22-5-304(b), 22-5-306, 22-5-307 (petition of at least 2% of the votes cast for that office in the county at the last general election, filed with the County Clerk no later than 70 days before the general election) · W.S. 22-16-106 (a primary write-in nominee need not have pre-filed but must accept the nomination and pay the filing fee within 5 days of notice; any person may request that general-election write-in votes be counted by filing a request and fee no later than 2 days after the election) · W.S. 22-2-104, 22-16-103, 22-16-118 (2026 primary Tuesday, August 18; general election Tuesday, November 3) · Wyoming Statutes Title 18, Chapter 3 (elective county officers) and Title 5, Chapter 3, Article 2 (clerk of district court) · W.S. 22-2-113(a) (the Secretary of State furnishes registry lists, at a reasonable price, to any candidate for political office and that candidate's campaign committee, political party central committees, elected officials, and PACs, for political purposes only and not for commercial use; the lists may be reproduced for political purposes; county clerks may also elect to furnish the lists on the same terms). Fees and signature counts change; confirm before you file.

The Johnson County Clerk.

Wyoming's ballot access runs through this office -- the County Clerk accepts every county candidate's application for nomination, administers the county's elections, and is the source of truth for which seats are up this cycle and county-specific deadlines.

Contact details verified 2026-08-14. Official statewide sources: Wyoming Secretary of State: 2026 Election Information · Wyoming Secretary of State: Candidate Information · Wyoming Secretary of State: 2026 Key Election Dates (PDF) · Wyoming County Clerks Contact List (PDF) · Wyoming Statutes Title 22: Election Code · Wyoming Statutes Sec. 22-2-113: Registry Lists.

Common questions.

After you qualify: the field operation.

Wyoming is the least populous state in the country, spread across nearly 98,000 square miles, so a county race here can mean building support among a few hundred voters clustered around a county seat, or covering a county larger than several East Coast states with a phone call more often than a knock. Field plans should look as different from county to county as the terrain does.

That is the part Motion51 was built for. You scope your district, cut turf, and send volunteers out with a phone instead of a clipboard. It works offline, so canvassing does not stop where the cell signal does, and every door is logged with a timestamp for your records. Our For Candidates page walks through what that looks like.

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