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A closer look: New Kalispell precinct goes all blue while one Whitefish area leans red in governor's race
A voting bloc in downtown Kalispell bucked the prevailing conservative trends in the 2024 election, emerging as an…
Flathead County sees record voter turnout of 81%
Flathead County poll workers finished counting more than 60,000 ballots Wednesday afternoon in an election that drew a record number of registered voters and e…
Republican rout caps decade-long Montana political shift
BILLINGS (AP) — Democrats stood firmly atop Montana's political scene just a short decade ago with control of the governor's mansion, both U.S. Senate seats, …
Abell wins seat on Flathead County Commission
Republican Brad Abell has handily defeated Democrat Kristen Larson in a race for the District 1 seat on the Flathead County Commission.
Greg Gianforte elected Montana's next governor
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Greg Gianforte won the race to become Montana's next governor, defeating Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney in Tuesday's election and expandi…
Montana voters legalize recreational marijuana, split on gun measure
An initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in Montana had a sizable lead in Tuesday night's early election results, while voters were tied on…
GOP's Rosendale wins Montana's U.S. House seat
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican Matt Rosendale has won Montana's lone seat in the U.S. House.
Republican U.S. Sen. Daines wins reelection in Montana
BILLINGS (AP) — Republican Steve Daines has been reelected to the Montana Senate seat he wrested from Democrats six years ago. The former business executive a…
Standing in line, voters feel the weight of 2020 election
Throngs of Flathead County voters turned out on Election Day to cast ballots in person, in drop boxes and at local drive-thru polling places.
Voting at the last minute in Flathead County? Here's how to do it
Procrastinators, be advised: The deadline to vote is almost here.
Republicans, initiatives favored in high school mock election
Republican candidates won across the board in Flathead High School’s mock U.S. election.
Montana voters cast record number of ballots this election
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montanans have cast a record number of votes in this year's general election, in part because of close races that could change the politic…
Trump Jr. headlines Republican rally in Kalispell
The President's son, Donald Trump Jr., and guitarist Ted Nugent headlined a rally Halloween night in Kalispell in support of incumbent U.S. Sen. Steve Daines' …
Dems keep focus on public lands despite GOP legislative win
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Democrats seeking to pick up U.S. Senate seats in Montana and Colorado are falling back on a party playbook now familiar for the U.S. We…
Trump Jr. coming to Kalispell Saturday for rally
Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to visit Kalispell on Saturday to stump for Republican candidates up and down the ballot, offering a star-power boost in the fina…
MSU poll finds close contests, strong support for legal pot
Republican and Democratic candidates were practically neck and neck in Montana's congressional and gubernatorial races just two weeks before Election Day, acco…