On June 17, 2026, A'ja Wilson led the first returns of WNBA All-Star fan voting with 308,249 votes, and Caitlin Clark ranked fifth in Caitlin Clark WNBA All-Star voting. That early snapshot flips the top spot and offers a first look at how starter races are shaping up ahead of the June 27 deadline.
A'ja Wilson Leads Vote
Wilson's 308,249 places her atop the initial fan returns; Paige Bueckers followed with 298,027 and Aliyah Boston with 282,186. Breanna Stewart sat fourth in the fan returns while Clark was fifth overall and second among guards. Wilson was also the leading vote recipient for the 2023 All-Star Game, when the winning total was 95,860 votes.
Caitlin Clark Ranked Fifth
Clark led the fan vote in 2024 and 2025 and amassed 1,293,526 votes in 2025; in the first returns this year she sits fifth overall. The early list also places Wings forward Jessica Shepard and rookie guard Olivia Miles inside positions that suggest they would be first-time All-Stars if current trends hold, and it includes Los Angeles Sparks center Cameron Brink and Washington Mystics center Shakira Austin among frontcourt vote leaders.
WNBA Voting Mechanics
Fan voting counts for 50 percent of the All-Star vote, with current players accounting for 25 percent and media members 25 percent. Voters must choose four guards and six frontcourt players on their ballots; players will be ranked by position within each voting category and final scores will be calculated from the average of their weighted rank across fan, player and media votes. Fan voting also serves as the tiebreaker for players who end up with the same score within a position group.
Early Returns Create Tension
Clark's consecutive fan-vote leads in 2024 and 2025 contrast sharply with her fifth-place position in these first returns, creating immediate pressure to regain traction before ballots close. Rookie Azzi Fudd sat 11th overall and fifth among guards with 148,047 fan votes, and she is averaging 12.9 points and 1.5 assists through the first month of the season—figures that help explain her early ballot support.
What Happens Next
Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 27; the 15 WNBA head coaches will then select reserves, casting votes for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players regardless of position while unable to vote for their own players. Chicago will host the All-Star Game on July 25. Wilson's 308,249 gives her an early edge; whether Clark climbs back into first before voting closes will decide if she extends her run as the top fan choice.
