FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2014, file photo, Amanda Curtis speaks before the opening of the Montana Democratic Party’s special nominating convention in Helena, Montana. Curtis, a state legislator from Butte, is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination in a special election to fill Montana’s seat in the U.S. House which became vacant Wednesday, March 1, 2017, when Republican Ryan Zinke was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s Interior Department secretary. …
March 2, 2017
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Gianforte says he can secure GOP nomination for Zinke's seat
HELENA (AP) — Technology entrepreneur Greg Gianforte says he has commitments from enough delegates to secure the Republican nomination for Ryan Zinke’s former seat in the U.S. House, but another Montana contender said Thursday he doesn’t believe Gianforte has the votes locked down.