CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming politicians were quick to voice their support to president-elect Donald Trump, who defeated Democratic candidate Kamala Harris after Tuesday’s election. Trump’s victory was called by the Associated Press early Wednesday after he surpassed the needed 270 delegates.
Trump won 72% of Wyoming voter’s support, according to the Associated Press. That’s up from 69.5% in 2020, according to Ballotpedia.
Sen. John Barrasso posted on X early Wednesday:
President Trump’s victory today is a mandate from the American people to get this country back on track. His agenda runs through the Republican-led United States Senate. Working together, we will deliver for the American people.
Rep. Harriet Hageman simply posted a story with Trump’s large win in Wyoming with the note:
Wyoming loves President Trump!
Both Barrasso and Hageman easily won reelection last night, with Barrasso receiving nearly 76% of the vote over Democratic challenger Scott Morrow and Hageman getting 71% of the vote over Democrat Kyle Cameron, Libertarian Richard Brubaker and the Constitution Party’s Jeffrey Haggit.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis praised Trump’s support for cryptocurrency, something that she has enthusiastically supported.
After Trump’s win, Lummis re-posted on X a post that proclaimed:
We have a Bitcoin president.
One exception was former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, who remained a fierce critic of Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol building by his supporters.
On Wednesday morning, Cheney posted on X:
Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect. All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections. We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of law, and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years. Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press and those serving in our federal, state and local governments must now be the guardrails of democracy.
