Nov 3, 2026 · primaries Aug 18

Wyoming - United States Senate

⭐ Sen. Cynthia Lummis is retiring, and Trump-endorsed Rep. Harriet Hageman is the heavy favorite in the nation's reddest state.

Harriet Hageman

Republican - Age: 63

Wyoming's lone House member since 2023; endorsed by Trump and Lummis.

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James Byrd

Democrat

Former state representative from Cheyenne; the only Democrat in the race.

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Who's ahead? CookSOLID RSabatoSAFE RDDHQSAFE R

Ratings: Cook Political Report (Aug 20), Sabato’s Crystal Ball (Aug 26), Decision Desk HQ (Aug 5). Source →

No public polling of this race exists, and none is expected to change the picture. Handicappers, including the Cook Political Report, rate it Solid Republican — Wyoming hasn't elected a Democratic senator since 1970, and Trump carried the state by 45+ points in 2024.

Cook Political Report Senate ratings → As of July 2026

Where they stand

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HAGEMAN SAYS

BYRD SAYS

Money & campaign finance

Where each candidate stands on campaign-finance questions.

BYRD

HAGEMAN

Unknown Ban Congress from trading stocks Unknown

Unknown Takes corporate PAC money Unknown

Fundraising

RAISEDCASH ON HANDUNDER-$200 DONORS

Harriet Hageman

$2.4M$915K25% of receipts

James Byrd

$23K$35625% of receipts

Campaign committee totals for the 2025–26 cycle, through July 29, 2026. Under-$200 share is unitemized individual contributions divided by total receipts. FEC filings →

Their big promises

HAGEMAN'S TOP 3

Deliver Trump's agenda

Launched her campaign on her record backing the president's priorities.

Fight federal overreach

Career natural-resources attorney battling federal land and water rules.

Defend Wyoming energy

Protect coal, oil, and gas jobs from environmental regulation.

BYRD'S TOP 3

A working-class voice

Says everyday Wyomingites deserve a senator who isn't a rubber stamp.

Protect benefits

Defend Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from cuts.

Diversify the economy

Build a future beyond boom-and-bust mineral revenue.

Agree or differ?

F.E. Warren AFB & Sentinel missile modernization

Both back the base and missile-wing jobs anchored in Cheyenne

AGREE

Selling off federal public lands

Hageman: open to transferring land to state control · Byrd: keep public lands in public hands

DIFFER

Continued U.S. military aid to Ukraine

Hageman: has voted against aid packages · Byrd: supports standing with Ukraine

DIFFER

Keeping wolves under state management

Both support Wyoming, not Washington, managing recovered wildlife

AGREE

Expanding federal voting-rights protections

Byrd: longtime champion of voting access · Hageman: says elections belong to the states

DIFFER

Their stories

HARRIET HAGEMAN

CareerRanch-raised natural-resources attorney who fought federal water and land rules.

2018Ran for governor, finishing third in the Republican primary.

2022Ousted Rep. Liz Cheney in a landslide primary with Trump's backing.

Dec 2025Launched her Senate bid hours after Lummis announced her retirement; Trump endorsed her the same day.

JAMES BYRD

RootsSon of Liz Byrd, Wyoming's first Black woman legislator.

2009Elected to the Wyoming House from Cheyenne; served a decade.

2018Ran statewide for Secretary of State.

Feb 2026Announced his Senate bid, becoming the lone Democrat in the race.

Positions summarized from campaign websites, voting records, and news reports · July 2026
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