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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, in Bozeman, Mont., Thursday night, May 25, 2017. Gianforte, a technology entrepreneur, defeated Democrat Rob Quist to continue the GOP’s two-decade stronghold on the congressional seat. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)

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, in Bozeman, Mont., Thursday night, May 25, 2017. Gianforte, a technology entrepreneur, defeated Democrat Rob Quist to continue the GOP’s two-decade stronghold on the congressional seat. (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)

May 26, 2017

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GOP holds onto Montana seat, yet both parties optimistic
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.