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2026 Wyoming Senate Election

Solid R
Open (Lummis retiring)

About this race

The current officeholder is retiring, so the seat will have a new winner. It’s considered a safe Republican seat. Harriet Hageman, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.

Key issues in Wyoming

Major issues facing Wyoming, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Harriet Hageman Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,435,023 raised · $2,402,617 spent · $915,369 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Standing up to federal overreach, protecting private property and water rights, fighting for Wyoming values.

James W. Byrd Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$22,559 raised · $23,293 spent · $356 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Economic independence, lower living costs, and putting local communities ahead of federal gridlock.

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 29, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Harriet Hageman RJames W. Byrd D
Raised$2.4M$23K
Individuals$1.3M52%$22K96%
PACs & parties$582K24%$0
Self-funded$0$1K4%
Other$579K24%$0
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Harriet Hageman 1085 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.4M
Campaign spent$2.4M
Cash on hand$915K
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals52%
PACs / committees24%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Party committee$62K
  • Individual$14K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$9K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Organization$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Organization$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Organization$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Organization$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1085 donors. The other 1035 gave $626K combined.

Plus $657K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Harriet Hageman’s full FEC filings →

James W. Byrd 27 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$23K
Campaign spent$23K
Cash on hand$356
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals96%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding4%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Self-funded$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$800
  • Individual$560
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$50

Plus $8K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See James W. Byrd’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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