James Byrd wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Wyoming

Democrats pick their fighter for uphill bid to flip deep-red Senate seat – Democratic Accent

Former state representative James Byrd advanced Tuesday against former golf club greenskeeper Billy Benavidez in Wyoming’s Democratic primary race for the newly opened Senate seat. Incumbent Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis announced in December that she would not seek re-election, saying she did not have the energy for another six-year term and creating an open Senate seat in deep-red Wyoming. Byrd was an exploration geophysicist in the energy in…

Democrats pick their fighter for uphill bid to flip deep-red Senate seat

James Byrd won Wyoming's Democratic primary for the open Senate seat after Cynthia Lummis declined to seek reelection. Byrd ran on public lands, energy jobs and rural healthcare.

James Byrd wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Wyoming

James Byrd wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Wyoming.