Wyoming Senate Race

2026 Election • Class 2
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
James Byrd 9,589 79.3%
Billy Benavidez 2,497 20.7%
99% reporting

Republican Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Harriet Hageman 83,794 64.1%
Sam Mead 35,875 27.4%
Jill M Edwards 5,031 3.9%
Jimmy Skovgard 3,525 2.7%
John Holtz 2,539 1.9%
99% reporting

Full calendar and every race: Wyoming primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
OPEN (Cynthia Lummis)
Party
Republican
Open Seat
Yes
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg

Race Ratings

Cook Political Report

Solid R

Inside Elections

Solid Republican

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Safe R

Candidates

James Willard Byrd Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $22,559
Cash on Hand: $356
Harriet Hageman

Harriet Hageman Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $2,435,023
Cash on Hand: $915,369

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 Wyoming Senate race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 Wyoming Senate race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Lummis retiring

Independent Expenditures Updated just now

$1,192,336
Total IE Spending
$1,166,587
Support
$25,749
Oppose

Top Spenders

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