Montana voters will select a Republican challenger to three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Tuesday’s primary election. They'll also pick candidates for governor and an open U.S. House seat being vacated by far-right conservative Rep. Matt Rosendale. Republicans have dominated recent Montana elections.
FILE - U.S. Sen. Jon Tester , D-Mont., leaves the chamber as the Senate prepares to advance the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed by the House, April 23, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. Montana voters in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, will select a Republican to challenge Tester in November. FILE - Senate candidate Tim Sheehy talks about his campaign, Feb. 9, 2024, in Helena, Mont.
The Belgrade businessman has sunk more than $2 million of his money into the race and is backed by major GOP donors. He faces two lesser known opponents. Tester — a former state Senate president who’s considered a moderate in Washington — has emphasized his work for veterans and his roots as a third-generation farmer in central Montana. He’s also played up concerns that wealthy outsiders such as Sheehy, who came to the state in 2014, are buying up property and driving housing prices and taxes higher.
Arntzen, among the most conservative of the candidates, has leaned heavily into cultural issues such as her opposition to transgender girls participating in girls’ athletics.
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