Wyoming voters have picked incumbent Mark Gordon and Theresa Livingston for the midterm elections for governor’s office. Wyoming, a deeply Republican state, will have its general elections on November 8 this year.

Gordon, a member of the Republican party, secured more than 61% of the votes on Tuesday. He bested three other GOP candidates: Brent Bien, Rex Rammell and James Quick. 

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The Democratic primary was not crowded. Theresa Livingston, who secured nearly 70% of the ballots, beat Rex Wilde on Tuesday. Gordon and Livingston will now face each other for the final showdown in November.

Media reports suggest incumbent Wyoming governer Mark Gordon is expected to retain his office in the upcoming elections. Wyoming is considered to be a stronghold for the Republican party. The state gave one of the biggest victories to former US President Donald Trump in 2020.

But the biggest competition in Wyoming on Tuesday was in the Republican primary for the open congressional seat. US Representative Liz Cheney, a sharp critic of Trump, was voted out of Congress. She was defeated by Harriet Hageman, who had Trump’s support.

The third-term congresswoman and her allies entered the day downbeat about her prospects, aware that Trump’s backing gave Harriet Hageman considerable lift in the state where he won by the largest margin during the 2020 campaign.

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Cheney was already looking ahead to a political future beyond Capitol Hill that could include a 2024 presidential run, potentially putting her on another collision course with Trump.  

Cheney described her loss as the beginning of a new chapter in her political career as she addressed a small collection of supporters, including her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, on the edge of a vast field flanked by mountains and bales of hay.