Wyoming Freedom Caucus Suffers Major Setback as 14 Incumbents Fall in Primaries

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Wyoming Freedom Caucus Suffers Major Setback as 14 Incumbents Fall in Primaries
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Early AP results show the Wyoming Freedom Caucus losing at least 14 incumbents in the state legislature, failing to expand its House majority or gain a Senate majority. Several prominent targets were defeated (including House Speaker Chip Neiman’s bid to unseat Senate President Ogden Driskill), while a number of incumbents defended their seats. The caucus had aimed for a 42-seat House supermajority (and 32 for a simple majority), but results so far suggest the hard-line group did not achieve its goal as votes continue to be counted.

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