Earlier this month, the Wyoming Constitution Party gubernatorial nominee, Rebecca Bextel, polled 16.78%. This is the highest percentage for any minor party in the history of Wyoming gubernatorial elections. The previous record had been set in 1894, when the Peoples’ Party nominee, Lewis Tidball, polled 11.3%.

Wyoming is one of two states in 2026 when the Democratic Party’s gubernatorial placed third. The other is Rhode Island, where independent Ken Block placed second.