Gallatin County Sheriff Brian Gootkin answers questions Thursday, May 25, 2017, at a Bozeman, Mont., press conference about Montana congressional candidate Greg Gianforte’s misdemeanor assault charge for attacking a reporter on Wednesday. (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.