2026 forecast · Wyoming Superintendent Of Public Instruction

Steve Harshman is all but certain to win Wyoming's superintendent of public instruction race.

Ana Cordova vs Steve Harshman, an open seat. The model has Harshman ahead by 36.7 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe RModel R +36.7Updated October 22, 2026
Ana Cordova
Democrat
29.8%
64,696 projected votes
Steve Harshman
Republican
66.5%
144,476 projected votes
100%Harshman
0%Cordova
Harshman all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Harshman wins about 100 of 100

Wyoming Superintendent Of Public Instruction by county

Albany CountyBig Horn CountyCampbell CountyCarbon CountyConverse CountyCrook CountyFremont CountyGoshen CountyHot Springs CountyJohnson CountyLaramie CountyLincoln CountyNatrona CountyNiobrara CountyPark CountyPlatte CountySheridan CountySublette CountySweetwater CountyTeton CountyUinta CountyWashakie CountyWeston CountyLaramieNatronaCampbellAlbanyFremontParkSweetwaterSheridanTetonLincolnUintaConverse
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Where the margin is won
Teton County: Cordova +4,629Albany County: Cordova +1,192Natrona County: Harshman +10,234Campbell County: Harshman +10,113Park County: Harshman +7,222Laramie County: Harshman +6,330Sheridan County: Harshman +6,162Lincoln County: Harshman +5,195Sweetwater County: Harshman +4,881Fremont County: Harshman +4,490Uinta County: Harshman +3,936Converse County: Harshman +3,566Big Horn County: Harshman +3,090Goshen County: Harshman +2,758Carbon County: Harshman +2,490Crook County: Harshman +2,480Johnson County: Harshman +2,480Platte County: Harshman +2,215Sublette County: Harshman +2,124Weston County: Harshman +1,998Washakie County: Harshman +1,961Hot Springs County: Harshman +1,118Niobrara County: Harshman +759
Cordova +5,821 net votes from 2 countiesStatewide R +36.7, a 79,781 vote marginHarshman +85,602 net votes from 21 counties

Projected statewide vote

217,402 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Steve Harshman R144,47666.5%
Ana Cordova D64,69629.8%
Other candidates8,2293.8%
Total217,402100%

Expected votes at the projected turnout for this office, which runs a little below the top of the ticket because some voters skip down ballot races.

Projected vote by county

23 counties
CountyCordovaHarshmanOtherTotalMargin
Statewide64,697144,4788,225217,400R +36.7
Laramie County13,51019,8401,31234,662R +18.3
Natrona County7,65917,8931,00626,558R +38.5
Campbell County2,05812,17155914,788R +68.4
Albany County7,5736,38154814,502D +8.2
Fremont County4,6649,15454314,361R +31.3
Park County2,99810,22052013,738R +52.6
Sweetwater County4,0118,89250713,410R +36.4
Sheridan County3,3129,47450213,288R +46.4
Teton County7,5182,88940910,816D +42.8
Lincoln County1,4576,6523198,428R +61.6
Uinta County1,5645,5002787,342R +53.6
Converse County8614,4272085,496R +64.9
Carbon County1,2593,7491985,206R +47.8
Goshen County1,1103,8681965,174R +53.3
Big Horn County7073,7971774,681R +66.0
Johnson County7293,2091544,092R +60.6
Platte County8383,0531534,044R +54.8
Sublette County8252,9491483,922R +54.2
Crook County4032,8831283,414R +72.6
Washakie County5782,5391233,240R +60.5
Weston County4152,4131122,940R +68.0
Hot Springs County5041,622832,209R +50.6
Niobrara County144903421,089R +69.7

Projected 2026 votes from the On Point simulation: each county's expected turnout times its simulated vote share. Totals may differ from the race total by rounding.

Range of outcomes

80 percent of simulations
R +27.9R +45.5R +36.7

80 percent of simulations fall between R +27.9 and R +45.5. The white dot is the forecast; the line is a tie.

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, Senate and governorR +32.5
Down ballot history, moved to 2026R +50.0
Blend of every legR +38.1
With incumbency and primary unityR +38.1
With polls, none in the raceR +36.7

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between R +27.9 and R +45.5.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedCordovaHarshmanMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.