GOP, Dems see positives in latest Senate race polling

Republicans in Montana’s key races are polling above their Democratic candidates with the exception of conservative political newcomer Tim Sheehy, who remains neck-and-neck with three-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.  

“We’re still a long way from October and November when people are voting but, it does indicate that that Tester-Sheehy race is going to be really close,” said Lee Banville, a political analyst and director of the University of Montana School of Journalism. 

And that comes as no surprise to anyone closely monitoring the race, he said.