Montana U.S. House candidate and former state Sen. Al Olszewski, left, talks with Montana Supreme Court Justice Jim Rice during an event hosted by Butte-Silver Bow County Republicans at the Copper King Hotel and Convention Center, May 13, 2022, in Butte. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
June 9, 2022
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June 9, 2022 6 p.m.
Zinke wins GOP nod in race for new Montana House seat
Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke won an unexpectedly tight race Thursday to become the Republican nominee in the race for a new U.S. House seat representing western Montana, a victory that comes after days of hand-counting ballots in one county.