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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy talks about his campaign, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Helena, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Republican Tim Sheehy defeats 3-term incumbent to win Montana U.S. Senate seat

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester prepares to debate GOP challenger Tim Sheehy on campus at the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP)

3-term Democratic lawmaker tries to hold key U.S. Senate seat in GOP-friendly Montana

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

This combination of images shows from left, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, and opponent, Republican Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, during a debate in Missoula, Mont., on Sept. 30, 2024. (Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP, File)

Democrat Jon Tester makes closing pitch to win over conservative voters in Montana

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana seeking re-election to a fourth term, is seen at a campaign rally in a hotel ballroom, Oct. 25, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Voters drowning in ads from ‘obscene’ amounts of cash flooding Montana U.S. Senate race

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

Tim Sheehy prepares to debate U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on campus at the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP)

Montana U.S. Senate candidate says derogatory comments about Native Americans were ‘insensitive’

By Matthew Brown - Associated Press

Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2, 2023. Jittery Democrats seeking to hold onto Senate seats are watching the drama over Biden nervously. Even candidates who seem to be in a strong position are walking a fine line between loyalty to the president and their own political survival. Tester has offered little public support for the president since the debate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Key report shifts Montana Senate race to ‘lean Republican’

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a town hall hosted by the Democratic lawmaker at Montana Technological University, Nov. 10, 2023, in Butte, Mont. The lawmaker is seeking reelection to a fourth term. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Political handicapper downgrades Jon Tester’s reelection chances in Montana

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens as Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) **FILE**

Poll: Sheehy solidly ahead of Tester in race for power in the Senate

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2, 2023. Jittery Democrats seeking to hold onto Senate seats are watching the drama over Biden nervously. Even candidates who seem to be in a strong position are walking a fine line between loyalty to the president and their own political survival. Tester has offered little public support for the president since the debate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Montana Sen. Jon Tester plays up his bipartisan appeal in a new campaign ad

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

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, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Montana college athletes are offered NIL cash to back Sen. Jon Tester

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens as Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) **FILE**

Trump rallies Montana Republicans with hope of flipping Senate control

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)

Trump rallies in Montana for Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, rips into Harris

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Members of former President Donald Trump's team disembark from his Boeing 757 after arriving at the Billings Logan International Airport in Billings, Mont., on Friday afternoon, Aug. 9, 2024, enroute to Bozeman. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)

Trump plane heading to Montana rally was diverted but landed safely, airport staff says

By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson - Associated Press

U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy talks about his campaign in Helena, Mont., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Sheehy is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the November election. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) **FILE**

Poll: GOP’s Tim Sheehy has slim advantage over vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Montana

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2, 2023. Jittery Democrats seeking to hold onto Senate seats are watching the drama over Biden nervously. Even candidates who seem to be in a strong position are walking a fine line between loyalty to the president and their own political survival. Tester has offered little public support for the president since the debate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Sen. Jon Tester keeps away from Kamala Harris in reelection battle against GOP’s Tim Sheehy

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2, 2023. Jittery Democrats seeking to hold onto Senate seats are watching the drama over Biden nervously. Even candidates who seem to be in a strong position are walking a fine line between loyalty to the president and their own political survival. Tester has offered little public support for the president since the debate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester calls on Biden to exit race

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2, 2023. Tester is looking to win reelection in a race that could decide control of the Senate. A potential challenger, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, ended his bid for the Republican nomination on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, just six days after he filed. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Sen. Tester says Biden must prove he’s up to being president another 4 years

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2, 2023. Tester is looking to win reelection in a race that could decide control of the Senate. A potential challenger, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, ended his bid for the Republican nomination on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, just six days after he filed. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Republicans go after ‘Two-Face Tester’ on border security

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Tim Sheehy, founder of Bridger Aerospace and Ascent Vision, pauses during a tour of the companys facility on Friday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Belgrade, Mont. Sheehy announced Tuesday, June 27, 2023, that hell seek the 2024 GOP nomination to challenge Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)

Trump endorses Tim Sheehy for U.S. Senate in Montana, snubs Freedom Caucus’ Matt Rosendale

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., speaks as he and members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus denounce the fiscal year 2024 appropriations process at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Montana Rep. Rosendale aims for Senate, tees up primary fight with Sheehy

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times