Secretary of State of Wyoming
Bryan McCarty
CandidateD
- Race
- Secretary of State of Wyoming
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Robert Short (R); Tamara Trujillo (Constitution)
- Research
- Basic
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Bryan McCarty of Worland is the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State. He describes a private-sector career, mostly in the railroad industry, with internal audit and Six Sigma training, and says he would use the office's seat on the State Board of Land Commissioners to keep public lands in public hands.[1][2]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Robert Short R | challenger |
| Bryan McCarty D | challenger |
| Tamara Trujillo Constitution | challenger |
Unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Biography
Bryan McCarty of Worland is the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State. He describes a private-sector career, mostly in the railroad industry, with internal audit and Six Sigma training, and says he would use the office's seat on the State Board of Land Commissioners to keep public lands in public hands.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Bryan McCarty was born in Mansfield, Ohio, and now lives in Worland, where he has lived for six years and in Wyoming for seven.[1] He says he has had strong ties to Wyoming since childhood.[1]
McCarty describes a private-sector career mostly in the railroad industry, largely with large corporations, and cites training in internal audit and Six Sigma in a regulatory-compliance culture.[1] He advanced from the August 18, 2026 Democratic primary with 97.3 percent of the vote.[2]
McCarty says the Secretary of State's role is to administer existing election rules rather than advocate changes, which he says would be a conflict of interest, and that he would use his internal audit experience to vet business registrations.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Keeping public lands in public hands: "I intend to use my office's seat on the board of land commissioners to keep public lands in public hands"[3]
- Getting "dark money" out of campaign financing and reducing the overlap between lobbying and campaign contributions.[3]
- Administering existing election law rather than advocating changes, which he says "would constitute a conflict of interest, or at least a breach of ethics."[3]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Bryan McCarty — WyoFile Election Guide 2026 (candidate questionnaire) · WyoFile Candidate's own words
- 2.Bryan McCarty - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Bryan McCarty — WyoFile Election Guide 2026 (candidate questionnaire) · WyoFile Candidate's own words