Harriet Hageman

Chuck Gray

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Wyoming is set to send two Republicans to Congress, with The Associated Press calling the U.S. Senate race for Rep. Harriet Hageman and the state’s sole U.S. House seat for Secretary of State Chuck Gray.

Both emerged from their respective Republican primaries with victories, putting them in strong positions heading into the general election.

Hageman triumphed with 64.9% of the vote while Gray secured 54.2% in his race. In Park County, Hageman received 72.69% of the vote (8,701) and Gray 63.76% (7,473).

The Associated Press called the Senate race shortly after polls closed and the House race at 9:40 p.m.

Alongside Republican Sen. John Barrasso, the two are set to make up Wyoming’s three-person congressional delegation.

The Democratic Senate candidate, James Byrd, lost by nearly 60,000 votes. Byrd received 26.44% of the vote (3,153) in Park County.

Hageman prevailed against a small handful of Republican challengers in the Senate primary but faced criticism for her support for federal public land sales and later her disinterest in debating her democratic opponent James Byrd on Wyoming PBS.

“I have worked hard every day to defend your Constitutional rights and look out for your interests in every way possible. I will now move across the Capitol to the Senate, where I will again put my shoulder to the wheel and be the champion Wyoming wants in Washington, D.C.,” Hageman said in a statement shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m.

Hageman entered the race shortly after Sen. Cynthia Lummis announced her retirement, securing endorsements from both Lummis and President Donald Trump.

During the 2022 Republican primary election, Hageman ousted former Rep. Liz Cheney, who served as vice chairwoman of the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee. She handily won reelection two years later.

Gray faced Democrat Lisa Kinney, who received one-third of the vote, as well as two third party candidates: Libertarian Shawn Johnson with 7.4% and Constitution Party candidate Jeffrey Haggit with 4.3%.

In Park County, Kinney received 25.13% (2,945), Shawn Johnson 6.74% (790) and Haggit 3.76% (441).

Trump made no endorsement in the contentious Republican primary for the U.S. House, wherein 10 candidates sought to replace Hageman, but he finally announced his support for Gray on Oct. 6. On Monday, Trump echoed his endorsements for Hageman and Gray on social media.

Gray won the Republican nomination in August with a lead of only 4.6%.

“I am deeply grateful to the people of Wyoming for the trust you have placed in me... My focus is to continue to work for the people of Wyoming and to listen,” Gray said in a statement Wednesday night.

Gray, who previously represented Casper in the state Legislature, was elected to the Secretary of State’s office in 2022. While in office, he supported a number of “election integrity” measures and was one of the first officials to hand over his state’s voter roll list at Trump’s request.