Governor

Governor, Wyoming

November 3, 2026 · 12 statements · 2026.09.30-b56b790b

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Candidates

  • Eric Barlow

    Republican

    Sourced positions on 3 of 12

    Limited data. Fewer than 6 sourced positions.

  • Kenneth Casner

    Democratic

    Sourced positions on 0 of 12

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Also on the ballot

  • Rebecca Bextel Other party Not researched: below our published threshold

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State statements

TaxesNo. 01/12

Wyoming should exempt half the assessed value of primary homes from property taxes.

Background

Proposition 1 on the November 2026 ballot would exempt 50% of a qualifying home's assessed value from property taxes. Local governments, schools and other services funded by property taxes would collect less revenue.

Eric Barlow Disagree

It will truly harm communities

Press quote · Sep 23, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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TaxesNo. 02/12

Wyoming should create a state personal income tax.

Background

Wyoming is one of a few states with no personal income tax and relies heavily on mineral, sales and property taxes. A new income tax would require an act of the Legislature.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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Health careNo. 03/12

Wyoming should expand Medicaid to cover adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level.

Background

Wyoming is one of about ten states that have not adopted the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Expansion would cover more low-income adults, with the federal government paying most of the cost.

Eric Barlow Disagree

I don't think this is a time for… Medicaid expansion, period.

Press quote · Sep 16, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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AbortionNo. 04/12

Wyoming should amend its constitution to allow the state to ban most abortions.

Background

In January 2026 the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's abortion bans under a 2012 constitutional amendment on health care decisions. A new amendment approved by voters would be needed for a ban to take effect.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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EducationNo. 05/12

Wyoming should fund education savings accounts that families can use for private school tuition.

Background

A 2025 state law created the Steamboat Legacy Scholarship, offering up to $7,000 per student for private school and other education costs. The program has faced a legal challenge in state court.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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EducationNo. 06/12

Wyoming should increase state funding for K-12 public schools.

Background

Wyoming funds public schools through a state formula that lawmakers adjust periodically, supported largely by mineral revenue and property taxes. This would raise the amount the formula provides to districts.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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Democracy and electionsNo. 07/12

Wyoming should keep requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.

Background

A 2025 state law requires people to show proof of citizenship and residency when they register to vote. Before that law, applicants attested to their citizenship under penalty of law.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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GunsNo. 08/12

Wyoming should keep allowing concealed guns in public schools and government meetings.

Background

A 2025 law repealed most of Wyoming's gun-free zones, allowing concealed carry in places such as public schools, colleges and government meetings. Reversing it would restore limits on carrying guns in those places.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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Energy and climateNo. 09/12

Wyoming should require data centers to pay the full cost of the grid upgrades they need.

Background

Large data centers proposed in Wyoming would need new power plants and lines, and utility rules decide who pays. This would keep those costs from being spread across other customers' bills.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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EconomyNo. 10/12

Wyoming should oppose any sale of federal public lands within the state.

Background

About half of Wyoming's land is federally owned, and proposals in Congress have sought to sell some of it. Opposing sales would keep that land in public ownership and open for use.

Eric Barlow Agree

Eric strongly supports keeping public lands in public hands. He opposes attempts to wholesale or fire-sale Wyoming's public lands.

Campaign or official site · Sep 28, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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Energy and climateNo. 11/12

Wyoming should require utilities to keep coal power plants running.

Background

Wyoming law requires utilities to seek a buyer before retiring coal plants and to show that closures will not raise costs. A firmer requirement would block planned closures.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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AbortionNo. 12/12

Wyoming should keep medication abortion legal.

Background

The Wyoming Supreme Court in January 2026 struck down the state's ban on abortion pills along with its other abortion bans. Keeping them legal would leave the most common method of abortion available.

Eric Barlow No clear position

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Kenneth Casner No clear position

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  • Kenneth Casner's verified accounts and sites. None published yet, so no link from the candidate's accounts counts as verified for now.
  • Official government sites (the list is on each finding's page and in the methodology).
  • Archived snapshots of any of these pages (web.archive.org).

Any other link is still posted, under Unverified evidence. How evidence is checked