Clair McFarland
Clair McFarland is a general assignment reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Riverton, Wyoming. She specializes in crime and court reporting and social issues coverage. Clair also writes a twice-monthly column on motherhood and country living.
Previously, Clair wrote for The Ranger, the Lander Journal and the Wind River News. She is an award-winning journalist, columnist and poet, who joined Cowboy State Daily on Valentines Day, 2022.
Latest from Clair McFarland
Prop. 1 Only Survived One County, Lincoln, And Niobrara Rejected It The Hardest
Lincoln County was the only Wyoming county to vote in favor of Proposition 1 in Tuesday’s general election, a controversial measure to cut residential property tax by 50% for most homeowners. Niobrara, the state’s reddest county, rejected it the hardest.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2026
Harshman Gets Most Votes Of Contested Statewide Winners, Chuck Gray Least
Steve Harshman and Eric Barlow won the largest vote share of winners in contested statewide races in Tuesday’s general election, and Chuck Gray the least. The Constitution Party won major party status getting more than 10% of votes for governor.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2026
Democrat Britney Tennant Picks Up Cheyenne's House District 11
A Democrat won back a red Wyoming state House seat Tuesday night, as Britney Tennant edged out economist Dan McIntosh for Cheyenne’s House District 11. Tennant won 1,080 votes to McIntosh's 1,026, unofficial results show.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2026
Laramie Democrat Trey Sherwood Holds Off GOP Challenger To Win Fourth Term
Three-term Democratic state Rep. Trey Sherwood held her Laramie-based House District 14 seat Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Emily Study. Sherwood’s district is a rare “purple” region in Wyoming, and she’s often faced Republican opposition.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2026
Democrat Karlee Provenza Wins A Fourth Term Representing Laramie House District 45
Karlee Provenza won reelection to Laramie’s House District 45 on Tuesday over Republican challenger Ross Davenport, 2,275 to 770. She gained statewide support in 2025 by organizing public-lands enthusiasts to oppose an ultimately unsuccessful selloff measure.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2026
Albany County Sheriff Aaron Appelhans Wins Reelection Against Outspoken Republican
Albany County Sheriff Aaron Appelhans has won reelection for the second time, defeating outspoken Republican challenger Daron Wyatt, 7,426 - 5,670, according to unofficial results.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2026
