Party · Wyoming

Libertarian Party

One of 4 parties on Wyoming’s list for the November 3, 2026 election, named as the state names it.1

Research draftminor political party
Picks nominees by
Convention
State’s party list
The state’s own list
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 54 facts from the party research against the cited sources and found 4 errors, since corrected; 1 couldn’t be checked because the source wouldn’t display its text. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1Ballot status

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It is on Wyoming's own list of parties qualified for the 2026 election.1 The state's class for it: minor political party.1

How a party qualifies in Wyoming

A group can form a new provisional party by filing a petition with the Secretary of State by May 1 of a general election year, signed by registered voters equal to at least 2 percent of the votes cast for U.S. House at the last general election; for 2026 that was 5,263 signatures.2,3 W.S. 22-4-402(a), (d) The party name on the petition may be no more than two words and may not match or resemble an existing party's name or the word independent.2 W.S. 22-4-402(c)

How a party keeps its status

A party is a major political party when its candidate for U.S. House, governor or secretary of state received at least 10 percent of the vote at the most recent general election, and a minor political party when the best such result was between 2 and 10 percent.2 W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xvii)-(xviii) A provisional party keeps its status after its first general election only if its candidate for one of those three offices receives at least 2 percent of the vote.2 W.S. 22-1-102(a)(xxv)

§2How it picks nominees

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Convention. A minor party may nominate candidates for the general election ballot only by party convention and may never use the primary.2 W.S. 22-4-303

Wyoming's rules for nominating

Major parties nominate by primary, while minor and provisional parties nominate only by convention; for 2026, minor and provisional party candidates had to be certified by August 17.2,3 W.S. 22-5-101, 22-4-303, 22-4-406 Candidates with no party may reach the ballot by independent petition; for 2026 statewide races that took 5,263 signatures, due August 24.2,3 W.S. 22-5-301 to 22-5-308

§3On the 2026 ballot

1 Candidate for U.S. Senate, U.S. House or governor whose label on Wyoming's November 3 ballot names this party, from the state's official candidate list. Labels are shown exactly as the ballot prints them. Other offices aren't covered yet.

Candidates whose ballot label names the Libertarian Party, by race.
RaceCandidateLabel on the ballot
U.S. House · Wyoming's At-Large DistrictShawn JohnsonLibertarian4,5

§4Notes on Wyoming’s party research

What the research couldn’t find or confirm about Wyoming’s parties, in its own plain words. Nothing is left out silently.

  • The Secretary of State's Political Parties in Wyoming page is not dated; it lists the Republican and Democratic parties as major parties, the Libertarian and Constitution parties as minor parties, and says there are currently no provisional parties.