RepublicanNot in office · last served 2022Won the 2026 general

R. J. Kost

Last held office: Wyoming State Senate, District 19 (2018–2022). Ran in 1 election in 2018, winning 1. Won the 2026 race for Wyoming Senate District 19.

Last office: Wyoming State Senate, District 19

Elections
2
2018–2026
Won
2
generals, primaries and specials

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Kost was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Kost has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Kost won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Wyoming State Senate, District 19GeneralWonUnopposed——R+67.0
2018Wyoming State Senate, District 19GeneralWonUnopposed97.4%——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Kost has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Kost

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET