House Effects
Monday, September 21, 202643 days until Election Day, November 3, 2026
Senate · 2026

Wyoming Senate

James W. Byrd (D)v.Harriet Hageman (R)SAFE R

Open seat, currently Republican.

Projected margin
R+33.9
Nine in ten outcomes: R+17 to R+51
Chance of winning
>99%
Harriet Hageman
Polls alone
No public general-election polls yet.
Fundamentals alone
R+33.9
Weight in projection: 100%.
Before any poll

What the fundamentals say

A regression on past Senate races, fit without looking at this year. The national environment term uses the generic ballot after its historical correction (D+5.3).

What each term adds to the estimate
BaselineD+0.5
Partisan leanR+33.0
National environmentD+3.3
Incumbency0.0
Incumbent's last over/under-performance0.0
Fundraising gapR+4.7
Fundamentals estimateR+33.9
Input: partisan lean
R+44.3
Presidential vote relative to the nation, 2024 (and 2020).
Input: raised from itemized individual donors, through June 30
$6K D · $427K R
FEC filings; the model uses the log of the ratio.
Handicappers, for comparison
Cook: Safe R · Sabato: Safe R · Inside Elections: Safe R
Not an input to the projection.
History

Recent results for this office

YearDemocratRepublicanResult
2024Scott D. MorrowJohn BarrassoR+51.0
2020Merav Ben-DavidCynthia M. LummisR+46.1
2018Gary TraunerJohn BarrassoR+36.9
2014Charlie HardyMichael B. EnziR+54.7