Local Elections
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Counting machines add vote of confidence to elections security
The conference room of the Flathead County Elections Department whirred with noise. Volunteers rattled off strings…
2024 Voter Guide: House District 3
Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana. Candida…
Tester and Sheehy will debate Monday on Montana PBS
Montana PBS will host a debate with Montana U.S. Senate candidates Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30.
Gianforte, Busse confident as debate approaches
Both Gov. Greg Gianforte and his gubernatorial opponent Ryan Busse remain confident heading into their first and likely only debate next month.
Sheehy faces scrutiny for derogatory comments about Native Americans
Tribal leaders in Montana urged Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy to apologize over remarks he made to supporters about Native Americans being "drunk…
Tester flips Trump insult into campaign slogan
Sen. Jon Tester has leveraged insults from former President Donald Trump about his appearance into a new campaign slogan.
Trump supporters pack Bozeman arena for campaign rally
A red sea of MAGA hats filled the streets outside the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman on Friday, with people of all ages gathered for Donald Trump’s first …
Donald Trump headlines Montana rally after plane was diverted but landed safely
Donald Trump traveled to Montana for a Friday night rally intended to drum up support for ousting the state's Democratic senator, but the former president's pl…
Montana lawmakers offer mixed responses to Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools
Montana’s Republican congressional delegation hesitated last week to follow Louisiana in requiring public schools to affix the Ten Commandments in classrooms e…
Sheehy supporters see candidate who will take on immigration, economy
Sylvia Timboe moved to Montana for its perceived conservative principles. Sending Tim Sheehy to the U.S. Senate will preserve those values, she said.
Backers say nonpartisan primary and majority vote initiatives qualify for fall ballot
Backers advancing a pair of constitutional initiatives that would overhaul how Montana voters elect state and federal candidates said Wednesday that they have …
Republican challenger to Tester leans into his outsider status in Montana U.S. Senate debate
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy embraced his status as an outsider who came to Montana to start a business during the first …
Experimental student testing model slated for statewide rollout
This spring marked a departure from the usual end-of-year testing regime at Missoula’s Hellgate Elementary School District. Gone were the back-to-back weeks of summative assessments students and teachers had grown …
Flathead County primary election results
Flathead County primary election results as of 7 a.m., June 5. With 55 of 56 precincts reporting.
Tester to face Sheehy in Senate bid; Zinke, Downing, Gianforte win in GOP primaries
Three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican newcomer Tim Sheehy cruised to victory in Montana's primary election Tuesday, setting up a conte…
Primary in Montana will lock in GOP challenger to 3-term US Sen. Jon Tester
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana voters in Tuesday's primary election will select a Republican challenger to three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and ca…