Liz Cheney

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, swept to victory in a crowded race for the Republican nomination for Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House — a post once held by her father.

Her victory Tuesday in the Republican primary likely signals that she will win the seat in the general election this fall. Party registration favors the GOP over Democrats better than three-to-one in Wyoming, and no Democrat has held the seat since Dick Cheney’s predecessor in the 1970s.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Cheney said Tuesday that she couldn’t be prouder of being Dick Cheney’s daughter. “Certainly we’ve been served well by many people in Washington, and it is very special to have been nominated to serve in the seat that my dad held,” she said.

A former Fox News commentator and State Department official, Cheney drew on her national contacts in funding her primary victory. She brought in more than $1.5 million through July.