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Daines and Tester monitor bipartisan legislation
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, and Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, are monitoring Senate committees this week as their sponsored legislation pushes on through Congress.Governor visits flood-ravaged areas of Montana
Greg Gianforte has returned to Montana following a personal trip out of the country.Governor's Office: Gianforte returning to Montana tonight
Gov. Greg Gianforte's Office says the governor will be returning to Montana tonight after a personal trip out of the country.Buchanan qualifies for November ballot in Montana
Billings businessman Gary Buchanan will appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate for Montana's eastern congressional district.Two transgender candidates push past Montana legislative primaries
More than a year after the Montana State Legislature passed a string of anti-LGBTQ legislation, two Democratic Party candidates are on track to become the first openly transgender public office holders in the state’s history.Zinke talks about primary win, prepares for general election
Zinke finished with about a 1,600-vote lead over Al Olszewski in the Republican primaryZinke wins GOP primary in Western Congressional District
After a tight race and a nearly 48-hour wait for the final results, it appears former U.S. Rep. and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has secured the Republican nomination for U.S. House in Montana’s new western congressional district.Zinke, Olszewski still in tight GOP U.S. House race
By Wednesday afternoon, the Republican primary in Montana’s new western congressional district remained essentially where it was Election Night – a narrow margin and no one ready to claim a victory.Hand count delays primary election results from Lincoln County
A hand count of votes is underway in Lincoln County because the ballots were cut too short and will not work in the automatic counting machines.Slaughter defeats Groskreutz in GOP primary
Slaughter, the incumbent, garnered 70% of the vote to Groskreutz's 30%.Ronning wins Democratic nomination in eastern Montana U.S. House race
Tranel wins Democratic U.S. House primary for Western Montana
The votes are still being counted but the Democratic winner for Montana's First Congressional District is Monica Tranel. -
Rosendale wins GOP nomination in eastern Montana U.S. House race
Rosendale currently serves as Montana's sole member of the U.S. House of RepresentativesMontana Primary Election Results
Primary races that MTN's political team will be covering
Montanans across the state will be hitting the polls on Tuesday for the 2022 Primary Election, with hundreds of candidates vying for their spot on the November ballot.MT congressional candidates file pre-primary finance reports
Montana congressional candidates made their “pre-primary” campaign finance disclosures this week. Over the last month and a half, fundraising continued and spending really heated up.Proposed measure would require majority vote in MT elections
A proposed constitutional amendment that would change the way Montana conducts its elections has been approved for signature gathering – but it doesn’t have much time if it’s going to make it onto the ballot later this year.Montana Public Service Commission candidates lay out ideas for the job
This year, several hundred thousand Montanans will have the opportunity to select their member of the state Public Service Commission. But what exactly will the winners be asked to do?Buchanan working to get his name on the November ballot
Billings businessman Gary Buchanan needs about 1,000 more scribbled signatures and he will be on the November ballot as an independent candidate for Montana’s new eastern congressional district.Zinke hosts ag-focused forum in Great Falls
Topics discussed by attendees included agriculture, drought, and crop insurance.