Barrasso, Hageman dominate vote in Big Horn County

John Barrasso and Harriet Hageman easily won their respective Republican nominations for Congress Tuesday, and Big Horn County voters matched the statewide vote, strongly supporting each incumbent.
U.S. Senator John Barrasso fought off a strong challenge from Reid Rasner of Casper to win the Republican nomination for Senate, and the three-term senator easily carried Big Horn County, receiving 1,646 votes, unofficially, to 675 for Rasner and 113 for John Holtz. Scott Morrow was unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Wyoming and received 100 votes in Big Horn County
Similarly, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman easily carried the day for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first-term congresswoman easily carried Big Horn County, garnering 2,008 votes to 392 for challenger Steven Helling of Casper.