When Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) withdrew from the 2024 Republican U.S. Senate primary in April, he narrowed the field, making Tim Sheehy the clear frontrunner to challenge Sen. John Tester (R-Mont.) in November.
When he announced a week later that he would not seek another term representing Montana’s Congressional District 2 (CD 2), his departure opened the race to a flood of Republican candidates vying for the seat in this deep red district.
Ten GOP hopefuls are seeking the party nod in Montana’s June 4 primary in CD 2, created after the 2020 Census indicated the state’s population warranted a second congressional district….
