Republican Tim Sheehy, A Magnet For Scandal, Defeats Sen. Jon Tester In Key Montana Race
Republican Tim Sheehy, accused of lying about his time in Afghanistan, clinches victory in Montana Senate race
Republican Tim Sheehy Wins Montana Senate, AP Projects
Republican Tim Sheehy has flipped the closely watched U.S. Senate seat in Montana, the Associated Press projects, defeating Democrat and three-term incumbent Jon Tester. With 85 percent of votes counted, Sheehy led 52.9 percent to 45.4 percent, according to the AP, which called the race for the Trump-supporting Navy SEAL at 6:26 a.m. ET.
Free pizza and a DJ help defrost Montana voters lined up until 4 a.m. in the snow to vote
Stuck on a snowy sidewalk for hours after polls closed, voters in a Montana college town created an encouraging vibe as they moved slowly through a line leading to the ballot boxes inside the county courthouse.

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Republican Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke wins re-election in state's 1st Congressional District
Montana Gov. Gianforte and Rep. Ryan Zinke win reelection as part of Republican sweep
Gov. Greg Gianforte of Montana Handily Wins Re-election
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Montana Voters Enshrine Abortion Access in 2024 Election
The state was one of 10 that voted on abortion-related ballot measures in the 2024 election. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the landmark Dobbs decision two years ago, a growing number of states have responded by passing their own laws codifying the right to abortion.
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Montana Republicans won by huge margins. So did abortion.
Montana voters opted overwhelmingly to support abortion access, but they elected a whole slate of anti-abortion Republican candidates into office. How did it happen?
Zooey Zephyr wins reelection to Montana House
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) won reelection Tuesday, assuring her return to the state Capitol in January nearly two years after her Republican colleagues censured her over language she used
Why AP called the Montana Senate race for Republican Tim Sheehy
Republican Tim Sheehy shaved Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s margins in Montana’s populous counties and ran up his lead in the state’s more rural regions.
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Republicans and Democrats win southwest Montana legislative seats
Republicans controlled both chambers of the Montana Legislature heading into Tuesday’s election and were not in danger of losing their majorities. They controlled the House 68-32 and the Senate 34-16.
AP Race Call: Montana voters approve constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights
WASHINGTON — Montana voters chose to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitution. The ballot initiative sought to enshrine a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the constitutional right to privacy protects the right to a pre-viability abortion by a provider of the patient’s choice.
Republican Tim Sheehy wins Montana Senate race, unseating Dem. Sen. Jon Tester
Tim Sheehy won Montana's Senate race on Wednesday, unseating the state's Democratic incumbent, Sen. Jon Tester, and flipping the seat Republican. Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL new to politics, took home a victory with 53% of the vote to Tester's 45.
Montana enshrines abortion access into state constitution
Montana voters have passed a ballot measure to amend the state’s constitution to include the right to an abortion, cementing access to abortion services in the state.  Constitutional Initiative
Republican Tim Sheehy defeats 3-term incumbent to flip Montana US Senate seat
Republican Tim Sheehy bolstered the GOP's newly acquired Senate majority with a victory over three-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in a contest of national importance that featured a record-setting torrent of spending by the two sides.