Liz Cheney Loses House Seat, Tops List Of Anti-Trump Republicans Having Hard Time Winning

one of Donald Trump's fiercest adversaries -- lost her Republican primary Tuesday night in the state of Wyoming against Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman, but that didn't stop her from taking shots against the former president.

"Our work is far from over," she said while awaiting election results, hinting at a potential 2024 presidential bid. "I have said since Jan. 6 that I will do whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office — and I mean it."

Cheney is one of the most high-profile anti-Trump incumbent Republican candidates to either lose or face difficulty winning their primary.

Her opponent did not hesitate to praise the former president.

"Obviously we're all very grateful to President Trump, who recognizes that Wyoming has only one congressional representative and we have to make it count," Hageman said at her campaign watch party.

Hageman courted Trump loyalists during her campaign, echoing the former president's narrative of claiming the 2020 election was rigged.

Trump wasted no time calling out Cheney's loss on his social media platform.

"Liz Cheney should be ashamed of herself, the way she acted, and her spiteful, sanctimonious words and actions towards others," he said. "Now she can finally disappear into the depths of political oblivion where, I am sure, she will be much happier than she is right now. Thank you WYOMING!"

In Alaska, incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, also a Trump critic, looked to survive her primary election in Alaska. In that state's voting system, the top four Senate candidates -- regardless of party -- will advance to the November general election, where voters will rank them in order of preference.

Another Trump loyalist in Alaska, the former governor of that state, Sarah Palin, was trying to make her way into the Congressional spotlight as well.

Palin was actually on the ballot twice, once in a special election to complete former Rep. Don Young's term and another for a full two-year House term starting in January.

Regardless of the outcome in Alaska, it is clear that Trump still has a firm hold on the Republican party, especially in right-leaning states.

In Arizona, Mark Finchem beat out three other GOP candidates in the primary race for secretary of state at the beginning of August. Finchem embraced Trump's election claims and was endorsed by Trump during his successful primary run.

And in Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor back in May, beating out eight other candidates. Mastriano, a retired US Army colonel and state senator, was also endorsed by Trump. -