The Open Range Record is excited to announce the results of our Congressional Poll to determine the candidates to be invited to the 2026 High Plains Republican Primary Debates.
It is impossible to hold a debate with ten candidates. Because of that, The Open Range Record decided to conduct a poll for the month of June. Here are those results:
1. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray
2. Steve Friess
3. Kevin Christensen.
4. Wyoming Senate President Bo Biteman
5. Jillian Balow
As we pointed out in our debate announcement article, should one of the top five candidates choose not to participate in the debate we will invite the next runner(s)-up until we have filled the 5 seats on our debate stage. Those candidates are:
6. Frank Chapman
7. David Giralt
8. Reid Rasner
9. Keith Goodenough
10. Richard Dodson
We will be sending out invitation letters the evening of June 30. Candidates will have until July 3 at 5pm to confirm their attendance before we move to the next candidate. Further details on the debate will be released the week of July 6.
The 2026 High Plains Debates is co-sponsored by Wyoming Stockmen for Liberty