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The 2026 Wyoming Senate race: Harriet Hageman vs. James Byrd

Overview · reviewed November 5, 2026

Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman won Wyoming's 2026 Senate race, defeating Democrat James Byrd, a former state representative, and will succeed Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis, who retired after one term.[1][2][3]

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Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2025-12-15 (UTC): 3%, 6 of 187 tracked outlets (0 left, 3 center, 3 right)Week of 2025-12-22 (UTC): 6%, 9 of 139 tracked outlets (5 left, 2 center, 2 right)Week of 2025-12-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-30 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-11 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-18 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-25 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-17 (UTC): 5%, 24 of 464 tracked outlets (7 left, 11 center, 6 right)Week of 2026-08-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-28 (UTC): under 1%, 2 of 476 tracked outlets (0 left, 2 center, 0 right)Week of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-02 (UTC): 2%, 9 of 471 tracked outlets (3 left, 3 center, 3 right)Week of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 1 more outlet off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (5 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Nov 2, 20263339 of 4712%
Sep 28, 20260202 of 476under 1%
Aug 17, 2026711624 of 4645%
Dec 22, 20255229 of 1396%
Dec 15, 20250336 of 1873%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Nov 3, 2026 · first reported · Headline from Oil City News

    Election 2026: Hageman defeats Byrd for Wyoming U.S. Senate seat

Background

Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, first elected in 2020, announced in December 2025 that she would not seek reelection, citing "difficult, exhausting session weeks."[2] Days later, Rep. Harriet Hageman, the state's lone member of the US House, entered the race.[4] Hageman, who had previously defeated Rep. Liz Cheney, won the Republican nomination in the August 18 primary.[4][3] In late September, her Democratic opponent, James Byrd, challenged her to a debate at a town hall in Casper.[5]

Supporting stories (5)
  1. Hageman wins open Wyoming Senate seat
  2. Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis will not run for reelection in 2026
  3. Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman wins Republican Senate primary in Wyoming
  4. Harriet Hageman announces run for Wyoming Senate seat
  5. Senate candidate Byrd challenges Hageman to debate at Tuesday town hall

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 6 recorded updates

November 2026

  1. Hageman wins open Wyoming Senate seatHeadline from The Hill · 9 outlets

September 2026

  1. Senate candidate Byrd challenges Hageman to debate at Tuesday town hallHeadline from Oil City News · 2 outlets

August 2026

  1. Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman wins Republican Senate primary in WyomingHeadline from NBC News · 11 outlets
  2. 2026 Primary Election Results Live: Wyoming Senate, House of Representatives racesHeadline from Oil City News · 21 outlets

December 2025

  1. Harriet Hageman announces run for Wyoming Senate seatHeadline from MyNorthwest · 9 outlets
  2. Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis will not run for reelection in 2026Headline from Roll Call · 6 outlets

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