2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Wyoming Senate District 5

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Ted Hanlon

Democratic

Work: Chemical engineer; founder, Hanlon Process Consulting (Cheyenne); chairman, Laramie County Democratic Party

Ted Hanlon is a Cheyenne native who earned a chemical engineering degree at the University of Wyoming and worked about 45 years in the oil and chemical industries before starting Hanlon Process Consulting, which advises companies on optimizing their operations. He chairs the Laramie County Democratic Party and was the Democratic nominee for Senate District 5 in 2022.

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Hanlon hopes to provide new perspective to Senate District 5 (Wyoming Tribune Eagle (wyomingnews.com), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Lauren Schoenfeld

Republican

Work: Executive Director, Wyoming Innovation Partnership (through the Wyoming Business Alliance and Wyoming Heritage Foundation); former Sweetwater County Commissioner

Lauren Schoenfeld grew up in Farson and is a University of Wyoming graduate whose work has spanned local government, economic development, workforce development and business. She served as a Sweetwater County Commissioner and now serves as executive director of the Wyoming Innovation Partnership.

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Lauren Schoenfeld for Wyoming State Senate (Lauren Schoenfeld campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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2026 General Election Candidates (data file) (Wyoming Secretary of State, Public record)

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