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Trump endorses Chuck Gray for Wyoming House seat after primary win
Trump’s endorsement gives Gray public backing for Wyoming’s sole House seat, but it follows Gray’s primary victory and an earlier endorsement for a different office.
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Donald Trump has endorsed Wyoming’s Republican US House nominee Chuck Gray for the state’s only seat, backing him ahead of the 3 November election after he had already won the party’s primary. The Trump’s Truth archive dates the Truth Social post to Monday 5 October 2026 at 10.54pm Eastern Daylight Time. Trump called Gray an “America First Patriot” and said Gray would pursue priorities including tax cuts, energy production and border security. [1] [8]
Gray is Wyoming’s secretary of state. He won the House nomination in August and is seeking to succeed Harriet Hageman, who is running for the Senate. Trump had endorsed Gray before, but for a different office: secretary of state in 2022. The Associated Press reported in a preview updated on 17 August that Trump had not endorsed anyone in the House primary. The following day, a White House official named Trump’s Wyoming endorsements for the Senate and governor races, but not the House contest. [2] [8] [10] [11] [9] [12]
Trump also pointed to his presidential victories in Wyoming in 2016, 2020 and 2024. Official results show he received 68.2%, 69.9% and 71.6% of candidate and write-in votes in the state respectively. Wyoming elected Hageman to the House in 2024 with 70.6% on the same basis, showing substantial Republican support that predates this endorsement. Those earlier results do not establish what effect Trump’s backing will have on Gray’s race. [1] [5] [6] [7]
Gray thanked Trump for the endorsement. Democratic opponent Lisa Kinney questioned whether Gray would be politically independent, while Libertarian candidate Shawn Johnson said the endorsement was unsurprising because Gray was the Republican nominee. Constitution Party candidate Jeffrey Haggit is also on the ballot on 3 November. [8] [3] [4]
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