Wyoming Statutes
Wyo. Stat. § 22-2-105 (2026)
Terms of office and offices voted on at general
✓ current as of May 2026
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elections.
(a) The terms of office and offices voted on at general
elections are as follows:
(i) Two Year Term.-At every general election there
shall be elected the number of representatives in congress to
which this state is entitled and members of the Wyoming house of
representatives;
(ii) Four Year Term. - At the general election in
1974 and in every fourth (4th) year thereafter, there shall be
elected the following officers: one (1) governor, one (1)
secretary of state, one (1) state treasurer, one (1) state
auditor, one (1) superintendent of public instruction, county
clerks, county treasurers, county assessors, county coroners,
county and prosecuting attorneys, district attorneys, sheriffs,
clerks of the district court. At every general election there
shall be elected the necessary member or members of the Wyoming
senate and county commissioners. The question of retention of a
circuit court judge or a magistrate of the circuit court shall
be submitted:
(A) For a circuit court judge, to the electorate
of all counties within the circuit;
(B) For a magistrate required by law to stand
for retention, to the electorate of the county wherein the
magistrate serves.
(iii) Six Year Term.-At the general election in 1976
and in every sixth year thereafter, there shall be elected one
(1) United States senator for the term next ensuing. At the
general election in 1978 and every sixth year thereafter there
shall be elected one (1) United States senator for the term next
ensuing. At each general election the retention of district
judges for unexpired balances of or new six (6) year terms shall
be submitted to the electorate of the several judicial
districts, as necessary;
(iv) Eight Year Term.-At every general election to
the retention of a justice or justices of the Wyoming supreme
court for unexpired balances of or new eight (8) year terms
shall be submitted to the electorate of the entire state as
necessary.Notes of Decisions
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Speight v. Wyoming Governor Gordon (D. Wyo. 2022).
Speight v. Wyoming Governor Gordon (D. Wyo. 2022). “§ 22-2-105 (a)(ii) (2021); Wyo. Const. Art.”
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