Voters decide primary elections in Wyoming and Alaska: LIVE UPDATES
Trump's influence is set to be tested once again as primary voters head to the polls in Wyoming and Alaska. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., are facing tough primary challenges against Trump-backed candidates.
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Michael Dunleavy, governor of Alaska, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Launched in 1974, the Conservative Political Action Conference is the largest gathering of conservatives in the world. Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Republican Mike Dunleavy has advanced to November's general election for governor in Alaska alongside Les Gara and former Gov. Bill Walker.
Dunleavy, who is seeking re-election, is campaigning with lieutenant governor candidate Nancy Dahlstrom, a former head of the state corrections department who resigned to join the race.
Gara, a Democrat and former Alaska state representative, is running with Jessica Cook, a teacher.
Former Gov. Bill Walker, an Independent, is campaigning with Heidi Drygas, his former labor department commissioner.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka (L) stands on stage with former U.S. President Donald Trump (R) during a "Save America" rally at Alaska Airlines Center on July 09, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. Former President Donald Trump held a "Save America" rally in Anchorage where he campaigned with U.S. House candidate former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka have advanced to November's general election, AP called Tuesday.
The two candidates are among 18 challengers in the primary, with the top four advancing to the general election.
Murkowski, who has been in the Senate for 20 years, faces fierce opposition from some Republicans, including Tshibaka, who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, US, on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. The Conservative Political Action Conference launched in 1974 brings together conservative organizations, elected leaders, and activists. Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Republican and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has advanced to Alaska's general election for the state's sole congressional seat in November, AP called Tuesday night.
Republican Nick Begrich has also advanced and the two Republicans will face Democrat Mary Peltola. One spot remains for November's general election ballot as the top four candidates from the primary field advances.
In addition to the primary election to become Alaska's next representative, Palin, Begrich and Peltola were also competing in a special election to serve the remainder of the term for Rep. Don Young, who passed away earlier this year.
The special election and primary races were on opposite sides of Tuesday’s ballot. The winner of the ranked choice special election may not be known until Aug. 31.
Alaskan voters will use ranked voting in the general election, per an election process approved by voters in 2020.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Incumbent Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Alaska Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka (Greg Nash/POOL/AFP, Tshibaka Senate campaign)
Polls have officially closed in Alaska.
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict former President Donald Trump during his impeachment trial, is facing off against several challengers and a Trump-endorsed candidate, Kelly Tshibaka, in the heated primary election. Regardless of party affiliation, the top four candidates in the race will advance to the November general election.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who is also endorsed by Trump, is competing in the state's packed special election race to fill the remainder of the late GOP Rep. Don Young's term in Congress, which expires January 2023. In addition, Palin is also on the primary ballot to represent the state's at-large Congressional District for a full term. As with the Senate election, the top four candidates in that election will advance to the general election taking place later this year.
Incumbent Governor Mike Dunleavy is fighting to keep his seat in the gubernatorial primary race as he faces off against several candidates who are hoping to oust him this fall.
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to supporters at an election night event during the Wyoming primary election at Mead Ranch in Jackson, Wyoming on August 16, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
Cheney teased a possible White House bid after conceding the congressional primary race to Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman.
In her final remarks following the election results, Cheney said that, "now the real work begins," stating that Abraham Lincoln lost congressional races before being elected President.
"The great and original champion of our party Abraham Lincoln was defeated in elections for the Senate and the House before he won the most important election of all," Cheney said in her speech.
Lynnette GreyBull has won the Democratic nomination for the House in Wyoming's at-large Congressional District.
GreyBull will now advance to the November general election where she will face off against Trump-backed Republican nominee Harriet Hageman.
The race was called by The Associated Press.
Incumbent Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has won the GOP nomination for governor in the Wyoming primary election.
Gordon will face off against a Democratic challenger in the November general election, which he is expected to win.
The race was called by The Associated Press.
Harriet Hageman has defeated pro-impeachment House Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, vice-chair of the Jan. 6 committee, in the GOP primary race to represent Wyoming's at-large congressional district.
Cheney was the most senior of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly attack on the Capitol, which was waged by right-wing extremists and other Trump supporters who aimed to disrupt congressional certification of President Biden’s Electoral College victory in the 2020 election.
The conservative lawmaker and defense hawk immediately came under verbal attack from Trump and his allies, and in May of last year, she was ousted from her number-three House GOP leadership position.
Cheney has been vocal in emphasizing the importance of defending the nation's democratic process and of putting country before party, and is one of only two Republicans serving on a special select committee organized by House Democrats that is investigating the riot at the Capitol. The committee has made headlines and grabbed plenty of national attention this summer as it has held televised hearings.
Cheney said Tuesday night that she had called Hageman to concede.
The race was called by The Associated Press.
Fox News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, the House Republican Caucus Chair, has congratulated Harriet Hageman on a "massive primary victory" over Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.
Stefanik was elected to her House leadership position by her peers after Cheney, who held the position before her, was removed.
The race has not yet been called.
