Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman wins Republican Senate primary in Wyoming
Representative Harriet Hageman has won the Republican primary for Wyoming's Senate seat, bolstered by an endorsement from Donald Trump. Hageman, who previously defeated Liz Cheney in 2022, is expected to win the general election in the reliably Republican state.
Why it matters
The result underscores the continued influence of Donald Trump within the Republican Party and the ongoing shift in Wyoming's political landscape.
Rep. Harriet Hageman has won the Republican primary for Wyoming’s open Senate seat, NBC News projects, advancing to the general election in the deep-red state. Hageman had the support of President Donald Trump as she ran against four Republican opponents. Trump weighed in to offer his “complete and total endorsement” on Truth Social shortly after she announced her candidacy in December. Hageman won her House seat with Trump’s support in 2022, when she ousted Rep. Liz Cheney, a Trump critic, in a Republican primary. Trump backed Hageman after Cheney voted to impeach him in 2021 and later joined the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and spoke out forcefully against the 2021 attack. “I know Harriet well, and she is a TOTAL WINNER!” Trump wrote in his post endorsing her in this year’s election.
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