Harriet Hageman beat Democrat James Byrd to take the seat of retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis, and the AP called the race at poll close in Wyoming.
Harriet Hageman, 64, has been Wyoming’s only member of the U.S. House since 2023. In a state with a single House district, that job made her one of the best-known politicians in Wyoming.
She first drew national attention in 2022, when she challenged U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney in the Republican primary. With the backing of President Donald Trump, Hageman beat Cheney, who had become one of Trump’s sharpest Republican critics, and then won the general election easily.
Now she moves up to the Senate. The seat opened when Sen. Cynthia Lummis chose to retire, and Hageman won a crowded Republican primary before facing voters statewide in November.
On Tuesday, she defeated James Byrd, a Democrat and former state representative from Cheyenne. The Associated Press called the race at 9 p.m. ET, as polls closed in Wyoming, and Hageman took about two-thirds of the vote.
Her win matters because it keeps Wyoming’s Senate seats in Republican hands on a night when her party lost ground nationally. She will serve alongside Sen. John Barrasso. Watch how Hageman, a strong conservative voice on land and energy, settles into the wider Senate stage.
Fast facts
- Age: 64
- Party: Republican
- Office: U.S. Senator
- State: Wyoming
- Previous job: U.S. Representative from Wyoming (since 2023)
- Called by AP: 9:00 p.m. ET (at poll close), Nov. 3, 2026
Part of the Zark News Election 2026 winners profile series. Winners are listed as called by the Associated Press.
