More Montanans cast ballots in this election than any other midterm primary
More than 300,000 ballots were cast in the June primary, the highest raw vote total for a primary during a midterm election year in state history.
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What the June 2 primary results tell us about politics in Montana
Now that the dust has settled on Montana’s June 2 primary election, Montana Free Press reporters have had a chance to refocus from the trees (individual candidates and races) to the forest (the big-picture political landscape). Here are our top 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s vote.
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Republican heavyweight cruises through U.S. Senate primary
In the swiftest race call among Montana’s contested federal primary election results, Republican Kurt Alme has won the primary race for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat.
The Associated Press called the race at 8:23 p.m. on Tuesday, with Alme the presumed winner over Charles
Election Day: Bozeman, Belgrade primary voters weigh in
Tuesday, Election Day: A subdued primary opening at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds and Belgrade High School Special Event Center voting sites gave way to a busy afternoon at the county courthouse, another Bozeman voting location, where seemingly unending processions of vehicles and walk-up voters dropped off ballots.
On the
Want a conservative legislature? Vote in the GOP primary! | Roger Koopman
Almost every Republican voter you talk to is, by definition, conservative. I mean genuinely conservative. Just read the GOP state platform if you have any doubt about what it means to be a Republican.
Conservatism is both a commitment to the Constitution’s system of limited government, and a moral
Fireweed pitch: Unwinnable Democrats should back GOP, independents
If Democrats cannot win the 1st U.S. Congressional District race in Montana, the party is better positioned backing select moderate Republicans or independent candidates who can advance at least some of the agenda.
That’s what Fireweed Campaigns, a self-described politically independent Helena-based firm with only Republican
Bodnar outraises Alme in pre-primary filings, submits signatures for ballot
In pre-primary filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission, independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar outraised all candidates, including reporting three times as much in fundraising as Republican Kurt Alme.
Bodnar, the former University of Montana president, reported raising $754,000 since the end of March, with a