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Every seat in the Wyoming House is up for re-election this November.
Infighting among Republicans – who hold a supermajority – is on display as the far-right House Freedom Caucus tries to gain total control of the lower chamber, over the more-traditional Wyoming Caucus.
For example, Mark Jones, a lobbyist for Gun Owners of America, will challenge Rep. (R-Buffalo) Barry Crago for House District 40.
Although Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (R-Cheyenne) hasn’t announced if he’ll run for his seat again, if he does, he’d face off against Ann Lucas, a GOP Central Committee member.
Seth Ulvestad, a policy analyst for the state, is hoping to scoop up House District 11 after Rep. Jared Olsen (R-Cheyenne) announced a bid for the Senate.
Roughly half the seats in the Senate are up for re-election, too.
In total, four spots are open after several moderate Republicans in both chambers announced they wouldn’t seek re-election.
Wyoming’s Republican primary election is set for August 20. The deadline for candidates in both parties to file to run is on May 16.
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