Trump Splits Wyoming Primaries as Hageman Wins Senate Nod and Governor Pick Loses
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Updated · LatinTimes · Aug 19
Trump Splits Wyoming Primaries as Hageman Wins Senate Nod and Governor Pick Loses
3 articles · Updated · LatinTimes · Aug 19
Summary
Harriet Hageman captured Wyoming’s Republican Senate nomination with about 63% of the vote, while Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate Megan Degenfelder lost badly to state Sen. Eric Barlow, 59,000 votes to 38,700.
That split offered an early test of Trump’s reach in the nation’s most Republican state, showing his endorsement still potent in a Washington race but weaker in a statehouse contest where local records appeared to matter more.
Trump’s gubernatorial record this cycle worsened with the Wyoming loss: Degenfelder became his fourth or fifth defeated governor pick, depending on how South Carolina is counted, even as his Florida governor choice Byron Donalds won comfortably.
Wyoming’s other key Republican results underscored the state’s deep GOP tilt: Chuck Gray won the open at-large House primary with roughly 25%, and Barlow is widely expected to cruise in November.
The mixed night lands as Trump’s approval has slipped to 33% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, giving both parties another data point on how much his backing may help in the 2026 midterms.