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., arrives to speak to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post as chair of the House Republican Conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
Embattled Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, in her closing message to Wyoming voters ahead of the state’s Tuesday primary, once again spotlighted her mission to make sure that former President Trump never returns to the White House.
"America cannot remain free if we abandon the truth. The lie that 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious. It preys on those who love their country. It is a door Donald Trump opened to manipulate Americans to abandon their principles, to sacrifice their freedom, to justify violence, to ignore the rulings of our courts and the rule of law," the three-term conservative congresswoman emphasized at the top of a video her campaign released Thursday.
Cheney was the most senior of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach the then-president on a charge of inciting the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol. The attack was waged by right-wing extremists and other Trump supporters who aimed to disrupt congressional certification of President Biden’s Electoral College victory in the 2020 election.
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Polls officially closed in Wyoming at 7:00 p.m. MT as GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney faces a tough fight to retain her seat in the House.
Cheney is the last of the 10 House Republicans that voted to impeach the former president to face a primary challenger backed by Trump.
She sought support from Independents and Democrats to overcome a massive loss in Republican support driven by her impeachment vote, as well as her participation as a member on the Jan. 6 committee.
The New York Times editorial board praised the sacrifice and commitment Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Liz Cheney have shown in combating the Trump agenda.
In a column composed on Monday, The New York Times editorial board lionized the political bravery of Sen. Lisa Murkowksi, R-Alaska, and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., for their efforts to take a "principled stand" against former President Donald Trump.
The Times praised the lawmakers for sacrificing political safety and expediency for the sake of the standing up to Trump. The lawmakers, who are both running against Trump-backed primary candidates, will see the results of their primary races on Tuesday.
The board began its column with a weighty appraisal of elected leaders who "take a principled stand, at odds with the party leaders or supporters (or both) and ultimately against his or her own self-interest."
Read more from Fox News' Gabriel Hays here.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney calls former President Donald Trump a "coward" and argues that Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is "fearless," as he stars in the latest ad released by his daughter’s re-election campaign.
"In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him," the elder Cheney says in the ad, which the younger Cheney started running on Thursday, a week and a half before she faces a Trump-endorsed challenger in the Republican congressional primary Wyoming's single congressional seat.
"He is a coward. A real man wouldn't lie to his supporters. He lost his election and he lost big. I know it, he knows it and deep down I think most Republicans know it," the former vice president claims, as he points to Trump’s repeated unproven claims that his 2020 election loss to President Biden was due to massive voter fraud.
To read more from Fox News' Paul Steinhauser, click here.
Instead of voting for a single candidate, voters in Alaska Tuesday are ranking their favorite candidates on their ballots in an election process called ranked choice voting that is becoming more popular in the U.S.
Fox News Digital spoke with American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Kevin Kosar, who studies politics, Congress and election reform, to better understand the process, how it has been implemented in America, and its impact on this year's midterm election primaries.
For more from Fox News' Thomas Phippen on ranked choice voting, click here.
CASPER, Wyo. – People in Casper, Wyoming, shared their thoughts on Rep. Liz Cheney, who's facing an uphill primary election Tuesday.
"She’s going to lose," one local, BJ, told Fox News. "Sorry Liz."
Another woman, Sydney, said: "I support Liz Cheney, and I am glad that she's running again."
Cheney, one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Trump over his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, is widely expected to lose the primary election to Harriet Hageman
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Rep. Liz Cheney speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The vast majority of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump have been denied re-election or retired; the last of that group — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. — is in the fight of her political career in Wyoming's primary election Tuesday.
After the 10 Republican House members voted to impeach Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riots — where pro-Trump demonstrators attacked the U.S. Capitol as the House and Senate were voting to certify President Biden's 2020 presidential win — Trump made it his mission to defeat those who he viewed as betraying his "America First" message.
Of the 10 GOP members on Trump's target list, seven have already lost their primaries or chose to retire, and only two survived a difficult primary challenge to become the Republican nominee in the November general election.
To read more from Fox News' Thomas Phippen, click here.
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski takes a picture with supporters in Talkeetna, Alaska on August 13, 2022. (Lisa Murkowski re-election campaign)
Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska sit high atop former President Trump’s Republican hit list.
As Alaska and Wyoming hold primary elections on Tuesday, both federal lawmakers face voters for the first time since moving early last year to impeach Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol.
While Cheney faces what public opinion polls suggest is near-certain defeat in her bid for a fourth two-year term representing Wyoming’s at-large House seat, Murkowski is all but certain to pass her first hurdle and advance to November’s general election.
Seven Senate Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting to convict Trump in the February 2021 Senate impeachment trial, where he was acquitted. Of those seven, Alaska's Murkowski is the only one running for re-election this year.
Murkowski’s call for Trump to resign following the Capitol attack and her vote to convict Trump on charges he incited the attack were not the first times she has raised his ire. The senator voted against a Republican-backed plan in 2017 to repeal the national health care law known as ObamaCare, and a year later she opposed confirmation of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whom Trump had nominated.
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