2026 United States Senate election in Wyoming
The 2026 United States Senate election in Wyoming will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Wyoming. Primary elections will be held on August 18, 2026. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis, who was elected in 2020, declined to seek reelection to a second term.
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2026 United States Senate election in Wyoming
The 2026 United States Senate election in Wyoming will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Wyoming. Primary elections will be held on August 18, 2026. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis, who was elected in 2020, declined to seek reelection to a second term.
Background
2026 United States Senate election in Wyoming
Wyoming is considered to be a deeply red state at the federal and state levels, with Donald Trump overwhelmingly winning the state in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatespresidentialelectioninWyoming) by more than 45 points. Republicans control both houses of the Wyoming Legislature with large supermajorities, the state's only congressional district, and all statewide executive offices. Wyoming has been represented in the U.S. Senate exclusively by Republicans since 1977, Democrats have not won in the state since (/wiki/1970UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWyoming), and in this seat since (/wiki/1954UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWyoming). Cynthia Lummis was first elected in (/wiki/2020UnitedStatesSenateelectioninWyoming), defeating zoologist Merav Ben-David by 46 percentage points to succeed longtime incumbent Senator Mike Enzi, who opted to retire. Wyoming is unique in its status as the "reddest" state in the entire nation and it also is the least-populated state in the country. Lummis raised $500,000 for her re-election bid in second quarter of 2025.
Republican primary
Declared
• Harriet Hageman, U.S. representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district (2023–present) and candidate for governor in (/wiki/2018Wyominggubernatorialelection)
• Jimmy Skovgard, Wyoming Army National Guard veteran
Potential
• Mark Gordon, governor of Wyoming (2019–present) and former treasurer of Wyoming (2012–2019)
Declined
• Cynthia Lummis, incumbent U.S. senator (2021–present) (endorsed Hageman)
Fundraising
<table><thead><tr><th>Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Candidate</td><td>Raised</td><td>Spent</td><td>Cash on hand</td></tr><tr><td>Harriet Hageman (R)</td><td>$971,030</td><td>$1,078,264</td><td>$775,729</td></tr><tr><td>Source: Federal Election Commission</td></tr></tbody></table>
Democratic primary
Declared
• James Willard Byrd, former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 44th district (2009–2019)
General election
Predictions
<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Inside Elections</td><td>Solid R</td><td>August 12, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>The Cook Political Report</td><td>Solid R</td><td>October 14, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Safe R</td><td>August 12, 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Race to the WH</td><td>Safe R</td><td>September 4, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>