Barrasso, Hageman handily defeat Republican challengers

Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Harriet Hageman handily staved off Republican challengers in Tuesday’s primary election.

The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m.

Former President Donald Trump endorsed both candidates but neither race garnered the kind of international attention thrust upon the state two years ago when Hageman ousted then-U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney.

Barrasso beat out John Holtz of Laramie and Reid Rasner of Casper — the latter of which ran a very active and costly campaign against the incumbent. Hageman, meanwhile, defeated Steven Helling of Casper.

Barrasso is a top ranking Republican in the Senate, but has increasingly drawn scorn from Wyoming’s far-right flank of the party, who see him as tied to establishment Republicans.

“Thank you, Wyoming!” Barrasso said in a statement. “I am grateful for your overwhelming vote of confidence. I will continue to fight for every vote this November. Together, we can restore a Republican majority in Washington and secure a better future for hard-working Wyoming families.”

He will face Democrat Scott Morrow of Laramie in November, while Hageman will compete against Democrat Kyle Cameron.

The congresswoman just finished her first term in the U.S. House, and has been busy campaigning on behalf of Freedom Caucus aligned candidates for the Wyoming Legislature.

The general election is Nov. 5.

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