Gustafson and Brown advance after Montana Supreme Court primary

Montana Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson and current Public Service Commission Chair James Brown have emerged as the top two vote-getters in the non-partisan primary election for the high court’s second seat, setting up a general election clash at a time of high political visibility for the court.

Gustafson, who has served on the state Supreme Court since late 2017, netted about 100,000 votes with more than 60% counted as of late Tuesday

“I’m very honored and thankful that Montana voters have given me the opportunity to do the work that I want to do and run for election to the Supreme Court in the general election,” Gustafson said Tuesday night...