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Mailers, canvassing and Facebook — Wyoming politicos share what won primary elections - WyoFile

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Rep. Bob Nicholas said potential voters in his Cheyenne House district received roughly 14 separate negative mailers about him ahead of the primary election.

Nicholas retained the Republican nomination, earning about 61% of the vote against challenger Kathy Russell .

Nicholas took an all-of-the-above approach to campaigning, he said.

Freedom Caucus PAC spent $ 370,000 on mailers, text messages and phone calls this election.

About 55% of the candidates it backed won their primary contests.

Americans for Prosperity PAC also had mixed results, with only about 40% of its supported candidates winning.

The Wyoming Caucus PAC hired a Nevada -based consulting firm to support candidates.