Supporters watch as Republican candidate Greg Gianforte won the special election for the open Montana House of Representatives seat left vacant by Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bozeman, Mont., Thursday, May 25, 2017. Gianforte, a technology entrepreneur, defeated Democrat Rob Quist to continue the GOPs two-decade stronghold on the congressional seat. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
May 26, 2017
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May 26, 2017 9:10 p.m.
GOP holds onto Montana seat, yet both parties optimistic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats found cause for optimism Friday even as the GOP candidate, facing last-minute assault charges, held onto Montana’s sole House seat.