The Aporia · Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman wins Republican Senate primary in Wyoming

Rep. Harriet Hageman has won the Republican primary for Wyoming's open Senate seat, NBC News projects. She received the backing of former President Donald Trump, who endorsed her in December after she ousted Rep. Liz Cheney in a 2022 primary with his support. The Senate seat is open due to Sen. Cynthia Lummis' decision not to seek re-election this year. Hageman won with no specific numbers provided for her margin of victory.

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Rep. Harriet Hageman has won the Republican primary for Wyoming's open Senate seat, advancing to the general election in a deep-red state. She secured President Donald Trump's endorsement after he was impeached by Congress in 2021 and she voted against him, and later joined the House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot. Hageman won her House seat with Trump's support in 2022 when she ousted Rep. Liz Cheney, another Trump critic, in a Republican primary. Hageman faced four other opponents in this election, including former Kirby Mayor Sam Mead, who partially self-funded his campaign and had family ties to a previous governor of Wyoming.

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🔮 “Harriet has ALWAYS delivered for Wyoming, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate.”

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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.

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🔮 “Harriet has ALWAYS delivered for Wyoming, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate.”

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Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman wins Republican Senate primary in Wyoming · assertive framing

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. asserted

News → win → state

Hageman had the support of President Donald Trump as she ran against four Republican opponents. asserted

she → have → opponents

Trump weighed in to offer his “complete and total endorsement” on Truth Social shortly after she announced her candidacy in December. asserted

she → weigh → 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. asserted

she → win → 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. asserted

Cheney → back → attack

“I know Harriet well, and she is a TOTAL WINNER!” Trump wrote in his post endorsing her in this year’s election. asserted

Trump → know → election

“Harriet has ALWAYS delivered for Wyoming, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate.” asserted

Harriet → deliver → Senate

Hageman emerged from a primary field that included former Kirby Mayor Sam Mead, who partially self-funded his campaign. asserted

who → emerge → campaign

Cheney conceded her 2022 primary race at an event at the Mead family ranch, according to Wyoming Public Media, and Mead said he was “proud of her for standing up for the truth.” uncertain

he → concede → truth

The Wyoming Senate seat is open this year after Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican, announced in December that she would not seek re-election. asserted

she → announce → election

Lummis, 71, said at the time that she did “not have six more years in me.” asserted

she → say → me

Wyoming is a deep-red state and has not had a Democratic senator since 1962. asserted

Wyoming → have → 1962

Trump won more than 71% of the vote there in 2024. asserted

Trump → win → 2024

Hageman, too, was easily swept to re-election in 2024, securing 71% of the vote. asserted

Hageman → sweep → vote

Hageman was a lawyer before she served in Congress. asserted

she → serve → Congress

Wyoming was the least populated state as of 2020, according to U.S. census data, with just under 577,000 residents. uncertain

Wyoming → accord → residents

Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman wins Republican Senate primary in Wyoming

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