The short version
Wyoming nominates partisan candidates through the August primary. You get on the ballot by filing an Application for Nomination and paying the filing fee; independents qualify by petition for the general election.
- Offices you can run for
- Federal (U.S. House and Senate); statewide offices (Governor and other state officials); the Wyoming Legislature; county offices; and school and community-college boards.
- How to get on the ballot
- File an Application for Nomination with the filing fee — for example, federal and statewide offices carry set party fees — and state candidates can file online or on the application form with the Secretary of State. Independent candidates file a petition: a statewide petition needs signatures equal to at least 2% of the votes cast for U.S. Representative in the last general election, filed at least 70 days before the general election.
- Who runs candidate filing
- Wyoming Secretary of State — Elections Division(307) 777-5860
This is a plain-language overview, not legal advice. Filing deadlines and fees change every election cycle and vary by office — the official Wyoming resources below are the final word. When in doubt, the elections authority is right and we're wrong.
Official Wyoming candidate resources
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