U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney leaves the stage at the Mead Ranch in Jackson Hole after delivering a concession speech to a crowd of supporters. (Angus M. Thuermer, Jr./WyoFile)
Wyoming’s primary elections turned out a record number of registered voters Tuesday, but few surprises.
U.S. Representative Liz Cheney was defeated by Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman, as several polls predicted. The congresswoman conceded the race early in the evening when it became clear there was no longer a path to victory. During remarks at Mead Ranch in Jackson, Cheney told a crowd of supporters that she “easily” could have kept her seat, like when she won 73% of the vote in the most recent Republican primary election.
“But it would have required that I go along with President Trump’s lie about the 2020 election,” Cheney said. “That was a path I could not and would not take.”
In Cheyenne, Hageman celebrated her win at an election party on the Cheyenne Frontier Days grounds. WyoFile was denied access to the event.
