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The Wyoming Republican Party is the affiliate of the
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Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
. It is currently the dominant party in the state, and is one of the strongest affiliates of the national Republican Party. The party currently controls Wyoming's at-large
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seats, the governorship, and has supermajorities in both houses of the
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. In 2021, the Wyoming Republican Party voted to stop recognizing
Liz Cheney Elizabeth Lynne Cheney (; born July 28, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 2017, with her term expiring in January 2023. She chaired the House Republican Conference, the third-highest p ...
as a Republican. Cheney had criticized former president Donald Trump for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results after he lost the election and inciting a pro-Trump mob to assault the U.S. Capitol. In 2022, the Wyoming Republican Party supported a primary challenger against Cheney.


Members of Congress


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File:John Barrasso official portrait 112th Congress (cropped).jpg, Senior U.S. Senator File:Cynthia Lummis U.S. Senator (cropped).jpg, Junior U.S. Senator


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Statewide offices

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: Mark Gordon * Secretary of State:
Edward Buchanan Edward Allen Buchanan (born October 19, 1967) is an American politician, attorney, and military veteran, who served as the Wyoming Secretary of State from 2018 to 2022. Prior to being Secretary of State, Buchanan was a member and past Speaker of ...
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Kristi Racines Kristi Racines (born c. 1983) is an American politician from the state of Wyoming. She is the Wyoming State Auditor. Early life and career Racines was born in Casper, Wyoming, and raised in Riverton. She graduated from the University of Wyoming ...
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Curt Meier Curt Meier (born January 1, 1953) is an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he is the Wyoming State Treasurer. He was a member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 3rd district from 1995 through 2019. Meier was appoint ...
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Jillian Balow Jillian Balow is an American politician who was appointed as the Virginia superintendent of public instruction in January 2022. She resigned from the position in March 2023. From 2014 to January 2022, she was the Wyoming superintendent of public ...


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Drew Perkins Drew A. Perkins (born March 21, 1956) is an American politician serving in the Wyoming Senate from the 29th district as a member of the Republican Party. He served as President of the Senate from 2019 to 2021. Perkins was born in Boise, Idaho, ...
** Senate Majority Leader: Dan Dockstader *
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: Steve Harshman ** House Majority Leader: David Miller


Election results


Presidential


Gubernatorial


See also

* List of state parties of the Republican Party (United States) *
Political party strength in Wyoming The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of Wyoming including: *List of governors of Wyoming, Governor *Secretary of State of Wyoming, Secretary of State *State Auditor *State Treasurer *Su ...
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Democratic Party of Wyoming The Wyoming Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Wyoming, headquartered in Cheyenne. The party was strong during Wyoming's territorial days but suffered a decline in its early statehood. It rose to prominence again from th ...
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Wyoming Libertarian Party The Libertarian Party of Wyoming (LPWY) is the affiliate of the Libertarian Party (LP) in Wyoming, headquartered in Riverton. it is the third-largest political party in Wyoming by voter registration. History 1970s On July 26, 1976, the Li ...


References


Notes

:A.Although Wyoming's sole member of the United States House of Representatives Liz Cheney is a member of the House Republican Conference, the Party's Wyoming affiliate stopped recognizing her as a Republican and affiliate member.


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Wyoming Republican Party
Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...
Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa *Republican Party (Liberia) * Republican Part ...
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