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The stage is prepared for the arrival of Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte, who was seeking to become Montana’s sole member in the U.S. House, at a hotel in Bozeman, Mont., Thursday, May 25, 2017. Gianforte won Montana’s only U.S. House seat on Thursday despite being charged a day earlier with assault after witnesses said he grabbed a reporter by the neck and threw him to the ground. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan).

The stage is prepared for the arrival of Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte, who was seeking to become Montana’s sole member in the U.S. House, at a hotel in Bozeman, Mont., Thursday, May 25, 2017. Gianforte won Montana’s only U.S. House seat on Thursday despite being charged a day earlier with assault after witnesses said he grabbed a reporter by the neck and threw him to the ground. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan).

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.