People fill out ballots for the special election to fill Montana’s only U.S. House seat at the Montana Pavilion at MetraPark on Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Billings, Mont. The seat was vacated by Ryan Zinke, a Republican who is now President Donald Trump’s Interior secretary. (Bronte Wittpenn/The Billings Gazette 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.