Hageman wins open Wyoming Senate seat

Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman (R) is projected to ascend to the upper chamber, according to Decision Desk HQ. Hageman defeated Democrat James W. Byrd in the race to succeed Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R), who opted not to seek a second term. The House Republican served two terms in the lower chamber after defeating former GOP…

November 3, 2026 at 09:08 PM· 131 words· updated November 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM

Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) speaks during a press conference outside the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025, to discuss a recent court decision in-favor of Charles and Heather Maude of Caputa, S.D., in a 2024 land dispute. The Maude’s had fencing on 25 acres of property that blocked access of the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands.

Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman (R) is projected to ascend to the upper chamber, according to Decision Desk HQ.

Hageman defeated Democrat James W. Byrd in the race to succeed Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R), who opted not to seek a second term .

The House Republican served two terms in the lower chamber after defeating former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney in the 2022 GOP primary. A staunch ally of President Trump, Hageman notched his endorsement in 2025.

“I know Harriet well, and she is a TOTAL WINNER!” Trump wrote on Truth Social . “Harriet has ALWAYS delivered for Wyoming, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate.”

A lawyer by trade, Hageman serves on the lower chamber’s Natural Resources and Judiciary Committees. She unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2018.

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