Candidates seeking to represent Wyoming in the U.S. House of Representatives next year met at Central Wyoming College in Riverton on Thursday night for a general election debate, but the focus was squarely on the one candidate not present: Harriet Hageman.

On the evening of Aug. 16, while most politicos in Wyoming and nationwide were glued to their TVs watching Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)’s concession to Harriet Hageman, Lynnette Grey Bull was in the car with her kids.

SHERIDAN, Wyo. — While some Democrats are crossing over to the Republican side, David Myers will remain faithful to the party.

Wyoming is, by all accounts, among the most conservative states in the nation. In 2020, then-President Donald Trump took the state with 70 percent of the vote, besting President Joe Biden by a greater margin than he did anywhere else nationwide. Biden’s approval rating in Wyoming currently stands at 22 percent, according to a July Morning Consult poll, with 76 percent of Equality State voters voicing disapproval.

CASPER, Wyo. – Eathan Murphy of Casper is making a big, bold and strategic move: He’s changing his party affiliation for the Aug. 16 primary election, joking he’ll probably need extra therapy sessions after voting for a GOP candidate.

LARAMIE, Wyo.–On Aug. 16, Jason Clark plans to cross over from the Republican to Democratic party and vote his values in the primary election.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – With just two weeks until the primary, voters across Wyoming are speaking out about what matters most to them as they prepare to select the Republican and Democrat nominees for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.