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Montana US Sen. Jon Tester to face GOP newcomer Tim Sheehy in election key to Senate control
![Matthew Brown FILE - Democratic U.S. House candidate Monica Tranel listens during a news conference about a potential increase in utility rates, Oct. 19, 2022, in Butte, Mont. Tranel is running unopposed in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, as she seeks to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke in the November election. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9af165c69ff844939e2794ccab88e996/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Democratic U.S. House candidate Monica Tranel listens during a news conference about a potential increase in utility rates, Oct. 19, 2022, in Butte, Mont. Tranel is running unopposed in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, as she seeks to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke in the November election. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
![Thom Bridge FILE - Gov. Greg Gianforte delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Montana Senate and House of Representatives, Jan. 25, 2023, inside the state Capitol in Helena, Mont. Gianforte faces a challenger from the right in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2c866a326b114a489ac9d0b8e9075cca/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Gov. Greg Gianforte delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Montana Senate and House of Representatives, Jan. 25, 2023, inside the state Capitol in Helena, Mont. Gianforte faces a challenger from the right in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
![Thom Bridge FILE - State Auditor Troy Downing files for candidacy in Montana's eastern congressional district at the Secretary of State's Office in the Montana Capitol, March 11, 2024, in Helena, Mont. Downing is seeking the Republican nomination for an open U.S. House seat in eastern Montana in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a0ddd2ec2db84fbc9704bed2893b350e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - State Auditor Troy Downing files for candidacy in Montana's eastern congressional district at the Secretary of State's Office in the Montana Capitol, March 11, 2024, in Helena, Mont. Downing is seeking the Republican nomination for an open U.S. House seat in eastern Montana in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
![Thom Bridge Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy addresses supporters at a primary election night party in Gallatin Gateway, Mont., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8a8deafac526495584577b1964b9175c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy addresses supporters at a primary election night party in Gallatin Gateway, Mont., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
![Thom Bridge Supporters of Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy cheer during a primary election night party in Gallatin Gateway, Mont., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7629080c8288450e8221306577bb62ee/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Supporters of Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy cheer during a primary election night party in Gallatin Gateway, Mont., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
![Matthew Brown FILE - Former Rep. Denny Rehberg speaks during an interview at his home, May 23, 2024, in Billings, Mont. The former six-term Republican lawmaker is running in the primary election for an open U.S. House seat in eastern Montana, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7ade4bc46eb7437ea91de7b04ce88466/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Former Rep. Denny Rehberg speaks during an interview at his home, May 23, 2024, in Billings, Mont. The former six-term Republican lawmaker is running in the primary election for an open U.S. House seat in eastern Montana, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
![Thom Bridge Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy talks with a supporter at a primary election night party in Gallatin Gateway, Mont., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/29b065c8782f4410b5fca833637c449f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy talks with a supporter at a primary election night party in Gallatin Gateway, Mont., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
![Mariam Zuhaib FILE - Ryan Busse, senior advisor at Giffords Law Center, listens during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing examining the practices and profits of gun manufacturers, July 27, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The former firearms industry executive is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge first-term Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte in the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ac57525325cf413e934a7315927f4096/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Ryan Busse, senior advisor at Giffords Law Center, listens during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing examining the practices and profits of gun manufacturers, July 27, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The former firearms industry executive is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge first-term Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte in the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
![J. Scott Applewhite 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. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7bf595cbc1da4b0f8804a49aa56e9a9c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
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. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
![Andrew Harnik FILE - Rep.-elect Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., looks to Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington. Zinke is seeking re-election as Montana voters go to the polls in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e5680ff9988642888279018deb6ce5e2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Rep.-elect Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., looks to Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress, Jan. 5, 2023, in Washington. Zinke is seeking re-election as Montana voters go to the polls in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
![Thom Bridge Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy addresses supporters at a primary election night party in Gallatin Gateway, Mont., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2a0cf03b4e1c41478c25076eebba83d1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy addresses supporters at a primary election night party in Gallatin Gateway, Mont., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
![Iris Samuels FILE - Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen speaks at a rally opposing mask requirements in schools, Oct. 1, 2021, in front of the state Capitol in Helena, Mont. Arntzen is seeking the Republican nomination for an open U.S. House seat in eastern Montana in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Iris Samuels, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fe6b10ebf2c8423f85a294653d213b32/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen speaks at a rally opposing mask requirements in schools, Oct. 1, 2021, in front of the state Capitol in Helena, Mont. Arntzen is seeking the Republican nomination for an open U.S. House seat in eastern Montana in the primary election, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Iris Samuels, File)