FILE - In this July 17, 2020, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte speaks at a campaign stop in Helena, Mont. Montana gubernatorial candidates will face off Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, in the first of two debates that will highlight key issues in the tight race. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
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Gianforte, Cooney focus on pandemic and economy in debate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana gubernatorial candidates Republican Greg Gianforte and Democrat Mike Cooney focused on their approaches to the economy and their responses to the coronavirus pandemic in their first debate Saturday evening.