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· collected 2026-08-19 · by Andrew Miller
Wyoming's Republican Secretary of State Chuck Gray won the GOP nomination for the state's at-large U.S. House seat, defeating businessman Steve Friess and Reid Rasner in a crowded primary. Gray, a Trump-aligned conservative, is now heavily favored to represent Wyoming in Congress after Rep. Harriet Hageman decided to run for Senate instead. The Republican primary was triggered by Hageman's decision to give up her House seat and has left the contest to replace her without a clear endorsement from Trump or Hageman. Gray will likely face little opposition in November, given Wyoming's strong Republican leanings.
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Wyoming's Republican Secretary of State Chuck Gray, who is aligned with former President Donald Trump, has won the GOP nomination for the state's at-large U.S. House seat, which is currently held by Rep. Harriet Hageman. Hageman had announced her decision to give up the House seat and run for the U.S. Senate, where Sen. Cynthia Lummis is retiring. Gray defeated a field of five other candidates in the primary, including businessman Steve Friess. This is part of an unusual election cycle in Wyoming, where both the governorship and Senate seats are also up for grabs. The primary was triggered by Hageman's decision to run for the Senate, and it drew a large and expensive field of Republican candidates. Gray is now heavily favored to win the seat in November, given his conservative credentials and Trump endorsement.
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Wyoming’s Republican Secretary of State Chuck Gray has won the GOP nomination for the state’s at-large U.S. House seat to replace Rep. Harriet Hageman, who is running for Senate.
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who → win → Senate
Gray emerged from a crowded primary to become the heavy favorite to represent the deeply conservative state in Congress.
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Gray → emerge → Congress
Gray, a prominent Trump-aligned conservative who has served as secretary of state since 2023, defeated a field that included businessman Steve Friess and Reid Rasner.
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that → align → Friess
The Republican primary was triggered by Rep. Harriet Hageman’s decision to give up Wyoming’s lone House seat and run for the U.S. Senate.
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primary → trigger → Senate
Hageman, who was first elected to Congress in 2022 after defeating former Rep. Liz Cheney in a nationally watched Republican primary, is seeking the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis.
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who → elect → Lummis
The reshuffling has produced an unusual number of open races in Wyoming, with the governorship, Senate seat and House seat all open in the same election cycle for the first time in more than three decades.
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governorship → produce → decades
The contest to replace Hageman drew a sprawling Republican field and became the most expensive race on Wyoming’s primary ballot.
The race unfolded without an endorsement from either Trump or Hageman, leaving candidates to compete for many of the same conservative voters.
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race → replace → voters
That stood in contrast to other major Wyoming primaries: Trump endorsed Hageman in the Senate contest and state Superintendent Megan Degenfelder in the governor’s race.
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Trump → stand → race
Whoever captures the Republican nomination will be heavily favored in November.
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captures → capture → November
Wyoming is among the most Republican states in the country, with Trump carrying the state by nearly 46 percentage points in 2024, his largest margin in any state.
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Trump → carry → state
Wyoming has elected just one Democrat to statewide office in more than three decades.
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Wyoming → elect → decades
Republicans also hold every statewide elected office and overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature.
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Republicans → hold → Legislature
