It may not have been an election year in Wyoming, but 2025 still had plenty of standout political moments and events.
Republican Cynthia Lummis announced she won't seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026, citing exhaustion and a feeling like "a sprinter in a marathon" after serving Wyoming.
Lawmakers across the Equality State are making moves on the chessboard of Wyoming politics ahead of the 2026 election.
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, retiring at the end of her first term in the Senate. The 71-year-old veteran of Wyoming politics cited the physical and mental demands of the office.
Lummis acknowledged her stepping down reflects a “change of heart,” but pointed to the grueling fall session as a main factor in her decision.
Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., the state’s lone representative in Congress, is likely to run for the seat, two sources familiar with her thinking told NBC News. Hageman, 63, ousted former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney in a primary in 2022.